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Lessons from 2023 VAD Academy: Systemic Racism is a Root Cause of Vacant Properties

Center for Community Progress

From 2010-2019, Franklin County, Ohio overvalued homes in predominantly Black, low-income neighborhoods by as much as 50 percent. Subscribe to our mailing list so you don’t miss out on other free educational webinars and check out our YouTube channel to see recordings of past webinars on a variety of topics.

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How to Keep the Local Grocery Store Open: A Challenge for NC CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Here in North Carolina, the North Carolina Healthy Food Retail Task Force found “the uneven distribution of supermarkets in North Carolina leaves a disproportionate number of under-resourced people without access to nutritious food” in its 2019 report , Supporting Healthy Food Access in North Carolina.

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