Communities & Banking
Spring 2014 
Business Loans to Low-Income Entrepreneurs
Nonprofit lenders are removing the barriers to loan capital for lower-income entrepreneurs who are starting or growing businesses.
Collaborating to Revitalize Human and Wildlife Communities Along the Penobscot
Unlikely partners join forces to restore depleted sea-run fisheries while maintaining hydropower on New England's second-largest river.
Debt-Buyer Lawsuits and Inaccurate Data
Advocates for lower-income families need to be aware that many debt buyers are suing the wrong people, and for the wrong amounts.
Making Smarter Decisions about Higher Education
Decisions about higher education are among the most important that young people make, but many students need better information if they are to match their choices to their aspirations.
Moving to Self-Sufficiency
A revitalized Family Self-Sufficiency program helps families in subsidized housing increase their earnings, build assets, reduce reliance on public assistance, and become financially secure.
Resident-Owned Mobile-Home Parks in Maine
Helping owners of manufactured housing become owners of the land, too, can be challenging, and collaborations are essential.
The Scourge of Dropping Out
Keeping truants in school requires broad collaboration—and a willingness on the part of all concerned to ask, Am I part of the problem?
Viewpoint: The Self-Sufficiency Challenge
Housing programs to help people in poverty have myriad benefits, but don't expect them to accomplish what historically only large-scale structural changes have accomplished.