Quality Housing Coalition
Springfield needs more quality housing that is affordable. […]
Movie Night
REAP has joined forces with SHARE United and the Springfield Park District to present movie night at sundown featuring Black Panther at Kiwanis Park on August 3rd. Come early for [...]
Poplar Place Garden Party
REAP and the Family Communication’s Center are teaming up to help launch genH’s Poplar Place Garden Work Days on July 19, 2018. Click picture for flyer (can that be easily [...]
Community health roundtable highlights high asthma, lead levels
Higher-than-average levels of asthma and lead in Springfield and Sangamon County must be addressed as part of a community wide effort to improve housing for low-income residents, especially children. Read [...]
What if you and your neighbors resdeisgned your town’s worst intersection?
We’ve all got one. That particularly awful intersection in your neighborhood that you can’t avoid passing through every single day.
‘White Flight’ Remains a Reality
Stereotypes and prejudice may persist, even despite the socioeconomic attainments of minority groups.
In new survey, America’s mayors cite affordable housing as a main concern
Mayors weigh in: America’s cities have been staging a comeback in recent years, with many downtown areas attracting a new wave of educated Millennials. With this influx of residents comes a demand for [...]
SMTD holding public hearings on bus route changes
The Sangamon Mass Transit District will be holding a series of eight public meetings in February to get input from riders on a new route system planned to go into [...]
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Boosts Health Policy
This week, the Bipartisan Policy Center will release a report summarizing research linking affordable housing, the majority of which is financed through LIHTC, to improvements in health behaviors and outcomes. [...]
Sangamon Valley Trail Extension Open to the Public
The new six-mile extension of the Sangamon Valley Trail north of Stuart Park will officially open to the public Thursday. For area cyclists and joggers, that means the length of [...]