Inequality is back on the national agenda. Over the past decade, the growing gap between the haves and have-nots in health, economic opportunity, educational outcomes, and other areas has taken on greater urgency among advocates, researchers, and policymakers. While groups … Continued

NextCity features our multimedia, interactive “StoryMaps” with an article on June 6, 2018. See more in the full report, “Assessing and Promoting Opportunity in Low- and Moderate-Income Communities.”

This is the second in a series of blog posts related to our work around housing and opportunity. To learn more about this project, check out the first blog post, the full report, the Executive Summary, or our interactive StoryMaps. The views and opinions … Continued

The UNC Center for Community Capital is excited to announce the release of an interactive, multimedia overview of the intersection between housing and opportunity in both the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco and the Gentilly area of New Orleans. Check … Continued

This is the first in a series of blog posts related to our work around housing and opportunity. To learn more about this project, check out the full report, the Executive Summary, our other blog posts, or our interactive StoryMaps. The … Continued

This report provides an overview of the findings and recommendations in Assessing and Promoting Opportunity in Low- and Moderate-Income Communities: Findings from New Orleans and San Francisco. The UNC Center for Community Capital (CCC) partnered with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) for … Continued

The UNC Center for Community Capital (CCC) partnered with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) for an in-depth investigation into the intersecting roles of housing and place in linking low- and moderate-income (LMI) families to opportunity in sites in San Francisco … Continued

To provide context to existing data regarding higher education and its impact on the finances and wealth-building abilities of Latinos and their families, the UNC Center for Community Capital and UnidosUS partnered to conduct 30 in-depth interviews across six different … Continued

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s UNC Center for Community Capital has received a $1.05 million grant from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to develop innovative strategies and solutions that help under-resourced communities become more vibrant and economically inclusive … Continued

This article tests the association between a savings account and debt in the lives of American young adults during periods of macroeconomic stability and decline and finds that a savings account may help young adults invest in their debt by entering better, healthier credit markets and avoiding riskier ones, especially during bad economic times.