Our leadership recently published two pieces in the Huffington post about issues that are critical to our nation’s future – the importance of investing in neighborhoods and how the current education reform debate is missing the point. The first piece was co-authored by our former Executive Board Chair of Purpose Built Communities, Shirley Franklin and … Continue Reading →
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Woodlawn Homeowners Benefit from Revitalization Through Assistance Program
By Melanie Lasoff Levs One of the pillars of the Purpose Built Communities model for revitalization is mixed-income housing. In most cases, that means new rental housing, but some Purpose Built Communities have found ways to help homeowners in their neighborhoods as well. Over the past two years, the Woodlawn Foundation in Birmingham has run … Continue Reading →