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2025 Community Perspectives Survey: Insights from the field—Economic conditions in low- and moderate-income communities
The 2025 Community Perspectives Survey, conducted nationally by the Federal Reserve, provides an overview of economic conditions in low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities. The first report examines key findings in the areas of housing, employment, financial stability, health, education, small business and access to technology.
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More than books: East Hartford library connects residents to workforce development
East Hartford Works!, a place-based initiative in Connecticut, models how collaboration, a shared vision, and common goals can create effective workforce development programs and strategies for residents.
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Place matters: Driving change through shared vision, goals, and data
Place-based initiatives unite local stakeholders around a shared vision to address community challenges. Through coordinated strategies and data-driven action, these efforts focus resources in specific areas to create lasting impact, achieving more together than any organization could alone.
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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, July 2025
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the July 2025 Beige Book.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q2 2025
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between April 1 and June 30, 2025, on topics affecting communities.
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Child care: An economic issue
Accessible high-quality child care contributes to a thriving economy and workforce. However, the limited supply and high cost of quality care is out of reach for many families.
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Affording homeownership now is hard for many. These approaches may help.
In this explainer, learn more about some of the factors recently complicating affordable US homeownership and discover how some communities and organizations are helping to extend affordable homeownership to more families.
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[Watch] The Power of Place: Building Inclusive Economies Through Collaboration
During this Connecting Communities webinar hear from local leaders who participated in three Fed-supported place-based iniatives. Watch or listen on demand.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q4 2024
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between October 1 and December 31, 2024, on topics affecting marginalized communities.
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Coalition draws on local benefits cliff lessons to inform national approach
Dozens of experiments across the country aim to mitigate workers’ benefits cliffs as their incomes rise and assistance lessens. A coalition of 13 of these pilots now plans to share what they have learned and practiced with policymakers, employers, and funders.