About Us

The Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action (CBANA) links university research with community action with an emphasis on researcher-practitioner collaboration, partnerships with community-based organizations, and citizen engagement through participatory research.

Physically housed in The Urban Child Institute, CBANA is part of The School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy at The University of Memphis, in Memphis, Tennessee.

New! ONLINE VERSION of the 2007 Lending Study for Shelby County, Tennessee.