Creating places of opportunity

Throughout 2016, NeighborWorks America has examined best practices for creating economic opportunity for everyone. During our NeighborWorks Training Institute in Detroit, we held the third in a four-part symposia series on this issue. Hundreds of community development professionals joined us to learn more about how we can make all communities places of opportunity.

Here’s a taste of what was shared and how members of our network are putting those principles into action.

Everyone agrees that Detroit has come a long way since 2013, when it filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history. But as the speakers and participants in the NeighborWorks Training Institute’s Aug. 10 symposium made clear, the true story of what led to the city’s decline and to what extent and why it is rebounding today depends on who you talk to.

Read this blog post about the symposium, and the larger implications of who “owns” a city’s story.

Join us for a week of strategizing and skills building at the Washington, DC, NeighborWorks Training Institute, Dec.12-16. This weeklong event features more than 100 courses and a special symposium, “Creating Economic Opportunity: Sharing Strategies.” Confirmed speakers include TV producer David Simon and Matthew Desmond, Harvard professor and author of “Evicted.” Register online today and take your career to the next level.