In the community development space, our work is never done. There is always more we could do: more projects we could take on, more groups with which we could collaborate, more residents, families, and communities we could uplift. And yet, our resources are limited. But a CEDAM AmeriCorps member can help, and we’ve expanded our...
2020 Show Me the Money Day events reached more than 2,300 Michigan residents. Want to bring an event to your community next year? Read through to find how! Show Me the Money Day (SMTMD) is a statewide community and financial resource fair designed to connect low- and moderate-income individuals and families with safe and affordable...
Stimulus payments are being issued, but for many unbanked individuals it could mean months of unnecessary delay before receiving their payment. By Sydney Lipton, junior policy associate and Brian Rakovitis, manager of financial empowerment initiatives The Federal government recently passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and is disbursing economic impact payments...
[table id=24 /] The top three most popular services during the 2013 survey were financial empowerment (69%), community services (65%) and housing development (62%). Scroll down the page to see the breakdown of what each of the groups of services include. The prevalence of home rehab over new construction in the housing development category aligns...
CDCs listed what they believe are the three most important services they offer. The most frequent responses fit into the following categories: [table id=37 /]
