A recording of the SPARCC launch event at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is now available for streaming here. Or, read more about SPARCC in some of the news coverage below.
Initiative Coverage:
The Atlantic: Americans Are Pretty Skeptical That Hard Work Will Pay Off
Next City: The Way We Build Infrastructure Reflects Our Values
Inside Philanthropy: How a $90 Million Mix of Grants and Financing Seeks to Make Infrastructure More Equitable
Inside Philanthropy: Decision to Engage: Grants to Bring an Equity Lens to Urban Sustainability Work
Medium: A Ride to Better Health
The Plaid Zebra: The SPARCC Initiative Plans to Reverse Urban Inequality
Fast Company: Inside the $90 Million Initiative to Reverse Urban Inequality
Philanthropy News Digest: $90 Million Equitable Infrastructure Initiative Launched
Enterprise: #WeAllThrive: A Conversation on Equity, Prosperity & Sustainability
LIIF: New Ideas, New Allies: How Unlikely Partnerships are Transforming Community Development
NRDC: Investing in Equity
NRDC: Questioning Assumptions About Low-Income Americans
SF Fed: The Jenga Tower of Prosperity: The Strong, Prosperous, And Resilient Communities Challenge (SPARCC)
Site Coverage:
Chicago:
Group Health Research Institute: SPARCC ignites change for equitable communities in 6 major cities
Metro Planning: Hubs of Opportunity Will be just a Quick Train Ride Away
Atlanta:
Atlanta Black Star: Survey Finds Most Americans Believe Hard Work Will Take You Only So Far These Days
SaportaReport: Step Up For Atlanta: The Living Transit Fund and a Path to a New Atlanta Way
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Transformation Alliance celebrates $1 million grant
Atlanta Voice: TransFormation Alliance awarded $1 million to help advance local transportation and housing initiatives in Atlanta
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Atlanta alliance getting $1 million to ensure thriving communities
Atlanta Business Chronicle: Atlanta gets funding to address affordable housing near Beltline, MARTA
ArtsATL: SPARCC gives Atlanta’s TransFormation Alliance $1 Million to offset Gentrification
Patch Atlanta: Atlanta Awarded $1M Toward Equitable Development
Memphis:
Christian Science Monitor: Can Memphis Keep MLK’s Crusade for Economic Justice Alive?
Clean Energy Blog: Smart, Prosperous and Resilient? Memphis Named as 1 of 6 Sites for New Climate, Health and Racial Equity Initiative
Memphis Daily News: Grant Begins New North Memphis Rebuilding Effort
The Commercial Appeal: The 9:01: North Memphis investment, ‘Sun Records’ clip
High Ground: SPARCC grant targets North Memphis for equitable development
Memphis Flyer: North Memphis Selected for $1 Million Equitable Development Grant
WMCActionNews5: Memphis partners awarded $1 million to revitalize North Memphis
The Commercial Appeal: City lands $1M for North Memphis initiative
The Daily News: North Memphis Effort Gets $1 Million SPARCC Grant
The Commercial Appeal: Residents weigh in on $1M North Memphis award (video)
Local Memphis: Grant Aims To Help Improve Part Of North Memphis