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EQUITY e-newsletter September 2007
Up one levelWeed and Seed: It's Not a Project or a Program- It's a Strategy!
EQUITY Feature Article
Weed and Seed: Making Assets Grow Question: What federal agency runs a program called “Weed and Seed”? Hint: it’s not the Department of Agriculture. If you said the Department of Justice, then you already know about an ambitious effort to revitalize troubled neighborhoods across the country. By Terry Ratigan, Weed and Seed Consultant
EQUITY Program of the Month
Terry Ratigan provides a peak at a fully inclusive IDA program offered through the Racine Wisconsin Weed & Seed effort. People with disabilities comprise nearly one quarter of the participants in this IDA program.
EQUITY Tip of the Month
Interested in increasing your outreach to the disability community? The disability community is the new target audience for your organization, product or service.
EQUITY Responds: WID Answers Your Questions
Question: As part of a Weed & Seed strategy in my neighborhood, there is a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. Last year, they were stressing the importance of “leveraging” the “EITC”. What does that mean? Isn’t leveraging something very risky?