Community Change
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See also Our Work: Community Change, an overview of the Casey Foundation's investment in this issue.
Featured Publications
Responsible Redevelopment: Relocation Road Map 1.0
2008
Involuntary relocation is a disruptive and traumatic process that intensifies the challenges and risks faced by vulnerable families. This guide outlines some of the major issues and challenges to be faced when low-income families and children are displaced involuntarily by redevelopment projects and suggests some alternative standards and practices. This Road Map, which will be updated periodically, draws on the experience of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and others who seek to promote innovative and more beneficial relocation practices that lead to better choices and outcomes for residents.
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Creating An Online Lifeline: A Web Portal for Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Recovery
2008
This guidebook details what communities should consider when trying to reconnect its members following a natural disaster. Using LouisianaRebuilds.org as a model, the toolkit is informed by what many dedicated people and organizations in New Orleans learned following the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. It describes the planning process for creating an online portal, including technology, web design, management, funding, and evaluation. The toolkit includes a sample job description for a website editor in chief, editorial protocols and a sample press release.
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Community Benefits Agreements: The Power, Practice, and Promise of a Responsible Redevelopment Tool
2007
This is the second monograph in a series produced by the Casey Foundation to focus thought and attention on the use of responsible redevelopment practices. This report provides a summary of a consultative session on community benefits agreements that took place in May 2007.
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Eminent Domain: Implications for Community Redevelopment Efforts
2007
The first in a series of planned monographs from the Neighborhood Development unit,this report provides a summary of the presentations and discussions held at a September 2006 consultative convened by Casey, entitled “The Eminent Domain Debate.”
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Metropolitan Contexts for Community Initiatives: Contrasts in a Turbulent Decade
2010
The report updates earlier descriptions and analyses of conditions and trends for key social and economic indicators in the Making Connections and Casey Civic sites, and draws comparisons to trends in the 100 largest US metros. The updated report utilizes April 2010 data on employment, unemployment, and housing markets. It also provides population data current as of 2009 or 2008 (depending upon source).
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Health Insurance in Nonstandard Jobs and Small Firms: Differences for Parents by Race and Ethnicity
2010
This report examines health insurance coverage gaps among racial and ethnic minority groups, focusing on parents who work in small firms or who have nonstandard jobs.
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Family Mobility and Neighborhood Change: New Evidence and Implications for Community Initiatives
2009
This report highlights data on resident mobility in Making Connections sites, measuring how mobility modifies neighborhoods’ composition and characteristics, and identifying households' reasons for moving and for staying in place.
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Sustaining Neighborhood Change: The Power of Resident Leadership, Social Networks, and Community Mobilization
2009
This guide, a product of the Casey Foundation’s Technical Assistance Resource Center, details the role neighborhood residents play in community change efforts. It specifically provides examples of resident voices at decision-making tables, and strategies used in Casey's Making Connections Sites.
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Facilitating Successful Sustainable Change Initiatives: An Intermediary or Delivery Organization’s Guide to Coaching for Community Change
2009
Coaching is a technique that is often used in community development work. This guide describes how intermediaries or delivery organizations, such as nonprofits and educational institutions, use coaching to promote sustainable community development.
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