Baltimore and Maryland Readings

The following readings cover a variety of community development topics, but all are specific to either Baltimore or Maryland. For recent data and statistics on a number of indicators in Baltimore City, check out the website for the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute.

• Vital Signs 11: Measuring Progress Towards a Better Quality of Life in Every Neighborhood

From the Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance - Jacob France Institute (April 2013)

• Police Housing Incentives: Case Studies, Findings, Recommendations

From the Abell Report Newsletter (September 2012)

• The East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative: A Commitment to Economic Inclusion

From the Annie E. Casey Foundation (December 2011)

• Building Assets, Strengthening Families in Baltimore

From the Annie E. Casey Foundation (November 2011)

• Responsible Demolition: A Baltimore Case Study With National Implications

From the Annie E. Casey Foundation (June 2011)

• The Regular Person's Guide to the Governor's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget

From the Maryland Budget and Tax Policy Institute (February 2011)

• Children and Foreclosures in Baltimore City: An Examination of Students Affected by Foreclosures, 2003 - 2008

By Matthew Kachura at Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance-Jacob France Institute (Winter 2011)

• Indicators of Smart Growth in Maryland

Prepared by The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland (January 2011)

• The "Great Recession" in Baltimore Neighborhoods

Presented by Graduate Students in the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies (December 2010)

• Housing Policy is School Policy: Economically Integrative Housing Promotes Academic Success in Montgomery County, Maryland

By Heather Schwartz for the Century Foundation (October 2010)

• Approaches to Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling: Findings From a Study of Five Baltimore Agencies
  Prepared by Abt Associates Inc. for the Baltimore Homeownership Preservation Coalition (September 2010)

• Expanding Baltimore's Black Middle Class: Workforce Strategies for Advancing Prosperity
  By Job Opportunities Task Force and Associated Black Charities (June 2010)

• HOPE VI Neighborhood Spillover Effects in Baltimore
  By Nina Castells (2010)

• Baltimore City Consolidated Plan: July 2010- June 2015
  By Baltimore Housing (2010)

• Not in My Neighborhood: How Bigotry Shaped a Great American City

By Antero Pietila (2010), BOOK

• Loan Modifications as a Response to the Foreclosure Crisis: An Examination of Subprime Loan Outcomes in Maryland and Surrounding States
  Prepared by Abt Associates Inc. for Baltimore Homeownership Preservation Coalition (December 2009)

• New Homes, New Neighborhoods, New Schools: A Progress Report on the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program
  By Lora Engdahl for Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign (October 2009)