Restoring Prosperity
The Greater Ohio Policy Center Blog
The Network works to advocate for shared policy goals and to promote learning among cities statewide. Stewarded by the Greater Ohio Policy Center, RCN actively works to identify, develop, and advocate for policies that support small legacy city revitalization and help communities transition to be fully competitive in the 21st Century economy.
Jumpstarting development is a perennial struggle for legacy cities all over the country. Some communities lack the training and technical assistance know-how to tap into existing resources, some lack financial capital to incentivize development, and some simply don’t know where to start work in their communities.
GOPC does not provide direct legal or cash assistance to tenants facing eviction, however, we are supportive of measures that would protect renters negatively affected by the pandemic. The need for emergency rent assistance is great; experts estimate between 29 million and 40 million renters nationwide could be at risk of eviction by the end of the year, a crises which could impact approximately 33% of all renters in Ohio.
The Pennsylvania Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) provides tax credits in return for financial contributions that support programming and projects serving low-income residents or distressed neighborhoods. The NAP helps aggregate corporate contributions and donations to incentivize revitalization in the state’s previously disinvested communities.
