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Community Investment

You are in the Community Investment section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center. This section contains resources published and or funded by Casey that you may download. Resources address investments and grantmaking in housing, facilities and business, and commercial development.

See also Our Work: Economic Security, an overview of the Casey Foundation's investments in this issue.

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Featured Publications

Publication thumbnail for Fueling Fair Practices: A Road Map to Improved Public Policy For Used Car Sales and Financing

Fueling Fair Practices: A Road Map to Improved Public Policy For Used Car Sales and Financing

2009

This report, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, examines the importance of car ownership as it relates to families’ economic productivity and self-sufficiency, as well as highlights the problems and inequities existing in the current used car sales market. Also included in this report are recommendations at the state and federal level so as to insure that more working-class families have their own transportation to and from work.

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Publication thumbnail for Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short: New Findings on the Challenges Confronting America’s Workers

Still Working Hard, Still Falling Short: New Findings on the Challenges Confronting America’s Workers

2008

This analysis of U.S. Census data includes suggestions on how the government can adopt public polices that develop adult workers so that they can participate in the workforce and thereby strengthen their families.

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Publication thumbnail for Children’s Stake in Social Security

Children’s Stake in Social Security

2008

This report, funded by the Casey Foundation and released by the nonprofit, nonpartisan National Academy of Social Insurance, highlights the importance of Social Security to the well-being of children.

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Publication thumbnail for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Guide to Housing Related Opportunities for Making Connections Communities

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Guide to Housing Related Opportunities for Making Connections Communities

2009

This guide, part of a series developed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy for communities participating in the Casey Foundation’s Making Connections Initiative, details the opportunities for housing stability and economic success proffered by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for low-income communities. Also included is a summary of ARRA provisions related to housing and funding opportunities for those institutions working with populations who can directly benefit from the economic stimulus bill.

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Publication thumbnail for Fueling Fair Practices: A Road Map to Improved Public Policy For Used Car Sales and Financing (Executive Summary)

Fueling Fair Practices: A Road Map to Improved Public Policy For Used Car Sales and Financing (Executive Summary)

2009

This executive summary highlights a new report from the National Consumer Law Center on the problems and inequities existing in the current used car sales market and how it impacts families' economic stability.

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Publication thumbnail for Steer Clear: How Credit Unions Help Car Buyers Avoid Predatory Loans

Steer Clear: How Credit Unions Help Car Buyers Avoid Predatory Loans

2008

This report provides seven lessons so that credit unions can offer more financially viable programs to help car buyers not be duped into purchasing predatory auto loans.

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Publication thumbnail for Access to Driving and License Suspension Policies for the Twenty-First Century Economy

Access to Driving and License Suspension Policies for the Twenty-First Century Economy

2008

In recent decades, policymakers have created barriers to economic self-sufficiency and economic success by adopting legislation that makes license holding, and therefore access to legal driving, more difficult for low-wage employees who do not have access to public transportation. In this report, the authors detail promising initiatives and provide recommendations for policymakers to reduce the impact of license suspensions that are unrelated to driving competency and safety.

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Publication thumbnail for Hometown Prosperity: Increasing Opportunity for DC’s Low-Income Working Families

Hometown Prosperity: Increasing Opportunity for DC’s Low-Income Working Families

2008

This report, from the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and DC Appleseed, highlights the impact that Washington DC’s economic boom has had on residents.

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