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This is Lucas Grindley from Next City, a show about changemakers and their stories. We’re off this week for President's Day, but we’ll be back next Wednesday with more inspiring and workable ideas that move our society toward justice and equity. If you can’t wait for the next story, head to NextCity.org for the latest coverage. As always, we’d love to hear any feedback from our listeners. Please feel free to email us at info@nextcity.org. And if you haven’t already, subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, Goodpods or anywhere you listen to your podcasts. We’ll see you next week.

What makes this particular credit union so special, how did it come to be – and what if there were more of them?

Experts have a long list of solutions that we’ve known about for a long time. But the old ways of doing things are keeping changemakers apart and the status quo in place.

Strengthening the “cooperativas” in Puerto Rico might be the key to rebuilding after a string of disasters.

A nonprofit in Richmond, Virginia is the nation’s first combination of a community land trust with a land bank, and it’s trying to shrink the racial homeownership gap.

If you're not familiar, community fridges are exactly what they sound like. They're refrigerators where you can come and take whatever food you need for free. They're stocked by donations and managed usually by a small group of volunteers. Today, we'll hear from Taylor Scott who -- when she couldn't find that community fridge -- started RVA Community Fridges.

Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years. As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, two community organizers in Atlanta who won legal protections for themselves and other who were formerly incarcerated.

Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years. As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, how community-owned real estate in East Boston is keeping rents affordable.

Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years. As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, how a Kentucky non-profit increased participation in Lexington’s local government.

Next City is turning 20! And our journalists are publishing a special 20th-anniversary edition of our annual Solutions of the Year magazine in which we’re talking about the solutions we want to see expand in cities over the next 20 years. As part of the celebration, we’re re-airing some of the stories that we’ve covered here on the podcast. Today, the Black barber whose work inspired him to launch a credit union to help his clients and neighbors in Arkansas.

The number of Latino-owned businesses in the U.S. grew by 34% between 2007 and 2019. And now these entrepreneurs have an ally — a loan fund that caters to Latino and immigrant entrepreneurs.

More than giving back, the NFL acknowledges it makes money by depending on Black athletes, and its new investments are considering the communities where its athletes come from.