Publications
MDC has been publishing reports based on our research that not only present issues and data through our lens of equity and opportunity, but also are meant to be readable and accessible to a wide readership. The documents featured here represent MDC’s larger body of work, from program evaluations to research reports to guidebooks for building community partnerships. Visit Library World to see a full archive of original MDC publications, as well as other resource materials that help inform our work and direct our research. (Login: MDC LIBRARY. No password needed.)
MDC is offering support to individual community colleges and consortia that are applying for US Department of Labor TAACCCT grants funding.
Former Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson kicked off the 2013 MDC lecture series on Thursday, February 21.
When David Dodson made his first trip to Danville, Va., in 1993 to meet with the president of Danville Community College, it was the beginning of a 20-year-and-
States and colleges in the Developmental Education Initiative (DEI) completed their grant program last December.
How Community Colleges Can Respond to Economic Crisis: Community colleges are increasingly expected to solve some of our most intractable problems. These institutions have histori
MDC has more than 4,500 square feet of meeting space with state-of-the-art A
The "Made in Durham" report sets out a vision that every you
"Folks at MDC have been asked, immemorially, what the initials stand for.
A new report from MDC examines the recent experiences of community colleges across the United States, ranging from California to Connecticut, which are implementing the Center for Working Families
For more than 45 years, MDC has been helping organizations and communities close the gaps that separate people from opportunity.
Tourists can be more vulnerable to disasters due to unfamiliarity with the area including evacuation routes and local communication outlets such as radio, television, or newspapers.
Providing shelter for vulnerable and special needs populations during and after an emergency is one of the most difficult challenges emergency planners face when preparing for a disaster.
Renters typically are more vulnerable to disasters than homeowners, for a number of reasons.
In general, the special needs of the elderly are often overlooked in disaster planning. Hurricane Katrina highlighted the vulnerability of older adults in disasters.
People with mobility restrictions are more vulnerable to disasters than the general population.
A number of strategies exist to reduce the vulnerability of mobile home residents to disasters.
Migrant worker communities are at greater risk from disasters than other populations.
Low-income families and communities often suffer disproportionately from disasters.
People with special medical needs, including individuals with hearing, visual, or cognitive impairments; those who are medically dependent on electricity; and those who will need special assistanc
Although local emergency agencies and other relief organizations usually provide essential services before, during, and after a disaster, they are not a substitute for individual and family prepar
MDC's current projects list provides a brief synopsis of all our ongoing programs and initiatives, as well as our mission statement and background information
Immigrants are moving, as they have historically, to big cities as well as to suburban and rural communities. Limited English proficiency, lack of familiarity with U.S.
Homelessness is a manifestation of underlying social vulnerabilities such as physical and mental illness, disability, substance abuse, and chronic unemployment.
When a disaster is imminent, often the safest course of action is to evacuate people from harm’s way.
Children need special assistance during a disaster. Local disaster planners, childcare facility operators, and school officials should consider the needs of this special group as they formulate th
