Community Highlights

Over 200 Virginia services, policy and leadership professionals came to the Richmond Fed to learn what other communities are doing to fight and end homelessness.

More than 100 women leaders from business and industry, nonprofit organizations, financial institutions, education, the arts, and government gathered in Asheville, NC, to highlight the crucial role women play in driving the local economy. ​

In Baltimore, neighborhood leaders, community based organizations and policymakers convened at the Baltimore branch to learn about successful strategies and leading practices to build local community development capacity.

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.

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.