News & Views Kresge-supported work focuses on protecting affordable housing as neighborhoods rebound April 7, 2015 The nonprofit ChangeLab Solutions developed a guide to help practitioners in housing and health and community advocates preserve and expand the number of affordable rental housing options in high-demand neighborhoods.
Resource Preserving, Protecting and Expanding Affordable Housing | A Policy Toolkit for Public Health April 6, 2015 Renewed interest in urban living is helping revive neighborhoods in numerous American cities. New demand and investment are also driving up housing costs, particularly in areas that have historically been affordable to low- and moderate-income individuals and families. With Kresge support, the nonprofit ChangeLab Solutions developed a guide to help…
News & Views Kresge initiative backs 18 Detroit neighboood revitalization projects April 1, 2015 Implementation grants of $100,000 to $150,000 will support these projects that can begin promptly and are to be completed in 12 to 18 months. There is at least one implementation project in each of the seven Detroit City Council districts. Afterhouse University of Michigan University of Michigan’s Archolab research collaborative…
News & Views Initiative supports 18 neighborhood revitalization efforts in Detroit April 1, 2015 The first round of grants in the three-year, $5 million initiative will allow the nonprofit groups to begin work on or plan projects that range from the creation of a new prototype greenhouse in of an abandoned home, to the improvement of parks, to the development of greenways.
Resource Kresge announces recipients of grants for neighborhood projects in Detroit April 1, 2015 Good morning. I’m Rip Rapson and on behalf of the entire Kresge organization, I’d like to thank you for being with us this morning. We want to move directly into the details of this very special announcement. I’d also like to extend a special welcome to Mayor Duggan, our Detroit…
Resource A Primer on Qualified Allocation Plans: Linking Public Health and Affordable Housing March 24, 2015 This paper describes the rationale for including a range of public health-related criteria in awarding low-income housing tax credits. The authors argue that such criteria would create incentives for the development of healthier homes and neighborhoods for low-income families. The federal tax credit program is largely administered by states, which…
News & Views 2015 Aspen Prize names Florida’s Santa Fe College as high-achieving example among community colleges March 18, 2015 Prize shines light on institutions that improve graduation rates and help students get on track for solid careers.
News & Views Kresge CEO talks about challenge and necessity of interdisciplinary approach to climate resilience March 16, 2015 Transit policy, health policy, community development policy and land-use policy are among many considerations, Rip Rapson told a gathering of Kresge Environment Program partners, discussing how the foundation integrates climate efforts into its overaching goal of expanding opportunity in America's cities.
Resource A big pivot: Shifting climate-resilience work to include urban, low-income opportunity March 16, 2015 Editor’s note: The Kresge Foundation’s Environment Program hosted a peer-learning event Jan. 26-28 in Berkeley, Calif., with grantees from its Climate Resilience and Urban Opportunity Initiative. As part of the event, Kresge’s president and chief executive officer took part in a conversation with Marian Urquilla, a consultant to the Environment Program. This…
News & Views Report shares insights and lessons on two community-arts pilot initiatives March 11, 2015 Lessons and insights from pair of Kresge efforts should be of value to other funders and to the field at large.