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Volume 13; No. 3; December 2001

Community Investments, December 2001 (PDF -929KB)
Complete Newsletter

• Cover (PDF - 113KB)
• Editor's Notebook (PDF - 120KB)
  Lena Robinson
• Small Congregations and Asset-Based Community Development (PDF - 129KB)
  Inspirational examples of how congregations are building capacity to affect change in their communities, the nonprofits that are assisting them and suggestions about how banks can be a part
  Eliza M. Carney, Coordinator, Asset-Based Community Development Religious Network
• Faith-Based Initiative Overview (PDF - 131KB)
  An overview of recent federal initiatives that have raised awareness about faith-based development
  Fred Mendez, Senior Community Affairs Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• Fishing by Faith (PDF - 107KB)
  Discover how a Los Angeles-based congregation has created community-based organizations to meet a variety of needs
  Reverend Mark Whitlock, Executive Director, FAME Renaissance
• District Update (PDF - 83KB)
  Featuring profiles of Leadership Council members from California, Nevada and Idaho
• Islamic Finance and the U.S. Banking System (PDF - 141KB)
  Learn about efforts to provide appropriate financing for followers of Islam living in the United States
  Margaret Tyndall, Community Affairs Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
• Jewish Community Federation
  See how a network of affiliated organizations serves community needs
  locally and around the globe.
  Jeff Goldman, Media Relations Manager, Jewish Community Federation
• Catholic Community Development (PDF - 132KB)
  An excellent summary of Catholic philanthropy and the affiliates that extend this support
  Amy Widestrom, Resource Development Coordinator, Mercy Housing  California
• Blessed Housing (PDF -104KB)
  Read about a few congregations that are making affordable housing a blessing and a possibility in their community
  Russell Beck, Executive Director
  
  

Editor-in-Chief Joy Hoffmann Managing Editor Lena Robinson Contributing Editor Jack Richards Design and Layout Cynthia B. Blake

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