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Keith Holt on Bike Shops, Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color
Keith Holt on Bike Shops, Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color
Keith Holt on Milwaukee Bicycle Works talks about the important role of access to bike shops in encouraging bicycling. Interview at Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's Urban Pathways Initiative Summit in May 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio.
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*spark! - Jawad Aslam on building sustainable communities in Pakistan
*spark! - Jawad Aslam on building sustainable communities in Pakistan
Jawad Aslam speaking at Acumen Fund's *spark! event, a benefit hosted by Acumen's New York chapter. *spark! talks share stories of inspiring individuals igniting change around the world. Jawad is the CEO of Ansaar Management Co. (AMC), a low-cost housing development and management company in Lahore, Pakistan, and an Acumen Fund investee; Jawad was also an Acumen Fellow in 2008. For more on Jawad's work, visit www.acumenfund.org Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial principles to help solve the problems of global poverty. Learn more about Acumen Fund and its Fellows program on our website, www.acumenfund.org To participate in future Acumen Fund events, join our Community -- http Many thanks to Zack Wilson for his work putting this video together. www.zackwilson.com
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Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in 5 minutes
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in 5 minutes
What is the Low Income Housing Tax Credit? How does it work? We explain in 5 minutes.
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Strengthening Financial Capability Services for Low-Income Americans
Strengthening Financial Capability Services for Low-Income Americans
The Financial Capability Demonstration Project is a $5 million Citi Foundation investment in NeighborWorks America to help community-based institutions more effectively respond to a range of financial challenges facing low- to moderate-income consumers. Together, Citi and NeighborWorks America are working to promote positive financial behaviors resulting in the growth of more stable, financially secure families and communities.
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Financial Literacy for Low Income People - Jeanne M. Hogarth
Financial Literacy for Low Income People - Jeanne M. Hogarth
Prenter: Jeanne M. Hogarth, Program Manager Consumer Education and Research Section Division of Consumer and Community Affairs The Institute for Research on Poverty is a campus partner of the Center for Financial Security (CFS). During the 2010--2011 academic year, IRP and CFS are co-sponsoring four IRP-hosted seminars that examine correlations among financial literacy, savings opportunities, and the economic instability of low-income families.
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Legal Rights for Middle-Class and Low-Income Families
Legal Rights for Middle-Class and Low-Income Families
Vice President Joe Biden hosts a Middle Class Task Force event where he, Attorney General Eric Holder and others discuss new initiatives to help middle-class and low-income families secure their legal rights. November 19, 2010.
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Our Daily Bread
Our Daily Bread
cluela.org and http Faith and community leaders discuss the health disparities that exist within LA, with a specific focus on the lack of access to quality foods and good jobs in low income communities due to the paucity of quality grocery stores (particularly South LA). The community calls on the grocery industry to reinvest in low income communities like South LA, East LA and the Northeast Valley, in an effort to create good jobs and increase access to quality food and produce in such communities, where health inequities are prevalent.
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Luxury for the Poor / Fez Tá Pronto - Brazil´s True Low Income Housing Solution
Luxury for the Poor / Fez Tá Pronto - Brazil´s True Low Income Housing Solution
A compilation of images dating from February 2010 of the ´Luxury for the Poor´ / ´Fez Tá Pronto´ affordable house building system. We are confident in our ability to say that 'Luxury for the Poor' is the ONLY programme in Brazil that truly serves the needs of the urban low income housing deficit. The model cuts current average construction costs by over 40% - enabling us to build on highly valued land; maintain the best in quality / durability standards and, most importantly, operate according to the budget of the low income earner. The model is 100% environmentally friendly by using recyclable material, emitting no carbon emissions and incorporating a dual network hydraulic rainwater recycling system.
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Margaret Gordon - 2010 Purpose Prize Winner
Margaret Gordon - 2010 Purpose Prize Winner
Since Gordon connected the asthma that plagued her low-income community to the pollution of the nearby port, she has fought to improve the area's environmental health.
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Windermere Foundation
Windermere Foundation
Helping Homeless and Low-income Families Every transaction makes a difference - Windermere's commitment to serving our communities goes beyond providing our buyers and sellers the best in real estate services. Every time a Windermere sales associate sells a home, a portion of the commission goes to the Windermere Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1989. Contributions from Windermere agents combined with contributions from Windermere employees and the public have allowed the Windermere Foundation to distribute over two million dollars annually in recent years to non-profit agencies dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families.
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Farmers' Market Nutrition & Coupon Project Video
Farmers' Market Nutrition & Coupon Project Video
www.bcfarmersmarket.org/fmncp The Farmers' Market Nutrition & Coupon Project (FMNCP) is a provincial initiative of the BC Association of Farmers Markets (BCAFM). The purpose of the FMNCP is to increase access to fresh BC-produced farm products for low-income pregnant women and low income families with children, complement existing cooking and skill building programs (CSB) and expand the awareness, use of and sales at BCAFM member farmers markets.
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YouthBuild | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
YouthBuild | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
YouthBuild is a youth and community development program that simultaneously addresses core issues facing low-income communities: housing, education, employment, crime prevention, and leadership development. In YouthBuild programs, low-income young people ages 16-24 work toward their GEDs or high school diplomas, learn job skills and serve their communities by building affordable housing, and transform their own lives and roles in society. Learn more at www.gatesfoundation.org
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Kaplan Preying On 'Pain' And 'Fears' Of Low-Income Students
Kaplan Preying On 'Pain' And 'Fears' Of Low-Income Students
The shady tactics of for-profit college Kaplan University are discussed by Ana Kasparian and Jayar Jackson. www.huffingtonpost.com Subscribe to TYT U for more videos: www.youtube.com Submit a video to TYT U: www.youtube.com
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Auctioneer: Stop All The Sales Right Now!
