Minority Contracting
Minority contracting is a set of tools to be accessed by various stakeholders in order to benefit local business and development in low income and minority neighborhoods. Designed to address disparities felt by minorities...
Resident-Owned CDFI’s
Resident-Owned Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) include Community Development Credit Unions (CDCUs) and Community and Individual Investment Corporations (CIICs) and aid in community development by generating and maintaining wealth within the community. Community residents,...
Community Mapping
The Community Mapping tool allows communities of all sizes, cultural backgrounds, and socioeconomic status to promote equitable development. Community maps can be hand drawn or computer generated, and provide the ability to share and...
CSH Quality Affordable Housing Toolkit
The Corporation for Supportive Housing’s toolkit provides organizations with access to tools, informational materials and sample documents that can help them address key challenges in the planning, development and on-going operation of supportive housing...
Rails to Trails
Rails to trails offers national data and strategy for the development of active transportation paths (walking/biking) in rural towns. Increasing access to active transportation paths allows residents to increase daily activity, as well as...
Complete Streets in Rural Areas
This tool offers strategy on how to formulate policies that improve the safety and accessibility of rural streets. Rural residents tend to be older, lower income, and more at risk of accidents related to...
Step It Up! A Partner’s Guide to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities
This call to action aims to promote walking as a means of daily exercise and transportation. Walking or wheelchair rolling is an effective way to improve health for citizens of all ages. This tool...
Local Food Procurement
From PolicyLink, this tool offers multiple strategies on how to advocate for organizations to purchase healthy, locally grown food, to create a more sustainable and equitable food system. It can be adopted by a...
Equitable Development Toolkit: Farmers Markets
This tool from PolicyLink demonstrates the strategies and challenges in starting and sustaining farmers markets in low-income communities. Because farmers markets need considerable investment and time management, this tool identifies possible funding sources, as...
BUILDing health and equity in East Portland
Portland was named one of 18 grantees across the country to receive funds from the BUILD Health Challenge, a national awards program that seeks to strengthen the relationship between health care systems, local health...