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Retail incubators help small businesses test the leap into storefronts
The Farmington Downtown Development Authority has launched a retail incubator that gives emerging businesses access to a storefront through 90-day residencies.
A not-so-radical idea to build healthy communities: Talk to the neighbors
Social capital – those connections that create and empower communities – is on the decline. But neighborhoods can restore it.
Community gardens provide for those facing food insecurity
Midland’s community gardens are helping fight food insecurity by growing and donating fresh produce to local food pantries. Powered by volunteers, the gardens provide thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables to families in need each year.
Can proximity solve a transportation problem?
Some developers, planners, and neighborhood advocates believe bringing destinations closer together could expand transportation choices.
Striving for seamless social service system in Tampa Bay
Area nonprofits like Feeding Tampa Bay and Crisis Center of Tampa Bay are weaving a more connected safety net.
Detroit Defies America’s Reading Recession: Inside the Quiet Comeback of DPSCD
DPSCD has been named a national “Success Story” for sustained post-pandemic progress.
Equine therapy and fly fishing find common ground to support children dealing with trauma
New Day Ranch in Verona, Kentucky, and the Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers partnered for the greater good.
How Talent Together is helping solve the teacher shortage
In response to statewide teacher shortages, Michigan has invested in alternative routes to teacher certification. One program, Talent Together, helps Metro Detroiters realize their dreams of becoming teachers by providing a free education and a paid student-teaching experience.
Community Development Financial Institutions help rural Northern communities fund affordable housing, education, support small business growth
Rural communities often experience a lack of capital access due to bank mergers, or community banks leaving their areas. CDFIs step in to bridge the gap by providing crucial capital, workshops, and referrals to rural communities — funding affordable housing, high-quality education, and community development with small business growth.
Partner Partner Content Retail incubators help small businesses test the leap into storefronts
The Farmington Downtown Development Authority has launched a retail incubator that gives emerging businesses access to a storefront through 90-day residencies.
A not-so-radical idea to build healthy communities: Talk to the neighbors
Social capital – those connections that create and empower communities – is on the decline. But neighborhoods can restore it.
Community gardens provide for those facing food insecurity
Midland’s community gardens are helping fight food insecurity by growing and donating fresh produce to local food pantries. Powered by volunteers, the gardens provide thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables to families in need each year.
Can proximity solve a transportation problem?
Some developers, planners, and neighborhood advocates believe bringing destinations closer together could expand transportation choices.
Striving for seamless social service system in Tampa Bay
Area nonprofits like Feeding Tampa Bay and Crisis Center of Tampa Bay are weaving a more connected safety net.
Detroit Defies America’s Reading Recession: Inside the Quiet Comeback of DPSCD
DPSCD has been named a national “Success Story” for sustained post-pandemic progress.
Equine therapy and fly fishing find common ground to support children dealing with trauma
New Day Ranch in Verona, Kentucky, and the Northern Kentucky Fly Fishers partnered for the greater good.
How Talent Together is helping solve the teacher shortage
In response to statewide teacher shortages, Michigan has invested in alternative routes to teacher certification. One program, Talent Together, helps Metro Detroiters realize their dreams of becoming teachers by providing a free education and a paid student-teaching experience.
Community Development Financial Institutions help rural Northern communities fund affordable housing, education, support small business growth
Rural communities often experience a lack of capital access due to bank mergers, or community banks leaving their areas. CDFIs step in to bridge the gap by providing crucial capital, workshops, and referrals to rural communities — funding affordable housing, high-quality education, and community development with small business growth.
