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Press Releases

• Community Progress Welcomes Four New Board MembersApril 25, 2022
  Vince Bennett, Michael Nutter, Karen Freeman-Wilson, and Toni Griffin join the Community Progress board of directors.
• Community Progress Hails the American Rescue Plan Act Final Rule Issued by TreasuryJanuary 7, 2022
  The Final Rule provides important clarifications and expanded definitions that will enable local leaders to confidently fund ARPA recovery programs that include rehabilitation, demolition, deconstruction, greening, and maintenance. WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 7, 2022 — The Center for … Read More
• Community Progress Launches National Creative Placemaking DatabaseNovember 11, 2021
  Washington, D.C. – Today,  Center for Community Progress, America’s leading resource on landing banking and vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties, announced the launch of its new Creative Placemaking Database. The growing database features creative placemaking projects from across the … Read More
• National Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference in Chicago, Illinois on September 7-9, 2022September 22, 2021
  Washington, D.C. –  Center for Community Progress will host the tenth national Reclaiming Vacant Properties (RVP) Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on September 7-9, 2022, at the Hilton Chicago. Community Progress is America’s leading nonprofit resource for urban, suburban, and rural communities seeking … Read More
• New Resource: Vacant Land Stewardship Online Resource CenterSeptember 15, 2021
  Washington, D.C. – Today, the Center for Community Progress, America’s leading resource on issues of vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated (VAD) properties, launched the Vacant Land Stewardship Online Resource Center, an expansive, ever-growing database of submitted vacant lot projects from across the country, along with new publications on best practices for … Read More
• Communities are Using Arts and Culture to Tackle Challenges Amid the Pandemic; and it’s Working (Press Release)June 28, 2021
  The Saving Power of Community Creativity highlights leaders’ response to COVID-19 and racial injustice through arts, culture, and creative placemaking, created to be a resource for others.  Washington, DC – June 29, 2021 – Today, the Center for Community Progress, … Read More
• Twelve Cities Selected to Address Vacant Properties at the Vacant Property Leadership InstituteJune 22, 2021
  Center for Community Progress and the National League of Cities announce the selected cities and states to attend the Vacant Property Leadership Institute for Free Educational Programming and Customized Technical Assistance.  FLINT, MICH. – Delegations from twelve cities … Read More
• Well-Known Georgia Community Development Leader Joins Community Progress’ Newly Formalized Place-Based ProgramMarch 31, 2021
  Odetta MacLeish-White to Shape Vacancy Prevention & Affordable Housing Initiative in Georgia   Washington, D.C. – March 27, 2021 – Today, the Center for Community Progress (Community Progress), the nation’s leading resource on land banking and revitalizing vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated … Read More
• National Land Bank Network Launches with “State of Land Banks” Nationwide ResearchMarch 8, 2021
  New Director Launches Survey and Interviews to Power New Funding Advocacy and  Online Education for Fighting Vacancy   Washington, D.C. – March 9, 2021 – The Center for Community Progress (Community Progress), the nation’s leading resource on landing banking … Read More
• New National Program to Help Local Governments Tackle Vacant Property Challenges in Support of Safer, Inclusive Communities Impacted by the COVID-19 CrisisFebruary 3, 2021
  Center for Community Progress and the National League of Cities accepting Letters of Interest for Free Educational Programming and Customized Technical Assistance WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 27, 2021 – Today, the Center for Community Progress (Community Progress) and … Read More
• Community Progress Expands Technical Assistance ServicesDecember 14, 2020
  New Senior Advisor, Vice President and Program Leaders to Lead Local, State, and Neighborhood Assistance   WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 8, 2020 — Today, the Center for Community Progress (Community Progress) announced new infrastructure changes and staff appointments to … Read More
• Community Progress CEO to Share at Yale School of the EnvironmentNovember 12, 2020
  Dr. Akilah Watkins to share on “Housing in a Pandemic-Driven World” as a part of the Community Development and Equity series WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 12, 2020 — The Yale School of the Environment has invited, Dr. Akilah Watkins, … Read More