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November 21, 2009

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Community development is the process by which civic leaders, activists, local citizens, and professionals improve various aspects of local communities. It empowers individuals with the skills needed to effect change, including building political power and working for a common agenda based on values of fairness, opportunity, and social justice.


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Bell Atlantic Foundation Awards $500,000 For School-to-Career Programs in Technology

Published: Jun 06, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

EdLink Grants Benefit Students, Teachers In More Than 60 Massachusetts Communities

Fifteen Bank of America ATMs Are Up and Talking in California

Published: Jun 05, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Bank of America today announced that its first 15 talking ATMs, of the 1,600 the bank will put in California, are now operating. The first cities to receive the machines are: San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Westminster, Berkeley, Oakland, Woodland Hills...

Bank of America named Corporation of the Year by Urban Financial Services Coalition

Published: Jun 01, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Bank of America received the Urban Financial Services Coalition Corporate Award at the coalition's National Conference, held May 24-27 in San Francisco. This is the second time in four years the bank has received this honor. UFSC, formerly known as the National Association...

Washington Mutual and PMI Mortgage Insurance co. Announce $200 Million Pilot Loan Program to Expand Home Ownership Opportunities for Low/Moderate Income Borrowers in Five States

Published: May 30, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Washington Mutual and the PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. have announced a $200 million pilot loan program to expand home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income borrowers in five states-California, Texas, Florida, Washington and Oregon. Under this pilot program, borrowers will be able...

Georgia Gov. Barnes and BellSouth Announce Major Initiative to Bridge Georgia's Digital Divide

Published: May 18, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

High-Speed Infrastructure to Be Delivered to Homes Throughout Rural Areas; All of Georgia's K-12 Schools to Have Broadband Access

Freddie Mac and National Hispanic Housing Council Launch $40 Million Affordable Housing Effort in Five States

Published: May 12, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Pilot Venture to Stimulate Construction, Latino Homeownership Opportunities in Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, and Massachusetts

Bristol-Myers Squibb Joins Effort To Accelerate Access To HIV/AIDS Treatment In Developing Countries

Published: May 11, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Public/Private Effort Includes United Nations Agencies and Other Leading Pharmaceutical Companies

Applied Materials Pledges Additional Funds to Support Information Technology in the People's Republic of China

Published: May 05, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

US $1 Million Commitment to the Applied Materials Shanghai Research and Development Fund

17 Former Welfare Recipients Hired at Bank of America Following Customized Training Program

Published: May 01, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Seventeen of Bank of America's newest associates in Los Angeles will soon transition from welfare to work, thanks to a bank training program. Each new employee successfully completed a customized eight-week training program, and was hired into a position providing ready employment and,...

Cisco Systems Partners with World Bank Group and International Youth Foundation's Global Partnership for Youth Development

Published: Apr 20, 2000 – 12:00 AM EST

Cisco Networking Academy Selected as Model Focus Project Under GPYD

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