Community Development, General/Other News
News and information on the role that government, small business, the nonprofit sector and philanthropy play in creating healthy and vibrant communities.
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development has teamed up with the United States Department of Agriculture and the Appalachian Regional Commission to launch the "IDEA...more
beyondBeanie is a Bolivia-based social enterprise that currently carries a collection of winter and spring beanies, bags and ponchos.
Co-founded by Patricia Lucero, the beyondBeanie team believes...more
Families and staff of Housing Families, a Malden-based nonprofit organization, visit the State House this week.
The nonprofit homeless advocates connect with homeless and formerly homeless...more
Government incentive programs should be supervised to see what works and what does not and should make the public aware of such transparency.
An advocate of transparency, Kevin Lembo believes...more
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has hatched a multi-year, $100 million economic development plan that he claims would improve investment in the state's gateway cities -- midsize urban areas that...more
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, the Arctic Wolves, donates their time and talent to the students and faculty at the Nordale Elementary School in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Known for conducting food...more
Crime and homelessness are sharply down in Escondidos Grape Day Park this winter thanks to an aggressive campaign that includes loud classical music, tree trimming, extra police patrols and policies...more
Volunteer UCF, along with Victim Services, is bringing attention to domestic and dating violence, the primary cause of injury to women, at a recently held campus event.
Students at the event were...more
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) kicks off its "StrikeForce" Initiative in 10 more states to bolster relationships with rural communities and to influence resources in communities stricken...more
