Investing in What Works for America’s Communities March 22, 2013 Housing Opportunity 2013 David Fleming, MD, Public Health – Seattle & King County Jane Graf, Mercy Housing Brian Prater, Low Income Investment Fund
Investing in What Works for America’s Communities
March 22, 2013
Housing Opportunity 2013
David Fleming, MD, Public Health – Seattle & King County
Jane Graf, Mercy Housing
Brian Prater, Low Income Investment Fund
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Talking about What Works
• 9,000+ copies distributed
• Launch events in Washington, DC in 2012
• Regional events planned for 2013 in LA,
Chicago, New York, Boston, SF
• Website, blog, social media reaching 800,000+
• 10+ university courses
incorporating into curricula
(Harvard, UC Berkeley, MIT)
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A Holistic View of Community
Development
“At one time, policy discussions revolved
around whether community development
was about people or places. I would argue
that the debate is over and both sides won.”
— Federal Reserve Governor Elizabeth Duke
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Changing the Way We Think & Work
• Integration and collaboration
• Entrepreneurial, flexible solutions
• Regions matter
• Invest in people and places
• Evidence-based accountability
Investing in What
Works for America's
Communities is a call
for a new, more
integrated approach
to antipoverty efforts
that builds on what
we know is working.
Follow @whatworksforUSA and #IdeasThatWork
Read & request the book at
whatworksforamerica.org.