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The Green Issue The Green Issue
Community Investments:
Volume 20, Issue 2, 2008

In this issue of Community Investments, we highlight efforts that demonstrate a growing commitment by the community development field to taking environmental concerns into account. The articles in this issue illustrate how developers, investors, and grassroots organizations are finding creative and effective ways to bundle environmentally responsible outcomes with community development ends.
Foreclosure Resource Center
For the latest information on the Federal Reserve's efforts to mitigate the impact of foreclosures, including local data presentations and research reports, visit our new Foreclosure Resource Center.
   
Bank on San Francisco Bank on San Francisco
Launched in the fall of 2006, Bank on San Francisco has assisted more than 24,000 unbanked individuals develop a banking relationship and enter the financial mainstream. Learn more about this initiative co-sponsored by the Offices of the Mayor and Treasurer of San Francisco.

Issues
Asset Building
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Individual Development Accounts (IDA)
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Homeownership Preservation
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Access to Financial Services
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Earned Income Tax Credit
Economic Development
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Microenterprise
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Small Business Loans
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Rural Economic Development
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Workforce Development
Community Development Finance
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CDFIs-Venture Capital
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Scale and Sustainability
Housing
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Multifamily
•  Homeownership
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Manufactured Housing
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Affordable Housing Loan Consortia
Comprehensive Community Development
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Neighborhood Revitalization
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Mixed Use Development
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Community Services: e.g., Health Care, Education, Cultural Amenities.
Native Communities
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Sovereign Lending
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Tribal Member Asset Building
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Legal and Governance Resources
District Data & Research
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Environmental Assessments
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Research Resource Links
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Bankers' Directories of Community Organizations/Community Profiles