April 23, 2024
Developers of Color Initiative

Community Progress’ Developers of Color Initiative supports the revitalization of metro Atlanta neighborhoods by helping Atlanta-based developers of color access land and financing that produces more affordable,…

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February 16, 2024
Land Bank Trainings

Gain insights from the experts in the land banking field-register for a National Land Bank Network (NLBN) Online Training! Offered once per quarter, NLBN Online Trainings provide…

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Preliminary Assessment of Vacant Properties in Lockport, NY
June 11, 2024
Preliminary Assessment of Vacant Properties in Lockport, NY

Recommendations for the City of Lockport to better address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties.

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February 3, 2021
VAD Academy

The Center for Community Progress’ VAD Academy is a virtual bootcamp designed for public, private, nonprofit, and community leaders confronting challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated…

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October 21, 2020
Community Revitalization Fellowship

The Center for Community Progress’ Community Revitalization Fellowship (CRF) is a learning opportunity to help grassroots community leaders revitalize neighborhoods struggling with serious challenges related to vacancy,…

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President’s Preview
September 5, 2013
President’s Preview

Next week, over 700 professionals from around the country will descend on Philadelphia for the fifth Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference, coming together to share ideas and inspire action…

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Why do some cities have so many vacant properties?
December 1, 2016
Why do some cities have so many vacant properties?

  Tarik Abdelazim, our associate director for National Technical Assistance, wrote this blog post (cross-posted from Breathing Lights) to begin to unpack the causes of vacancy and…

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In Flint, block clubs make a difference worth millions
August 11, 2017
In Flint, block clubs make a difference worth millions

  This article is the fifth and final story in a five-story series on resident-led revitalization efforts in Flint, Michigan, developed thanks to the support of the…

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Headlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – June 14, 2019
June 14, 2019
Headlines: The latest on vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties – June 14, 2019

This is our twice-monthly round-up of news stories covering challenges related to vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties — and how communities are transforming these properties into assets….

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Today’s land bank boom could lead to the extinction of land banks
June 19, 2015
Today’s land bank boom could lead to the extinction of land banks

Cross-posted from Next City, this article is one of a ten-part series inspired by the 2015 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference. Frank Alexander wasn’t expecting his book, Land Banks and Land Banking, to…

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