Dixon Romeo is an organizer with the Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition. “When you got people’s rent going from $850 to $1,300. You’re telling people you don’t want them in the ...

Gordon said companies need to negotiate through community benefit agreements that are enforceable and transparent. The main reason for this is communities should know exactly what they will be ...

I will be Google's best friend if they institute a community benefit agreement that benefits the city as a whole." Community benefit agreements are written contracts that outline specific ...

These businesses employ other members of our community who also spend their money here. Who benefits from SNAP, Medicaid, LIHEAP, Head Start, and other social safety net programs? You and I do.

Capping all of this off, the city received word just recently that it had been named the 12th best “micropolitan” community in the nation, covering communities with a population between 10,000 and ...

with the Community Benefits Agreement Coalition. The Obama Center, just blocks from the site, is scheduled to open next year. A proposal was submitted to the City Council in March. It seeks to ...

“We know that when we successfully advocate for policies and support programs that positively impact women and girls, our whole community benefits,” said Ms. Shekari. Anyone in the community ...

Defense Department data shows the uptick began well before Trump's reelection and experts point to actions by the Biden ...

Service-learning is deeply integrated across the Purdue University School of Nursing, extending beyond the classroom to engage students with the community. In many public health and other courses, ...

The Montgomery County Council approved employee collective bargaining agreements, but councilmembers shared concerns about ...

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“We already have community benefits agreements. We already have contracts. What we need is the team and the enforcement behind it to hold people accountable who don't do what they say that they ...