Last week, Secretary Donovan provided the key note address at the 7th Annual conference of the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) and highlighted the Obama Administration’s investments in Latino communities and organizations. These investments have helped create jobs, stabilize home prices in neighborhoods hard hit by the housing crisis and helped thousands of [...]
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This morning Secretary Donovan toured the Olneyville neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island to highlight local success stories of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). Joining Secretary Donovan on the tour were U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline, as well as Providence Mayor Angel Taveras. The tour not only served [...]
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Today, Secretary Donovan stopped by Phoenix to highlight to sustained success of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) and see firsthand how the program has impacted the city. Along with Congressman Ed Pastor and Mayor Phil Gordon, the Secretary toured the Southland Neighborhood of Phoenix.
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Earlier today, Secretary Donovan traveled to Detroit to participate in the plenary portion of PolicyLink’s 2011 Equity Summit. Entitled, “America’s Tomorrow: Equity as the Superior Growth Model,” the discussion examined the country’s shifting demographics; specifically the notion that people of color will soon become the majority of the population. A national research and action institute, [...]
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Today, the Washington Post takes a look at Cleveland, a city hit hard by foreclosures that have left houses abandoned and decaying, dragging down nearby home values and threatening to further destabilize struggling neighborhoods. There’s good news, though. Cleveland has solid recipe for recovery cooking – and if passed, the American Jobs Act would provide [...]
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