Contributor: San Francisco Fed

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By Fed Communities Staff
Explore the innovative strategies employed by community-based organizations (CBOs) nationwide. Gain valuable insights into guiding principles for effectively dispersing funds to underserved communities and strategies for building capacity of CBOs. Watch or listen on demand.
Shot of a young mother and young boy unpacking moving boxes while the father and toddler rest against the window with a sold sign in it.
By Gabriella Chiarenza
Homeownership is still a major way average families build wealth, and recent data show racial and ethnic homeownership gaps began to lessen slightly during the pandemic. Does this mean the racial wealth divide will shrink?
Blossom Johnston
By Jennie Blizzard
Blossom Johnston's strong connection to nature in rural communities, and her passion for children, led her to Idaho almost 40 years ago.
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By Jennie Blizzard
The Fed involves community development advisory councils to consider diverse perspectives from low-income communities when making decisions about monetary policy.
Tracy Choi runs on a beach in South Korea
By Jennie Blizzard
"We’re not going to change a community system or problem overnight. We want sustained involvement to help create long-term changes," says Tracy Choi of the San Francisco Fed. Get to know Tracy and her work.
Community Perspectives and Conditions, July 2023
By Federal Reserve Community Development Staff
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the July 2023 Beige Book.
Community Perspectives and Conditions April 2023
By Federal Reserve Community Development Staff
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the April 2023 Beige Book.
scenic seasonal landscape from above aerial view of a small town in countryside Cleveland Ohio US
By Leilani Barnett, Bonnie Blankenship, Jonathan Kivell, Carmi Recto
Creating affordable housing in low- and moderate-income communities in the United States is a major challenge. Find out how some districts are addressing the issue.
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By Jon Ford, Julie Siwicki, Jennifer Wilding
Communities benefit when research is conducted collaboratively with community members rather than to them. Here are five ways this approach, called participatory research, is different from a typical research process and how it benefits communities.
March 2023 Community Perspectives, Conditions
By Federal Reserve Community Development Staff
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people, shared with the Federal Reserve for the Beige Book.