Auctioneer: Stop All The Sales Right Now!
Community Members block auctions in Brooklyn court; 9 activists arrested. Date: October 13, 2011 Calling on the judicial system to institute an immediate moratorium on all foreclosures until a fair system of home loans is put into place, a group of New York City housing justice advocates disrupted the auction of several foreclosed Brooklyn properties in Civil Court on Thursday afternoon through music and song. The group, called Organizing for Occupation (O4O), was protesting what it views as a system designed to benefit financial lending institutions at the expense of homeowners and low-income communities. Although the New York judiciary instituted mandatory pre-foreclosure settlement conferences in 2009, O4O claims that these conferences do nothing to protect the rights of homeowners to remain in their homes. "No lender, be it Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Citibank or Chase, has any intention of settling by means other than a foreclosure auction or another predatory modification," says Karen Gargamelli, a housing attorney and spokesperson for O4O. "These auctions displace our neighbors and destabilize our neighborhoods. We need a stronger system for dealing with foreclosures, one that holds banks accountable for making bad loans and then speculating on them as 'securitized instruments'." And until the Legislature passes more protective laws, O4O is calling on the courts to hold all foreclosure auctions, and encouraging New Yorkers to raise their own voices in the courts <b>...</b>
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community-School Relations
community-School Relations
Relations between urban public schools and low-income communities of immigrants, Blacks, and Puerto Ricans have been dominated by social forces and school reform politics. Across the United States education community organizing has become a major feature of school reform efforts to achieve educational equity. Hopefully, education community organizing may help build bridges to reconnect these two American institutions.
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New Jersey SEEDS - winners of the Mutual of America Community Partnership Award
New Jersey SEEDS - winners of the Mutual of America Community Partnership Award
New Jersey SEEDS won the 2006 Mutual of America Community Partnership Award for working with low income, high achieving students in New Jersey and providing them preparation for and access to more than100 independent schools. The creation of this video by Mutual of America was part of the honor. More information about NJ SEEDS can be found at our website: www.njseeds.org.
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Telling the Story
Telling the Story
What's the story? This isn't a tale to be proud of. In the UK, the link between low socio-economic background and poor educational attainment is greater than in almost any other developed country. Nearly 50% of children claiming free school meals achieve no GCSE passes above a D grade (Cassen and Kingdon) Educational-related inequalities have an impact throughout a child's life. Education is linked with happiness and wellbeing and also mental and physical health and life expectancy. The more you learn, the more you earn. You are more at risk of spending time 'not in education, employment or training' if you have no qualifications. Education matters to society -- it is linked to crime rates and to the economy. What's our story? It doesn't have to be that way. Demography doesn't have to be destiny. This attainment gap so entrenched in our society is not inevitable. Change is possible. At Teach First we are working in partnership with others to ensure that no child's educational success is limited by their socio-economic background. We believe that the scale of change needed will only be achieved through the collective effort of leaders in classrooms, in schools and throughout society. Each must challenge and change the status quo child by child, classroom by classroom, school by school, community by community until educational disadvantage becomes a work of fiction, not fact. We start by recruiting people with the potential to be inspirational teachers who embark on a <b>...</b>
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Endeavor College Prep
Endeavor College Prep
5% of profits from sales of The PHD Movie will go towards supporting Endeavor College Prep, a non-profit charter school aimed at helping kids from low-income communities in East Los Angeles set their sights on a college education. The movie's writer and creator, Jorge Cham, is a founding board member of the school. ECP was recently named a 2012 California Distinguished School by the California Department of Education, an award that honors some of California's "most exemplary and inspiring public schools." Schools selected for the 2012 Distinguished School Award demonstrate significant gains in narrowing the achievement gap. Find out more at: www.endeavorcollegeprep.org www.phdcomics.com/movie
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Loco Bloco
Loco Bloco
Loco Bloco Drum and Dance Ensemble performing "Locolandia" in San Francisco Carnaval Parade 2006. Founded in 1994 by artists and activists of color, Loco Bloco has provided thousands of youth from low-income communities free classes in percussion, dance and theater. Drawing from African, Latino and indigenous cultural currents, we empower youth of color by connecting them to art forms reflective of their cultural heritage. Loco Bloco's programs provide youth consistent contact with community-based artists of color who act as teachers, mentors and role models, empowering youth to make healthy choices about their lives. We feel both proud and grateful to work with youth and families in our community, and to bring forth amazing young artists. Loco Bloco has also inspierd the creation of the Windsor Bloco, based out of Windsor, California.
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New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Basic Overview
New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Basic Overview
Describes the incentive the tax credit provides for companies to invest in low-income communities; shows the basic new markets tax credit structure and definition
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OE Strategy Video
OE Strategy Video
About One Economy Corporation One Economy Corporation is a global nonprofit organization that uses innovative approaches to deliver the power of technology and information to low-income people, giving them valuable tools for building better lives. We help bring broadband into the homes of low-income people, employ youth to train their community members to use technology effectively, and provide socially responsible media properties that offer a wealth of information on education, jobs, health care and other vital issues. Our mission is to maximize the potential of technology to help low-income people improve their lives and enter the economic mainstream.
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Montréal, tales of gentrification...
Montréal, tales of gentrification...
Montréal, tales of gentrification in a bohemian city is about the effect of condo development and gentrification in Montréal. Many former working class and low-income communities across the city are being transformed by large-scale urban development, which affects many residents. Distinct neighbourhoods such as Shaughnessy Village, Saint-Henri, Griffintown, Pointe Saint-Charles, Parc-Extension and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve are being targeted to become more like Montreal's most well known district, Plateau Mont-Royal.






















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