Preserve affordable rental units by protecting subsidized housing units with expiring contracts. (2004)

Most EAH programs help employees purchase homes—often near their workplace. They can provide rental assistance or increase the housing in the surrounding community affordable for an employer's workers. (2004)

Details the challenges associated with starting and sustaining farmers' markets in low-income communities of color, as well as some of the successful strategies that have been used to overcome those challenges. (2011)

Requires new commercial developments to contribute fees to the development of affordable housing, community services and infrastructure. (2004)

Offers residents, policymakers, business leaders, and advocates ideas and strategies for improving small stores in underserved communities. (2011)

Co-op models targeted to low- income residents can offer financial benefits, business skills, and experience in running a democratically- controlled enterprise. (2004)

Congressional mandate that financial institutions help meet credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. (2004)

Mapping can be used to advocate for community benefits, convey development opportunities, track vacant properties, and more. (2004)

A range of programs and fees that tie economic development to the construction of affordable housing. (2004)

Can be an important tool for protecting tenants. (2004)