From Concentrated Poverty to Community Wealth Building: A Report from the Field on Richmond’s Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Wealth Building Initiative

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  • Williamson, Thad
    • Other Affiliation: Associate Professor of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
Abstract
  • The City of Richmond, Virginia has recently embarked on an ambitious effort to reduce the city’s 26% poverty rate, encompassing multiple policy areas from education to economic and workforce development to housing. This innovative plan was developed via extensive input from citizens and strong support from Mayor Dwight C. Jones, who in 2014 established the nation’s first Office of Community Wealth Building to lead implementation of the plan. This article summarizes the key components of the initiative, identifies ongoing challenges to its successful implementation, and offers brief lessons for planners and policymakers in other communities from the Richmond experience.
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  • Carolina Planning Journal
Journal volume
  • 40
Page start
  • 14
Page end
  • 18
Language
  • English
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  • Carolina Planning Journal

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