About Us

Working from three cities—Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati—our Cleveland Fed community development team promotes the economic resilience and mobility of low- and moderate-income (LMI) people and communities throughout our District. Economists, policy analysts, and outreach managers listen, learn, and capture insights from community members; conduct applied research and analyze data and trends; share findings and policy implications through publications, webinars, meetings, and conferences; and convene key players in community and economic development to inform policy, decision making, and investment.

Central to our work is racial equity, which we define as just and fair inclusion in an economy in which all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential, so that race can no longer predict life outcomes. Browse our Program on Economic Inclusion for more data, analysis, and programming that advances racial and economic inclusion from across the Bank.

Our work primarily focuses on three priority areas:

• Economic and Workforce Development: Access to good jobs (related work)
• Housing: Access to quality and affordable housing (related work)
• Small Business: Access to credit (related work)

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Find out more about what Community Development at the Fed does in this printable PDF

At an event, FRBC President Mester, Fed Chair Powell, and Youngstown-area leaders discussed ways to build resilient workforces. Read the recap and watch the video.

Community Advisory Council

The Community Advisory Council (CAC) helps to inform the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Community Development staff and senior leadership about current and emerging issues and trends impacting underserved and lower-income individuals and communities in the Fourth District. Learn more and meet the members.