NNC Unveils Smart Growth Took Kit -- First-of-its-kind Blueprint Represents Important Resource for Housing and Community Development Reporters

Washington, DC -- The National Neighborhood Coalition announces the release of its Neighborhoods, Regions and Smart Growth Tool Kit. The tool kit provides a comprehensive roadmap to guide neighborhood advocates on how to work more effectively within a regional dynamic to foster sustainable community revitalization. For reporters, the tool kit sheds light on important aspects of Smart Growth including a clearer understanding of what it is, how regional growth policies affect neighborhoods, and why community organizations should be involved in smart growth.

NNCs Smart Growth too kit provides something community organizations have needed for a long time: an easy-to-understand, 'big picture explanation of how neighborhood development and regional growth affect one another.

The Tool Kit includes sections on:

•   Neighborhoods, Regions and Smart Growth: Understanding the Connections
•   Making A Difference: A Checklist for Action
•   Going Deeper: Visioning, Planning, Building and an Agenda for Change
•   Vital Resources

If you are reporting on Smart Growth or other aspects of community development or affordable housing issues, you will find this resource immensely helpful.

Please call Leah Kalinosky at 202-408-8553 to receive the Smart Growth Tool Kit, for additional information or to schedule an interview with a Smart Growth expert(s).