Legal Advocacy for Community Building in South Florida

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Representing community development corporations for more than twenty years, Legal Services of Greater Miami is familiar with the barriers to private-sector investment in declining neighborhoods and the struggles of community development corporations to implement effective strategies. With legal assistance, a coalition of Miami area organizations is working to implement a "neighborhood development zone" approach to unlock hidden assets and opportunities in low-income neighborhoods.

By John Little From July - August 2003