Five ways funders can show up for communities facing federal policing and surveillance

Federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the National Guard and Department of Homeland Security, have been increasing their presence in cities across the country as they intensify policing…

Kresge American Cities Program Brochure

Rethinking assumptions and community resilience financing tools in the face of growing climate loss and risk

In communities across the country, the weather is not just extreme, but relentless. Floods are getting stronger and lasting longer; wildfires are bigger and harder to control; and hurricanes are…

Fact Sheet: How Kresge invests in New Orleans

Community Ownership and Self-Determination: Case Studies from Atlanta, Boston, Lisjan Territory, and New Orleans

Community ownership is a strategy that gives long-time residents, workers and local institutions greater ability to own assets in their neighborhoods and make decisions about them. In practice, this approach…