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Cities Helping Families Build Assets Project
Since September 2005, the YEF Institute has sponsored a project to help municipal leaders take action toward helping low-income, working families build assets. The Cities Helping Families Build Assets Project (CBA Project) builds municipal leaders' capacity to help families increase their economic stability.
The cities selected for Phase 1 of the project visited Phoenix, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Miami, and San Francisco - cities that already have asset-building strategies in place - in order to develop local asset-building action plans. Phase 1 cities include:
- Burlington, Vt.;
- Durham, N.C.;
- Grayson, Okla.;
- Itta Bena, Miss.;
- Louisville;
- Milwaukee;
- Orlando;
- Savannah, Ga.; and
- Seattle.
In Phase 2 of the project, six cities were selected to receive customized technical assistance as they implement their local action plans: Burlington, Itta Bena, Louisville, Orlando, Savannah, and Seattle.
The YEF Institute will support participating cities' efforts by providing peer networking opportunities, customized technical assistance, access to national experts, and other relevant resources.
Resource Materials from Site Visits
- Concluding cross-site visit for Phase One - San Francisco, June 13-14, 2006 »
- Asset protection to help families avoid predatory practices - Miami, March 15-16, 2006 »
- Asset accumulation through savings campaigns and IDA programs - Indianapolis, February 23, 2006 »
- Homeownership counseling and incentives - Baltimore, November 8-9, 2005 »
- Financial education - Phoenix, October 13-14, 2005 »
Learn more about the CBA Project »
For Further Information
Contact Heidi Goldberg, Senior Program Associate, at 202-626-3069 or goldberg@nlc.org.
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