“Children are 20 percent of our population, but 100 percent of our future,” says Dayton Mayor Jeffrey Mims. Brick by Brick sat down with several Dayton teens to hear their thoughts on their neighborhoods and communities. A few consistent desires were cleaner neighborhoods, better maintained parks, and more activities to help youth learn and grow. What Teens Want for Their Neighborhoods Rick Kuhbander, […]
Vacant and abandoned properties are not only major eye sores and financial drains on cities. They also accelerate the decline of neighborhoods. How can we make this land more productive? An increasing number of governments and non-profit organizations are turning to land banks as a partial solution. The Center for Community Progress says, “A land bank is a public entity with unique powers to put […]
