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Our tweetstorm starts at 1 pm ET today!
Join us today at 1:00pm ET for a tweetstorm where we will share successes housing counselors have found while helping people keep their homes during the COVID-19 crisis. You can find sample tweets and graphics in our toolkit here.
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The Spirit And Color Of CRA: Greater Emphasis On Communities Of Color In The Community Reinvestment Act
Our diverse nation could be stronger if we work to unleash capital in communities of color. [Read more]
HUD’s Proposed Rule Enables Discrimination Against Transgender People
With this rule change, HUD will reverse the country’s progress towards housing equality. The proposal would put already marginalized and vulnerable populations at even greater risk of homelessness and abuse. [Read more]
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News
Mortgage Data Reveals Disparities In Asian American And Pacific Islander Lending
New research has revealed for the first time that some Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) mortgage borrowers are paying far more for their loans than others. [Read more]
NCRC Supports Pandemic-Related Housing Needs In 15 States, Funded By Wells Fargo Foundation
Nonprofit housing counseling organizations responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in 15 states will receive unrestricted grants and resources from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC), thanks to funding from the Wells Fargo Foundation. [Read more]
NCRC And SLEHCRA Call On Edward Jones To Add St. Louis Assessment Area For New Banking Division
NCRC and the St. Louis Equal Housing and Community Reinvestment Alliance (SLEHCRA) have urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to require Edward Jones Bank to meet Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) assessment requirements in the St. Louis area. [Read more]
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Field Notes
New Member Profile: Horizons, A Family Service Alliance
For 60 years Horizons, A Family Service Alliance, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been dedicated to providing opportunities to improve the lives of individuals and families. [Read more]
Limiting Contraceptive Coverage Threatens Women’s Economic Gains
Contraception gives women more control over their bodies, their health and their present and future lives. Such power over women’s agency should not be left to employers who cite religion or morality as a justification for rejecting contraceptive coverage. [Read more]
Member Spotlight: Q&A With Local First Arizona’s Thomas Barr
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to strain nonprofits and businesses beyond their comfort zones. NCRC members have stepped up in extraordinary ways to support their communities during this on-going national emergency. Thomas Barr is the Executive Director for Local First Arizona (LFA), the largest coalition of local businesses in North America. [Read more]
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Resources
Resources To Help Support The Black Lives Matter Movement
If you are interested in supporting Black Lives Matter, these resources may be helpful for you. [Read more]
NCRC COVID-19 Resource Page
We've compiled and are updating an index of COVID-19 resources for communities, small businesses, individuals and organizations that serve them, such as housing counseling agencies. [Read more]
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Upcoming Events
Discovering Nonprofit's Impact - Part I: Performing Needs Assessments
August 18, 2:00pm - 3:30pm ET
Join NCRC's Training Academy to discuss the importance of aligning the work and efforts of a nonprofit directly to the organization’s vision and mission statements. [Register now]
Fair Housing 101 - Part II: Fair Lending & Consumer Protection
August 19, 2:00pm - 3:30pm ET
Join NCRC's Training Academy to learn how to build on your fair housing knowledge by reviewing lending and consumer laws that impact your daily interaction with clients. [Register now]
Discovering Nonprofit Impact – Part II: Data Collection And Reporting
August 25, 2:00pm - 3:30pm ET
Join NCRC's Training Academy as we continue on the previous need assessments discussion from Part I. [Register now]
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In the News
Outrage At Demolition Of Mural In Boston’s Roxbury Neighborhood
Boston is the third most gentrified city in the country, according to a recent report by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. About 20% of city neighborhoods were gentrified in the period from 2013-2017. [Liberation News]
Protesters Call For Anita Bonds To Cancel Rent And Defund MPD
The displacement of Black residents has been occurring for years in the District before this current pandemic. A study released by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition last year found that D.C. has the most intense rate of gentrification in the country. Roughly 20,000 Black residents were displaced between the years 2000 and 2013. [Street Sense Media]
Shrink Wall Street To Guarantee Good Jobs
A recent report by the Institute for Policy Studies and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition listed a federal jobs guarantee as one of eight solutions to the racial wealth divide. [Good Man Project]
Bosselman: Denver Doesn’t Want To Know How Much Housing It Needs — And It Needs A Lot
Determining the amount of housing needed is crucial now because expansive swaths of the city are vulnerable to displacement, according to an interactive map from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, the organization that ranked Denver as one of the most intensively gentrifying cities in America. [Denver Post]
Van Hollen, Schatz Introduce New Bill To Create CDFI Crisis Fund
The crisis fund would automatically provide aid during natural disasters and economic crises, including the current pandemic. The bill is supported by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and nine other organizations. [U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen]
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On Our Radar
Why Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2020 Is So Important
On average, Black women typically make just 62 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men. So why are Black women starting from so far behind? Here is what some of the research tells us. [Forbes]
Racism’s Hidden Toll
In America, how long you live depends on the color of your skin. [The New York Times]
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Forcing Millennial Mothers Out Of The Workforce
Without federal relief funds, many child care programs will close, disproportionately affecting women’s labor force participation. [Center for American Progress]
As Congress Scrambles To Extend PPP, Loan Data Casts Light On Inequality
Black-owned small businesses are closing at nearly twice the rate of small businesses overall, the New York Fed found, while nearly a third of workers who were reinstated on payroll reported being laid off a second time. [Banking Dive]
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#AfterThis: A Virtual Hug
Here's something new and different from NCRC to encourage hope, creativity and a Just Economy: afterth.is.
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