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10/24/2016

Don Feist: Standing up until it gets done

When the manufactured-home community in which Don Feist lived was rapidly sliding into disrepair, Don Feist took the lead to enable resident ownership and lead its rehabilitation.

10/24/2016

Erika Cooper: Committing ‘full out'

Erika Cooper has weathered more adversity than most of us can even begin to imagine--ranging from the murder of her brother to breast cancer. But she has committed herself to improving the quality of life for children in her impoverished neighborhood.

10/24/2016

Erin Sorensen: Making neighborhoods inclusive

Sorensen’s first major project was the conversion of a vacant lot near her home into a community garden. The initiative was a collaboration with Global Gardens, a program of the Idaho Office for Refugees that focuses on healthy lifestyles and entrepreneurial training through the cultivation, harvest, cooking, eating and sales of fresh produce.

10/24/2016

Maria Elvia Salazar: Breaking down barriers like a force of nature

Imagine you’re in a new country. You’re still learning the language. You’re trying to figure out who runs things. You don’t have a lot of money. Meanwhile, however, you see things that aren’t fair and need to be changed. What do you do?

10/24/2016

Deeqo Jibril: bridging divides

A refugee from Somalia who fled during the country's civil war, Deeqo Jibril helps fellow "transplants" integrate while celebrating their culture--as well as works with local police to help them relate to her community.

10/24/2016

Manfred Reid: Rising up like a human phoenix

In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a bird that dies in a “show of flames and combustion,” then arises from the ashes to live anew. And Manfred Reid of Louisville, Kentucky, is a modern-day, human phoenix.

10/23/2016

Youth and seniors learn from each other

How do you get teens and young adults in a gang-ridden neighborhood to teach and learn from senior citizens? Learn from "Passion It Forward" in Omaha, Nebraska.

10/13/2016

Sandra Robertson: Reconnecting residents to the land

Gardening isn't just fun and a way to productively a vacant plot. It is also an effective tactic for community-building and education.

10/7/2016

Building Hispanic leadership in southwest Wisconsin

The Hispanic community often is widely decentralized, which makes organizing and engagement more difficult. Thus, outreach strategies typically used in rural areas are needed, along with strategic partnerships. In this case study, National Housing Services of Southwest Wisconsin explains how it succeeded in doing this.

10/7/2016

Columbus Cottage Program: New homes allow seniors to age in place

In Columbus, many older residents live in substandard housing with leaky roofs, rotting floors, inadequate or no plumbing or appliances. They have become the “invisible homeless,” and their lives may be shortened by deplorable living conditions.

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