Profiles & Best Practices – Middle Neighborhoods

City of Des Moines, Iowa

City of Plano, Texas

Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Old Brooklyn CDC, Cleveland, Ohio

Restore-Repair-Renew Program, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Greater Chatham Initiative, Chicago, Illinois

Supporting Small Businesses in the Middle of a Pandemic

Placemaking Stays Vital During COVID-19

Building a Future by Finding the Past (Shaker Heights, OH)

Block Challenge Grant Program Builds Neighborhoods, and Neighbors (Des Moines, IA)

Creating Engagement During COVID-19 (Toledo, OH)

Food is Life: Strengthening the Restaurant Sector (Chicago, Il)

Building Community Leaders (Plano, Texas)

Branding and Marketing in the Historic Pigtown Business District (Baltimore, MD)

Building Neighborhood Capacity with Public Support (Oklahoma City, OK)

“Neighborhood Stewards” Gather Data and Build Community in Youngstown (Youngstown, OH)

Solving Senior Housing Shortages with Vacant Commercial Spaces in Middle Neighborhoods (Rochester, NY and Detroit, MI)

Innovative ‘Small Dollar’ Loans Can Help Bridge the Capital Gap in Middle Neighborhoods (Cleveland, OH)

Managing Property Investor Challenges in Middle Neighborhoods (South Euclid, OH)

Using Tax Incentives to Spur Home Improvements in Middle Neighborhoods (Arlington, TX)

My Home, My Deed, My Legacy: Heir Property Issue Strategies

Resident Task Force Manages Neighborhoods Through Thick and Thin (Detroit, MI)

Using Mortgage Refinance to Protect Middle Neighborhood Households (Albuquerque, NM & Indianapolis, IN)

Safety in Middle Neighborhoods: A Placemaking Approach with Measurable Impact (Flint, MI)

Scaling Up Community Engagement Through Community Events (Detroit, MI & Baton Rouge, LA

Sign of the Times: How to Know When to Add Permanently Affordable, Shared Equity Housing Options to Your Middle Neighborhood

Partnering With CDFIs to get More Capital into Your Middle Neighborhood for Home Improvement, Business Development and More