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Responsible Redevelopment: Relocation Road Map 1.0
2008
Involuntary relocation is a disruptive and traumatic process that intensifies the challenges and risks faced by vulnerable families. This guide outlines some of the major issues and challenges to be faced when low-income families and children are displaced involuntarily by redevelopment projects and suggests some alternative standards and practices. This Road Map, which will be updated periodically, draws on the experience of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and others who seek to promote innovative and more beneficial relocation practices that lead to better choices and outcomes for residents.
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Creating An Online Lifeline: A Web Portal for Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Recovery
2008
This guidebook details what communities should consider when trying to reconnect its members following a natural disaster. Using LouisianaRebuilds.org as a model, the toolkit is informed by what many dedicated people and organizations in New Orleans learned following the ravages of Hurricane Katrina. It describes the planning process for creating an online portal, including technology, web design, management, funding, and evaluation. The toolkit includes a sample job description for a website editor in chief, editorial protocols and a sample press release.
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Community Benefits Agreements: The Power, Practice, and Promise of a Responsible Redevelopment Tool
2007
This is the second monograph in a series produced by the Casey Foundation to focus thought and attention on the use of responsible redevelopment practices. This report provides a summary of a consultative session on community benefits agreements that took place in May 2007.
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Eminent Domain: Implications for Community Redevelopment Efforts
2007
This is the first in a series of planned monographs from the Neighborhood Development unit presenting Casey’s point of view and efforts around this work. This report provides a summary of the presentations and discussions held at a September 2006 consultative convened by Casey, entitled “The Eminent Domain Debate.”
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