Journal Article
Banking unbanked immigrants through remittances
Samuels, George (2003-10)
High service fees for sending money abroad can be a financial strain for low and moderate-income immigrants. George Samuels explores how some mainstream financial institutions are offering competitive pricing for the service and, as a result, are banking a new set of customers.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 3-8

Journal Article
Town meets gown: the Massachusetts university-community partnership
Romero, Sofia T. (1999-01)
Sofia T. Romero of Boston College details the formation of a new statewide organization of higher education institutions, committed to reaching out from their campuses and working with their local communities to address mutual concerns.
Communities and Banking , Issue Win , Pages 9-12

Journal Article
The new community anthology: digital storytelling as a community development strategy
Marcuss, Mamie (2003-10)
Telling their tale through digital media, digital storytellers harness technology to share their experiences and communicate their values. Three community groups in Massachusetts are employing this concept and using digital stories to support their larger community building efforts.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 9-13

Discussion Paper
University-community partnerships: 2006 Worcester speaker series
anonymous (2007)
Over the last decade, partnerships between colleges and universities, government, and businesses have helped foster economic development in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. In 2006, the Worcester UniverCity Partnership, a coalition of private and public sector organizations working with colleges, in collaboration with the New England Resource Center for Higher Education, organized a speaker series aimed at promoting the depth and impact of university-community partnerships in the city. This report provides highlights from the 2006 Worcester Speaker Series, discusses the history and ...
Public and Community Affairs Discussion Papers , Paper 2007-2

Journal Article
Reviving Main Street: two New England case studies
Marcuss, Mamie (2005-01)
For 25 years, the Main Street program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation has been revitalizing town centers and rejuvenating downtown commercial districts. This article takes a look at the Main Street strategy and examines its success in Boston, Massachusetts, and Littleton, New Hampshire.
Communities and Banking , Issue Win , Pages 3-9

Journal Article
Immigrant entrepreneurs: a key to Boston's neighborhood revitalization
Hohn, Marcia (2005-07)
Marcia Drew Hohn from the Immigrant Learning Center shares highlights of a recent study on the impact of immigrant entrepreneurs in three Boston neighborhoods: Allston Village, East Boston, and Fields Corner.
Communities and Banking , Issue Sum , Pages 20-27

Journal Article
Measuring the impact of community development
Zielenbach, Sean (2004-10)
Increasingly, community development organizations are being asked to quantify the impact that they have on low- and moderate-income communities. Sean Zielenbach offers advice about undertaking this daunting and complicated task.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 3-9

Journal Article
We just knock on doors
Arce, Pedro (2008-07)
C&B talks to Pedro Arce, CEO of Veritas Bank. Veritas, a new bank, will work with community groups on development projects and serve the 70 percent Latino population of Lawrence, Massachusetts, in ways that might not be practical for large regional or national banks.
Communities and Banking , Issue Sum , Pages 28-30

Journal Article
Productive partnerships: a progress report of insurance industry investors
Luquetta, Andrea Caliz (2000-10)
Life and property and casualty insurers have been formally acting as community economic developers since legislation passed in 1998. Andrea Luquetta of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations summarizes a report documenting their progress to date.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 10-13

Journal Article
Quality of life improves in Brockton: fighting for the City of Champions: a collaboration of community lenders
MacNeil, Leo (2004-07)
For over a decade, community lenders in Brockton, Massachusetts, have been working together to revitalize this urban center. Leo MacNeil reports on the Brockton Housing Partnership's efforts to increase homeownership, improve social services, and build community.
Communities and Banking , Issue Sum , Pages 16-21, 24