Community Highlights

The Appalachian Funders Network gathered in Central Appalachia for their annual working meeting about aligning their investment resources.

At the South Carolina Association for Community Economic Development (SCACED) Capacity Building Workshop in Walterboro, South Carolina, community partners came together to look at how small, rural municipalities can develop their communities and improve their economies.

The Richmond Fed’s efforts around health and community development were highlighted by the Build Healthy Places Network’s blog.

Leslie Boney, Director of the Institute for Emerging Issues, and Jeanne Milliken Bonds, Regional Community Development Team Leader at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, discuss early childhood education in North Carolina in an op-ed published in The Winston-Salem Journal.

Private and nonprofit developers, builders, financial institutions, local officials and housing organizations came together with the Richmond Fed, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Midlands Housing Trust Fund to discuss affordable housing.

The University of Virginia hosted a second learning conference on Pay for Success and Social Impact Finance in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to create awareness about the PFS finance model and its potential application to addressing community issues.

The Emerging Issues Institute at North Carolina State University welcomed 400 attendees to the University’s Centennial Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a one-day focus forum.

At the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s Maryland Financial Literacy Summit, organizations from both the public and private sector came together to improve access to financial education.