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Building Blocks: Connecting People, Places, and Policies is a space for thought-provoking conversations about the current issues, trends, ideas and big questions facing the affordable housing and community development field in the United States. The podcast series is hosted by Laurel Blatchford, former president of Enterprise Community Partners, a proven and powerful nonprofit, creating opportunity for low- and moderate-income people through affordable housing in diverse, thriving communities.
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Enterprise recently announced an exciting new collaboration with the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) as we prepare the 2020 Green Communities Criteria. At the beginning of our partnership last year, IWBI President Rachel Gutter and I met to discuss our joint efforts. On episode 11 of the Building Blocks podcast we’re talking about our …
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Confronting housing affordability challenges amidst rapid growth, Atlanta has launched one of the most ambitious affordable housing plans in the country. On Episode 10 of Building Blocks, I’m joined in the studio by Terri Lee, Chief Housing Officer for the City of Atlanta, Adam Freed of Bloomberg Associates, and Enterprise’s Southeast Market Leader…
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Recently, Enterprise released a nationwide survey that illustrated how housing costs are undermining the health needs of American renters, many of whom are sacrificing medical care in order to pay rent. Faced with a shortage of affordable, quality, stable housing, low-income renters often lack access to sufficient health care and outdoor spaces, fu…
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Across the country, rural and urban communities are feeling the impact of the affordable housing shortage whether that’s due to aging housing stock, community displacement, gentrification, or a lack of investment. And yet, so much work still needs to be done to build public support for affordable housing policies and programs. On this episode of Bu…
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Enterprise Advisors, the technical assistance and consulting leg of the Enterprise network, has quickly solidified their place as an industry leader through cross-disciplinary initiatives like disaster recovery and resilience, the National Resource Network, and, most recently, Opportunity Zones. In the years following their creation, the Advisors t…
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Several themes have become clear on the island of Puerto Rico as local and national partners coordinate the delicate process of response, recovery, and reconstruction following Hurricane Maria. Meanwhile, the true impact of the storm and the resulting mass-exodus of the island’s population is still unfolding. As we approach the one-year anniversary…
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The Opportunity Zones Initiative has been considered an exciting, new economic development opportunity by community members and private investors alike. The uncapped tax incentive has the potential to funnel an estimated $6 trillion in unrealized capital gains into qualified low-income census tracts across the United States. However, several questi…
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