BOUNCE FORWARD, NOT BACK: LEVERAGING RESILIENCY TO PROMOTE EQUITY

Written by Caroline Lauer, a Master of Urban Planning student at Harvard's Graduate School of Design who was a 2017 Edward M. Gramlich Fellow in Community and Economic Development, "Bounce Forward, Not Back: Leveraging Resiliency to Promote Equity" draws lessons from the growing literature on resiliency and from two case studies of notable initiatives carried out by organizations in NeighborWorks America's national network of independent, nonprofit organizations focused on affordable housing and community development.