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Cascade

Cascade is a community development publication produced three times a year by the Community Development Studies and Education Department. Cascade has a primary readership in financial institutions, nonprofits, and government agencies in the Third Federal Reserve District.

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Cascade Briefs

Cascade Briefs is a periodic electronic newsletter containing timely news and information on community development and financial education. You can view the most recent issue or sign up to receive this publication by e-mail.

Current Issue

No. 78, Fall 2011

This issue, which focuses on workforce development, provides insight into a 37-year-old Philadelphia-based partnership in which 52 health-care employers provide education and training for union members and nonunion neighborhood residents; explores a U.S. Department of Labor perspective on effective earn-while-you-learn workforce training models; discusses the collapse of the labor market for 16- to 24-year-olds; explores the economic benefits of a community college education; and offers a compendium of workforce development resources.

• Workforce Development Partnership Serves Both Employers and Employees
• Message from the Community Affairs Officer
• A Federal Perspective on Workforce Development Issues
• The Collapse of the Labor Market for 16– to 24–Year-Olds
• Spotlight on Research: The Economic Benefit of a Community College Education
• Workforce Development Resources
• New Book Probes American Mortgage System
• Calendar of Events
• Complete Issue (PDF, 1.33 MB, 20 pages)

Recent Issues

No. 77, Spring/Summer 2011

This issue contains articles on the economic development and housing impact of Marcellus shale natural gas drilling, lessons from the 19-year-old HOPE VI program, the viability of small-scale rental housing, a bank CEO’s book on personal finance principles and another banker’s leadership on financial education, research on the distributional impact of unemployment, and a book on how place matters.

No. 76, Winter 2011

This issue features articles on some of the key provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that affect consumers, two community development financial institutions’ experiences with underwriting loans to charter schools, research on the pricing of car loans for risk, the impressions of Third District leaders and lenders on the future of community development, and the legacy of ShoreBank.

No. 75, Fall 2010

This issue features articles on a lender that is making energy-efficiency loans in 24 states, a Philadelphia nonprofit’s efforts to assist low-income homeowners facing rising energy costs, the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority’s efforts to transform the city’s vacant land management system, the use of land banks as a redevelopment tool, and an analysis of Fannie Mae’s latest national housing survey.