Illinois CRA Comment Letter
Considering the absence of race in this NPR, it would seem that there is a disconnect between the legislative intent of the IL-CRA and the law’s proposed implementation and enforcement.
Comment Letter: Racial Equity Impact of Federal Programs
Woodstock recently signed on to an advocates’ response to a Request for Information (RFI) from the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) asking for input on data, analytical methods, and stakeholder engagement strategies that federal agencies should use...
President Preckwinkle taps Woodstock for Cook County Equity Fund Task Force
Brent Adams is representing Woodstock as one of 50 leaders of organizations advising Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on ways to use a new Cook County Equity Fund fund to address racial disparities.
Wall Street Journal letters: Equality Goes With Freedom, Equity Doesn’t
CEO Horacio Mendez's letter in response to column by Charles Lipson on equity ran March 11
Woodstock plans two new Fact Books in 2021
Coming in 2021, two new Fact Books: one features 2020 Dodd-Frank Data, the other will aggregate the data from 34 years of Fact Book data to analyze long-term trends Fact Books, A Valuable Resource Woodstock Institute’s Community Lending Fact...
Black Lives Matter
Today we say to our Black brothers and sisters, we hear you. Black lives matter. Black communities matter. Black futures matter The brutal killing of Black people by police must end – and it must end now. We ask...