Community Development
To support the growth of an inclusive economy, we work with low- and moderate-income communities to increase access to credit, quality jobs, education, and housing. We also help financial institutions understand their responsibilities under the Community Reinvestment Act.
Workforce & Economic Development
Article
Using Qualitative Research to Understand the Economy: A Toolkit
This toolkit offers lessons on using community-engaged qualitative research practices gleaned from the Federal Reserve’s Worker Voices Project and shows how others can employ these methods in their own work.
Occupational Mobility Explorer
23 Sep ’24
This interactive tool sheds light on career pathways in the U.S. labor market. The tool allows users to explore career paths and visualize how job skills needed for specific occupations can transfer to higher-paying occupations in the same geographical area.
Perspective
Putting Research into Action
Housing costs are a top concern for all of us. In this article, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick T. Harker expands on research conducted by the Philadelphia Fed that brings both the challenges and opportunities of housing affordability into clearer focus.
Brief
Small Business Credit Survey: 2024 Third District Insights
This brief offers a view into small business conditions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware using data from the Fed’s Small Business Credit Survey.
Event
Sep
25
2024
Rural Community Action Assembly: Farm and Agricultural Business Transitions
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Virtual
About
Community Development and Regional Outreach Visiting Scholars
Updated: February 2024
Academics, experts, and thinkers with focus areas aligned with the Community Development and Regional Outreach department are key collaborators as participants in the Visiting Scholars Program.
Consumer Credit Explorer
22 May ’24
The Consumer Credit Explorer (CCE) is an interactive tool for examining trends in consumer credit use at the regional, state, and national levels.
