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This post was originally published by Prosperity Now, an organization with a mission to ensure everyone in our country has a clear path to financial stability, wealth and prosperity. The report that it references is forthcoming by the Center for Community Capital, but a field scan on housing organizations working to build financial capability was published in January 2018 and can be found here.  Insights from the field and emerging research show that families relying on housing services face … Continued

In our Team Spotlight series, we share stories about members of our team, both past and present. Dr. Kevin Park is an economist at the Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He formerly worked at the Center for Community Capital as a graduate research assistant. For more in this series, see our spotlight on Dr. Allison Freeman. Kevin Park first heard about … Continued

Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird,” a movie about one young girl growing up in Sacramento, California in 2002, won the award for Best Motion Picture: Comedy or Musical at the Golden Globes on Sunday. This award, along with its status as the highest-rated movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes and a New York Times review calling it “Big-Screen Perfection,” has made the film a phenomenon. Reviewers have been quick to … Continued

It’s been quite a year for us here at the Center. There’s so much to share, it’s hard to know where to start. So we decided to put together a list of the top ten most exciting developments of the year, it’s been a great one! We welcomed Eileen to the Center! We’ve published a book, A Place Called Home, with Oxford University Press on the social impacts of homeownership. We … Continued

As cliché as it may sound this time of year, It’s a Wonderful Life is my favorite all-time movie as it reflects what I love about CCC and our work. It’s certainly a movie about financial capital, which we study. Like Bailey Savings and Loan, there are ways to lend money and provide financial services that help people get ahead and for communities to thrive, as we’ve documented with our research with partners like Self-Help and Neighborhood Trust. … Continued

In a new series, the Center for Community Capital will share stories about members of our team, both past and present. Dr. Allison Freeman is a Senior Research Associate at the Center, and her work focuses on affordable homeownership and wealth building. A Passion for Writing It is no secret that Dr. Allison Freeman, a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Community Capital, is passionate about her work. Ask Freeman about … Continued

Center for Community Capital’s Best MP in the Area of Economic Inclusion This prize is awarded annually to a graduating student from the Department of City and Regional Planning to recognize outstanding work about economic inclusion.   2017 Inaugural Award Winner: Annie Baumann-Mitchell Annie Baumann-Mitchell was recognized at the Department of City and Regional Planning’s graduation ceremony on May 12, 2017 for her Master’s Project (MP) on Housing Choice Vouchers. … Continued