Community Benefits Agreements: The Power, Practice, and Promise of a Responsible Redevelopment Tool

This publication is the second monograph in a series produced by
The Annie E. Casey Foundation to focus thought and attention on the use of responsible redevelopment practices. This report provides a summary of a consultative session on community benefits agreements that took place in May 2007. Read report.

Community Benefits Agreements: Making Development Projects Accountable

Good Jobs First and the Partnership for Working Families produced this updated version of their handbook on Community Benefits Agreements. These agreements include benefits such as living wages, local hiring, affordable housing, environmental improvements and funding for other community needs such as health clinics and youth centers. The report also includes a section on monitoring and enforcement of such agreements, as well as excerpts from key agreements. Read report.