Bridging the Health-Community Development Divide

Community developers and health professionals often work in the same neighborhoods with the same residents, but they rarely work together in an integrated way to improve people’s

Fighting Food Deserts in Kansas

This article originally appeared on The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Community Connections blog on 12/15/2017.

ReImagining the Future of Small Industrial Cities

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston serves the first district of New England, encompassing most of the six New England states from Maine to Connecticut.  The Regional & Community Outreach Department of the Bank promotes the economic strength of lower-income individuals and communities in New England. Our focal areas are threefold: Strengthen the prospects of smaller industrial cities in New England; Increase employment opportunities for lower-income residents; and advance household economic security and equity.

Health: What’s the Fed got to do with it?

Good physical health critical to economic well-being

[This blog is crossposted from an op-ed that was published on Philly.com]

New podcast episode from the Federal Reserve highlights connection between health and economic opportunity

Did you know that each of the 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks has a