We leverage our cross-sector network and convening power to advance innovative community economic development solutions that address the inequity of under-resourced communities in the District of Columbia.
We bring together practitioners, residents, elected officials and others to understand the challenges facing the field.
We brainstorm comprehensive strategies to address these challenges inclusive of research, policy change, community engagement, and programmatic initiatives.
We design and implement holistic, systems change solutions encompassing research, public policy, community engagement, capacity building, and high-impact initiatives.
November 21, 2025
A roadmap for cities and regions looking to activate anchor institutions as engines of equitable economic growth.
October 30, 2025
A reflection on resilience, renewal, and the shared determination to keep serving D.C. communities.
In the wake of this year’s Beyond Barriers Conference, I’ve found myself returning again and again to the question Bakari Sellers posed to all of us: “Where do we go from here?”
November 26, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Coordinating CNHED’s housing priorities across the Continuum of Housing and synthesizing information from all the housing-affiliated Working Groups and Projects.
November 27, 2025
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Promoting community economic development as a pathway towards economic opportunity and self-sufficiency.
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