Governments have faith that church property can help solve the housing crisis
By Molly Bolan. Originally published in Route Fifty.
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Reflections from our FUSE Corps Innovation Lab with the United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City
On June 22, 2023, two members of the Medici Road team – Thomas Houston and Alyssa Smaldino – facilitated a FUSE Corps Innovation Lab with the United Government (UG) of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS. Their FUSE Fellow, DeWayne Bright, Sr., is working to build a comprehensive housing strategy for the UG, which will be the first of its kind. With no centralized housing authority and a surging homelessness crisis, the UG engaged Medici Road to guide a set of diverse stakeholders through a process to generate creative solutions that can significantly increase access to housing while improving overall wellbeing in the region.
Milwaukee County Innovation Lab: Reflections on Guiding Your Organization from Community Involvement to Community Power
On May 2, 2023, two members of the Medici Road team – Thomas Houston and Alyssa Smaldino – facilitated a FUSE Innovation Lab with Milwaukee County. Their Equity Office, particularly their FUSE Fellow Kristin Vogel, has been organizing a community engagement strategy that increases government responsiveness to community needs, and utilizes the data and stories shared by community members to inform decisions about resource allocation. They posed the question: how might we move beyond community engagement to increase community power?
A new center in Fort Worth wants to help you start a business
By Seth Bodine. Originally published in Fort Worth Report.
City of Atlanta Faith-Based Initiative
By Wesley Myrick. Originally published in Canopy Forum.
New Orleans Looks to Solar for a More Resilient Future
By Ashley Silver. Originally published in Government Technology.
Milwaukee’s Digital Workforce Program Continues Its Evolution
Story originally published in Government Technology. In 2020 and 2021, dire effects from the COVID-19 pandemic completely shifted accessibility pathways to train individuals and families in person for high-demand industries. As most companies turned to remote or hybrid work, members of Employ Milwaukee, Milwaukee County’s workforce development board, knew they would have to reshape their approach … Continued
Connect99: Birmingham Takes Aim at the Digital Divide
Story originally published in Government Technology. Officials in Birmingham, Ala., are utilizing a new awareness campaign to break down accessibility barriers to a utility that could impact residents’ ability to land jobs, find educational opportunities and enroll in health care. The CONNECT99 campaign, launched last November, was created by the Birmingham mayor’s office to help direct residents … Continued
Amid housing crunch, KS lawmakers want to expand rural incentive program to big cities
By Jonathan Shorman. Originally published in The Kansas City Star.