MIT@Lawrence focuses its resources in to three action-learning program areas:
Affordable Housing
We advocate for sustainable housing development that is affordable, equitable, and transportation-oriented by applying regional, neighborhood, and environmental planning principles.
Current Projects:
DUSP Lawrence Practicum 2007: Informing the Plan for an NRSA in the Arlington Neighborhood
Predatory Lending Digital Media Project
Selected Past Projects:
DUSP Lawrence Practicum 2006: Public Property Disposition
Housing Intern
DUSP Lawrence Practicum 2005: Neighborhood Redevelopment Strategies
DUSP Lawrence Practicum 2004: Vacancy Maps and IDA Program
Community Asset Building
MIT@Lawrence promotes approaches to collective and individual wealth building strategies, including the expansion of Individual Development Account (IDA) programs and collective economic structures.
Current Projects:
Collective Economics
IDA Program Expansion
Residential Mobility in Ethnic Enclaves Project
Homeownership Preparation Project
Selected Past Projects:
Nonprofit Management Course
DUSP Lawrence Practicum 2004: Vacancy Maps and IDA Program
Neighborhood Information Systems
Community Asset Map
Youth Pathways
MIT@Lawrence fosters educational achievement, career, and community development in youth through peer-to-peer learning, creative collaboration, and democratic participation.
Current Projects:
Environmental Education and Leadership (Green Team)
SAT Prep
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