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The Community Leadership programs at UMBC prepare aspiring and practicing leaders with the skills and experience needed to generate transformative social change. We help students develop greater self-understanding, engage with the assets and challenges of urban communities, hone practical leadership skills, and build personal and professional relationships that will support their growth as leaders.
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Item National mortgage settlement(Iowa Research Online, 2012-10) Anthony, Jerry; Scott, SallyOn February 9 of 2012, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general and federal officials announced a landmark $25 billion national accord with the five largest loan servicers over mortgage foreclosure fraud and unacceptable mortgage servicing practices. The settlement was approved on April 4, 2012. The accord will enable homeowners to stay in their homes through enhanced loan modifications. It also will provide payments to victims of unfair foreclosure practices and provide support for housing counseling and state--‐level foreclosure prevention programs. In addition to the monetary allocations, the settlement will require comprehensive reform of mortgage loan servicing. To ensure that the banks meet the new standards, the settlement will be recorded and enforceable as a court judgment. Compliance will be overseen by an independent monitor who will report to the attorneys general and the court. Specifically, in the state of Iowa, the share of the settlement is $40 million, of which $24 million is allocated to homeowners who lost their homes to foreclosure or are seeking loan modifications or refinancing. The State will receive a direct payment of over $15 million to support housing counseling, foreclosure prevention and other educational efforts. The Office of the Attorney General will oversee the implementation of the settlement in Iowa. This paper summarizes the major elements of the joint state and federal national mortgage servicing settlements involving residential mortgage foreclosures and loan servicing, and describes how it will impact homeowners and government programs in Iowa. It also provides links that offer more in-depth information on different aspects of the settlement.Item Building communities and growing the economy: Economic impacts of Habitat for Humanity of Iowa in 2011(Iowa Research Online, 2013-04) Anthony, Jerry; Scott, Sally; Uhl, AndreaThis report quantifies certain economic impacts of Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Iowa in 2011. We used regional input-output analysis to estimate the total impacts to the state's economy that result from money directly spent and wages directly paid by Habitat for Humanity. The economic impacts presented in this report are a conservative estimate of Habitat's impacts because no single analysis can capture the benefits of all the services that Habitat provides. This report covers new home construction and rehabilitation of homes that were sold to low-income Iowa families.Item Increasing Affordable Housing in Iowa City(UI Public Policy Center, 2013-09) Scott, Sally; Anthony, Jerry; Williams, StevenItem Making affordable housing work in Johnson County(Press Citizen, 2014-06-23) Scott, SallyItem Opportunity knocks in Riverfront Crossings(Press Citizen, 2014-12-01) Scott, SallyItem Striking the right balance on housing(Press Citizen, 2015-01-02) Scott, Sally J.; Norton, Carrie Z.Item A Healthy Neighborhoods Approach in St. Louis(Community Builders, 2014-03-05) Scott, Sally J.Item Getting housing policies right this time(Press Citizen, 2015-02-04) Dennis, Maryann; Scott, SallyItem Common sense approach to affordable housing needed(Press Citizen, 2015-06-23) Scott, Sally J.Item Is Coralville balancing growth?(Press Citizen, 2015-09-15) Scott, SallyItem Iowa City's plan the right way forward(Press Citizen, 2016-09-02) Scott, SallyItem Founding leader Sally Scott departs Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition(Press Citizen, 2017-07-03) Davis, AndyItem Affordable Housing: Building an effective coalition(The Eastern Iowa Gazette, 2016-11-25) Scott, SallyItem Overcoming Barriers to Homeownership in Baltimore City(2020-07) Scott, Sally J.; Iyer, SeemaItem Overcoming Barriers to Homeownership in Baltimore City(Abell Foundation, 2020-07) Scott, Sally; Iyer, Seema