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Small Business Lending i n Massachusetts 2007–2015
AUTHOR: MASSACHUSETTS COMMUNITY & BANKING COUNCIL
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
The Massachusetts Community & Banking Council (MCBC) is pleased to offer Small Business Lending in Massachusetts, 2007-2015, its 18th report on
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Occupant Health Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency
AUTHOR: Tohn Environmental Strategies team, with Foreword by…
YEAR: 2016
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Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) in Massachusetts
AUTHOR: Regional Housing Network of Massachusetts
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
The Residential Assistance for Families in Transition program is one of the largest homelessness and eviction prevention programs in the commonweal
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There Doesn’t Go the Neighborhood: Low-Income Housing
AUTHOR: Cheryl Young
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
This report discusses the effects of low income housing in the least affordable markets.
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Greater Boston Community Health Needs Assessment: Joint Effort That Could Lead To Better Health
AUTHOR: Susan Dentzer, President and CEO, NEHI
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Hospitals in Greater Boston should collaborate on a joint community health needs assessment and health improvement plan, rather than undertaking th
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CDFIs and Online Business Lending: A Review of Recent Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
AUTHOR: Center for Impact Finance at the Carsey School of…
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
The report, authored by Jack Northrup, Eric Hangen, an
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Creating Inclusive High-Tech Incubators and Accelerators: Strategies to Increase Participation Rates of Women and Minority Entrepreneurs
AUTHOR: Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)…
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Many high-tech incubator and accelerator leaders convey that they would like to become more inclusive, but that they are unsure of how to do so eff
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Hospitals Investing in Health: Community Benefit in Massachusetts
AUTHOR: Enid Eckstein, EMHL and Paul A. Hattis, MD, JD, MPH…
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Hospitals Investing in Health: Community Benefit in Massachusetts serves as a catalyst for broader conversations in Massachusetts about how to ensu
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Fast Forward The Technology Revolution in Transportation and What it Means for Massachusetts
AUTHOR: Transportation for Massachusetts
YEAR: 2016
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Housing Spotlight: The Long Wait for a Home
AUTHOR: National Low Income Housing Coalition
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
NLIHC's new report Housing Spotlight: The Long Wait for a Home about Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) and Public Housing waiting lists.
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Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Impact in Massachusetts
AUTHOR: The ACTION Campaign
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
This is a one-page flyer detailing the impact of LIHTC in Massachusetts as well as some of the housing needs that still remain.
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Health in Housing: Exploring the Intersection between Housing and Health Care
AUTHOR: Center for Outcomes Research and Education
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
This study, conducted by the Center for Outcomes Research & Education (CORE), directly explores the link between affordable housing and health
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Cities Developing Worker Co-ops: Efforts in Ten Cities
AUTHOR: Michelle Camou
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
In recent years, city governments have begun to help develop worker cooperative businesses in their local economies, a deliberate action to make ec
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U.S. and MA Households Make Meaningful Gains in 2015
AUTHOR: Mass Budget and Policy Center
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
The new American Community Survey (ACS) data presents a mixed picture of poverty in Massachusetts.
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Voices of Nonprofit Board Chairs
AUTHOR: Judy Freiwirth, Psy.D.
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
This report reflects the voices of 635 nonprofit board chairs a
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Income Growth and Gateway Cities: What Happened, and Is There a Path Back to Broadly Shared Prosperity?
AUTHOR: Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Since the mid 1970's, incomes in Massachusetts' gateway cities have not grown along with productivity as they had in the past.
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The State of the Nation's Housing
AUTHOR: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Annual report from Harvard JCHS shows trends in the housing market including rental and homeownership rates, as well as the need for affordable hou
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Unaffordable and Unsustainable: The New Business Lending
AUTHOR: Opportunity Fund
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
As banks have cut back on lending to small businesses, a new breed of predatory lenders have emerged who use loopholes in commercial loan regulatio
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How Housing Matters
AUTHOR: MacArthur Foundation
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Report reveals that for a significant percentage of Americans think that housing affordability is a serious problem, that more can be done to addre
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The Effects of Skewed Growth on Household Incomes
AUTHOR: Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
This factsheet shows that starting in the late 1970s, income growth slowed for most Americans except for those at the highest income levels.
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Building for the Middle: Housing Greater Boston's Workforce
AUTHOR: Urban Land Institute
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Report examines the state of middle income housing in the Greater Boston area, noting that the availability of housing does not meet the demand, an
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CRA for Mortgage Lenders in Massachusetts, 2008-2015
AUTHOR: Massachusetts Community & Banking Council
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Report analyzes the outcomes of 2007 Massachusetts law that requires licensed mortgage lenders to meet CRA-like requirements when originating resid
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From Urban Renewal to Affordable Housing Production System: Boston Mayors and the Evolution of Community Development Corporations in Boston
AUTHOR: Karl Seidman, Tunney Lee and Elise Selinger, MIT…
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Report reviews the history of the Community Development Corporation (CDC) ecosystem in Boston, a model that emerged in a response to the displacem
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A Systematic Review of Health Impact Assessments on Housing Decisions and Guidance for Future Practice
AUTHOR: National Center for Healthy Housing and National…
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Report reviews forty housing health impact assessments in the United States, providing guidance for future health impact assessments of housing pro
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