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1. Enterprise CDO Fund Supports Detroit Communities of Color
Our Community Development Organization (CDO) Fund will provide Detroit community groups with $11 million in operating support over the next two years. The funds, committed by Ford, Kresge, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. and W.K. Kellogg foundations, will bolster organizations led by or serving Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) as part of our larger Equitable Path Forward Initiative.
2. Equitable Path Forward: New York Grants
We're offering grants of up to $450,000 to management and/or development firms focused on affordable housing in New York. The Equitable Path Forward: New York Grants will go to 12 organizations owned by Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) or other historically marginalized groups to address racial disparities in access to funding.
3. 5 Questions With Jacqueline Waggoner
Jaqueline Waggoner is charged with driving our three strategic plan priorities: increasing housing supply, advancing racial equity and building resilience and upward mobility. She spoke with Affordable Housing Finance about her work, including her thoughts on advancing racial equity, the impacts of Covid-19 and the trends she’s watching.
4. 3 Developer Mindsets for Breakthrough Affordable Housing
Our Design team explores why, even when faced with serious constraints, some developers are able to create extraordinary communities. Their findings are based on listening to developers and designers over 10 years of the Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute.
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5. A Primer on the Fair Housing Act
Part of our Policy Actions for Racial Equity series, this article delves into why, 53 years after passage, the Fair Housing Act has largely failed to meet its goals. Learn about two aspect of the Act that have made it ineffective as well as some recent developments that may bring those original goals into existence.