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NATIONAL COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION ALLIANCE (CRA)

Detroit May 5-7, 2008 Inauguration of the National Community Revitalization Alliance.  The Community Revitalization Alliance was launched in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other partners at the Agency’s national brownfields conference BF 2008 in Detroit.

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American Planning Association Web Conference on Urban Redevelopment

The American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners featured Deeohn Ferris during a web conference.. read more...

Deep South Center for Environmental Justice National Symposium

Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc. participated in the Deep South Center’s national symposium...read more...

Kellogg Foundation’s 2008 Food and Society Gathering for Good Food

On behalf of SCDGroup, Inc. community organizer Charlotte Keys attended the the W. K. Kellogg Foundation’s invitational...read more..

The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Liveable Communities launches PLACES Program   Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc. supports the Funders Network for Smart Growth and Liveable Communities...read more...

The African American Forum on Race & Regionalism convenes two events in New Orleans March 5-6, 2008.   Elected Officials Forum.  On March 5, 2008 in New Orleans, the African American Forum and the Joint Center co-convened an invitational national briefing...read more...

Knowledgeplex Web-inar Series on Redeveloping Brownfields

On October 23, 2007, Deeohn Ferris participated in The Brownfields Chat Series co-sponsored by KnowledgePlex...read more...

National U.S. EPA Smart Growth Awards

Deeohn Ferris, President of Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc. was selected by U.S. EPA...read more...

New AAFRR Publications on Equitable Regionalism

Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc. managed and coordinated the development of three new publications...read more...

1. Regionalism:  Growing Together to Expand Opportunity to All

a groundbreaking comprehensive study of regionalism trends nationally, and implications for regionalism in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.

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Study Summary Report

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Cleveland Report Full Study

2.  FOCUS Magazine Volume 35, Issue 2 (March / April 2007)  ..read more...

3.  The Next American City Magazine (Winter 2006 No. 13) ..read more...

New Orleans Area Health Disparities Project     The New Orleans Area Health Disparities Project was managed and coordinated by Sustainable Community Development Group, Inc. ...read more...

National Community Reinvestment Coalition    Sustainable Community Development Group’s President, Deeohn Ferris, addressed the May 2007 national conference...read more...

Carnegie Mellon University Hosts Forum on Environmental Justice

On April 31, 2007 Deeohn Ferris joined other national leaders in the field to address a conference on environmental justice hosted by Carnegie Mellon...read more...

Environmental Delegation to Bolivia

Sustainable Community Development Group’s President, Deeohn Ferris, was invited to join a team of leading environmental lawyers from around the globe...read more...