Community Development & District Engagement
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Reimagining Financial Systems to Create Thriving Economies
The SF Fed’s Community Development team offers lessons learned from the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference (NICRC), which sought to spark ideas, conversations, and actions to reimagine the community development field.
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Residential Instability in the City of Oakland and Implications for Data-Driven Policymaking
As part of our research on residential instability in the Bay Area, we partnered with the City of Oakland’s Department of Housing and Community Development to explore residential instability and racial inequities resulting from gentrification and housing unaffordability. Here are some key findings from our research along with considerations for policy and practice.
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Key Event Takeaways: Harnessing the American Rescue Plan Act to Support Innovation in Child Care
The pandemic exposed many of the cracks in how our country approaches child care and early care and education (ECE), but it also created an opportunity to address and improve how we support children, working parents, and ECE professionals. Find takeaways from a recent virtual event focused on managing and organizing around American Rescue Plan Act funds and the role of business in supporting and empowering change.
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Community Development Corporations: Preserving Cultural and Economic Space through COVID-19
Community Development Corporations (CDCs) are cultural and economic anchors in their communities. Naomi Cytron spoke with four San Francisco Bay Area CDCs about the unique challenges they face in the COVID-19 recovery as well as the supports they need to continue to serve communities.
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What We Learned about Residential Instability in the Bay Area
Using data on mobility from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax Data, we examined the moves of individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area from 2002–2018 to better understand moving patterns by socioeconomic status. Here’s what we found.
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A Closer Look at Modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act
SF Fed bank examiners took an in-depth look at the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Community Reinvestment Act. From their webinar, we learn about the ANPR process and ways to modernize the CRA.
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Why We Should All Care About the Fate of Child Care
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the child care industry was undervalued. Now, child care centers are in danger of being closed for good. What can we do to support the child care market, which is essential for parents to participate in the workforce?
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Support Small Business Owners by Lifting their Voices
One way to support small businesses is to ensure their voices and experiences are included in this year’s Small Business Credit Survey data. Open now through October 31, the survey’s goal is to uncover the current challenges small business owners face accessing credit.
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As Rents Rise, Nonprofits Feel the Squeeze
Nonprofits in Los Angeles have faced rising real estate costs in recent years. Now, with the economic downturn related to the COVID-19 pandemic, they face revenue shortages. Nonprofits need assistance to secure affordable operating space in the communities they serve.
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Investing in the Future of Child Care: Building Workforce and Economic Resiliency
Access to affordable child care is crucial to parents’ ability to participate in the workforce, so we’re taking a deep dive into the challenges facing the child care market as well as the investments and partnerships needed to support child care providers.