Communities & Banking is a quarterly publication geared for lenders and community development practitioners. It offers insightful articles on topics in community development and fair access to credit, with a focus on innovative research and effective programs and partnerships within New England.

Communities & Banking magazine focuses on

• community development
• economic sustainability
• low- and moderate-income New Englanders

Communities & Banking magazine reaches

• all the banks in New England
• funding organizations
• nonprofits doing community development
• policymakers

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Contents:

6 Holbrook’s Wharf, Cundy’s Harbor, Maine
by Heidi Shott, Genesis Community Loan Fund
A monumental effort by a broad spectrum of concerned individuals, companies, government bodies, and nonprofi t funders saved a Maine wharf and the way of life that had grown up around it over generations.

9 Mapping New England: Heating Fuel in Southern New England
by Kai-Yan Lee, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Two maps of southern New England tap 2006 American Community Survey data to show the heating fuels most often used in owner-occupied housing units versus the fuels favored in renter-occupied units.

10 Building a Workforce from Preschool Up
by Mary K. Grant, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
With the western Massachusetts economy struggling in 2005, area leaders formed the Berkshire Compact to develop solutions. As the cornerstone of a comprehensive plan, members are pursuing efforts to interest children at younger ages in higher education.

14 Improving Opportunities for Abenaki Youth
First Person with Ken Maskell, University of Vermont Abenaki Outreach Program, and Jeff Benay, Franklin County Director of Indian Education After generations of neglect, Vermont’s Abenaki Indians are getting academic and personal support in high school and attending college, thanks to Ken Maskell and Jeff Benay.

17 When Motivation Means Opportunity: Training for Real Jobs
by Gerald Ghazi, Vermont HITEC Inc.
Vermont and New Hampshire companies needing workers with specialized skills are turning to Vermont HITEC’s training programs. The organization works with companies to screen the unemployed and underemployed for motivation and to train them for guaranteed, well-paid jobs.

20 Regionalism Picks Up Speed
by Chuck Morgan, Southern Maine Regional Planning Commission
Initiatives crossing northern New England state borders—including Amtrak’s Downeaster service, joint Maine and New Hampshire efforts to save Portsmouth Naval Shipyard jobs, and Northern Forest Center collaborations—suggest regional economic activity is bigger than ever.

23 New Hampshire’s Minimum Wage
by Antoniya Owens, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
New Hampshire has increased its minimum wage for the fi rst time in ten years—to $6.50 in September 2007 and to $7.25 in September 2008. Antoniya Owens weighs the likely impact on wages and employment.

26 Capacity Building for Nonprofi ts: A Hartford Example
by Anne Sherman, TCC Group
Like for-profi t organizations, nonprofi ts need strong infrastructure to ensure long-term effectiveness and to respond to increasing demands for accountability. Our Piece of the Pie in Hartford is one nonprofi t that benefi ted from building its organizational capacity.

29 Providence Business Uplifts the Poor
by Linda Watkins, Amos House
Amos House is building on expertise acquired while feeding the homeless and providing school lunches. Its More Than A Meal catering division teaches food-service skills to people in need and offers clients professional, market-rate catering.

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    Caroline Ellis
    Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
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    Editorial Board
    Patricia Allouise
    Heather Brome
    Marques Benton
    Katharine Bradbury
    Prabal Chakrabarti
    Tom DeCoff
    Ann Eggleston
    Jane Katz
    Andrew Olszowy
    Robert Tannenwald

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