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March 2024

Making the Spaghetti Stick: Lessons Learned through Efforts to Advance Health Equity in Roanoke, Virginia

As the Invest Health Roanoke team celebrates the recent groundbreaking of a resource hub in the Melrose-Orange neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, Dr. Liz Ackley took the time to reflect and recognize the value of remaining committed to Invest Health’s core principals while throwing the proverbial roadmap out the window.

In sharing the challenges and leverage points experienced through their work to bring a community resource hub with grocery, wellness, education and banking services to our community, we hope to accelerate equity-promoting community development projects in midsized cities across the US.

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September 2023

How Roseville, CA grew a $60,000 Invest Health initiative grant into nearly $12 million of community-driven investment

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June 2023

Driving Private Investment Toward Health Equity Using People-centered Local Policy

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March 2023

Building a Multi-Solver Through Affordable Accessory Dwelling Unit Housing

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February 2021

Making Community Development Capital Work in Small and Midsize Cities

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January 2021

Invest Health Sustaining the Network Launch

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January 2021

Catch-22: The Tortuous Path to Home Repair Help

Mary Stimpson was supposed to be a high-priority candidate for assistance repairing her roof and furnace. Instead she languished for years without heat until some advocates went above and beyond.

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