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City Limits grew out of the grassroots world of community development, where visible accomplishments, rather than words, are the ultimate indicator of success or failure. First published in 1976 as a newsletter for a group of housing organizations, City Limits quickly evolved into an independent news source with a reputation for hard-hitting reporting.

Today, we provide information and analysis you won't find anywhere else on policies and players, strategies and programs--from the front lines of advocacy to affordable housing, from federal spending to local campaigns, from community gardens to inclusionary zoning.

Common Ground Relief's mission is to provide short term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area. Common Ground Relief is a community-initiated volunteer organization offering assistance, mutual aid and support. The work gives hope to communities by working with them, providing for their immediate needs and emphasizes people working together to rebuild their lives in sustainable ways.

The Center for Community Planning & Development (CCPD) promotes knowledge, applied research, and innovative practice in community planning and development throughout the New York metropolitan region. The CCPD is committed to democratic, inclusive, and participatory approaches to planning and development that foster sustainability and economic and social justice.

The Katrina Information Network (KIN) is a collaboration of groups in the Gulf and across the country to build power for change. Through e-advocacy, grassroots pressure, local actions, resolutions and selective buying, we can build greater pressure for what’s right.

Make the Road New York promotes economic justice, equity and opportunity for all New Yorkers through community and electoral organizing, strategic policy advocacy, leadership development, youth and adult education, and high quality legal and support services.

Planners Network is an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning in urban and rural areas, who promote fundamental change in our political and economic systems.

Shelterforce, The Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Building is published by the National Housing Institute, an independent nonprofit organization that examines the issues causing the crisis in housing and community in America. These issues include poverty and racism, disinvestment and lack of employment, safety, education, and breakdown of the social fabric.

The mission of Tenants & Neighbors is to build a unified and powerful statewide organization that empowers and educates tenants, preserves affordable housing, livable neighborhoods, and diverse communities; and strengthens tenant protections.