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Susan Longworth is a policy advisor on the community development team at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Prior to joining the Fed in 2011, she had over 20 years of community development experience, with a special emphasis on community development financial institutions and community banks. She holds an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Michigan, a master’s in public service management from DePaul University and an international MBA from the University of Chicago.

Bank Publications

Recent Publications

Childcare Facility Financing: Perspectives from Three Decades of Supporting Childcare Centers
Garvester Kelley, Susan Longworth | Chicago Fed Insights | 2024 | July
How Is the Challenge of Finding Childcare Affecting Labor Force Participation? Perspectives from Employers Across the Seventh District
Susan Longworth, Thomas Walstrum, Martin Lavelle | Chicago Fed Insights | 2024 | February

Chicago Fed Insights

Childcare Facility Financing: Perspectives from Three Decades of Supporting Childcare Centers
Garvester Kelley, Susan Longworth | 2024 | July
How Is the Challenge of Finding Childcare Affecting Labor Force Participation? Perspectives from Employers Across the Seventh District
Susan Longworth, Thomas Walstrum, Martin Lavelle | 2024 | February
A Conversation with Austan Goolsbee About the Economic Impact of Covid-19
Susan Longworth | 2020 | December

CDPS Blog

Elements of a Resilient Community Ecosystem: Learnings from Interviews in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Garvester Kelley, Susan Longworth, Taylor Griffin | 2023 | February
Getting to work: Aurora, Illinois, removes barriers to collaboration
Susan Longworth | 2020 | February
Getting to work: An innovative partnership removes transportation barriers in South Bend
Susan Longworth | 2019 | December
Extending impact: Exploring CDFI strategies in smaller markets
Garvester Kelley, Susan Longworth | 2019 | October
Operationalizing Inclusion: Tools for Smaller Cities
Susan Longworth | 2019 | July
Looking for Peer Cities? Updated Tool Offers New Insights
Taz George, Susan Longworth, Mark O'Dell | 2019 | March
Motivating Collaborations: The Convergence of Public Health and Community Development
Maham Ali, Susan Longworth | 2018 | December
Understanding the PCIT or What do Wauwatosa and Waltham have in Common?
Susan Longworth, Taz George, Mark O'Dell | 2017 | April
Redefining Rustbelt: Cross-City Perspectives on Connecting Health and Community Development
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Susan Longworth | 2016 | March
A New Tool for Measuring the Convergence of Community Development and Public Health
Emily Engel, Susan Longworth | 2015 | October
Summit on Regional Competiveness
Emily Engel, Susan Longworth | 2013 | November
Mapping the Recovery: A Community Perspective
Robin Newberger, Susan Longworth | 2013 | October
Federal Agencies Align to Support Regional Growth
Susan Longworth | 2012 | December
CDFI Fund 2012 Awards to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI)
Susan Longworth | 2012 | August
Bridging the Gap: Alternative Providers of Credit to Small Businesses
Robin Newberger, Susan Longworth | 2012 | June
Industrial Cities Initiative Symposium Summary
Emily Engel, Susan Longworth | 2012 | March
Joliet Profile
Susan Longworth | 2011 | November

ProfitWise News and Views

Conclusions from conversations about economic inclusion from the Midwest
Taz George, Susan Longworth, Mark O'Dell | 2020 | No. 1 Download
Preliminary Findings from Focus Groups on Economic Inclusion in Smaller Cities
Susan Longworth, Taz George, Mark O'Dell | 2019 | No. 2 Download
Investing in Healthy Communities: Ideas to Action for Healthy People, Places, and Planet - A Conference Summary
Steven Kuehl, Susan Longworth, Lisa Richter, Jennifer Riggenbach | 2017 | No. 2 Download
Looking for Progress in America's Smaller Legacy Cities: A Report for Place-based Funders
Susan Longworth | 2017 | No. 3 Download
Financial Well-being: At the Convergence of People and Place – Reflections from a Chicago Conversation
Susan Longworth | 2016 | No. 3 Download
Introducing, Understanding, and Using the ICI 300 Peer Cities Identification Tool
Taz George, Susan Longworth, Mark O'Dell | 2016 | No. 4 Download
Measuring Small Business Financial Health
Robin Newberger, Susan Longworth, Craig Everett, Chinwe Onyeagoro | 2015 | No. 2 Download
Tools (Lessons and Strategies) Toward Market Restoration: A Conference Summary
Susan Longworth, Michael V. Berry | 2015 | No. 4 Download
Exploring the Correlations between Health and Community Socioeconomic Status in Chicago
Susan Longworth | 2014 Download
The Converging Visions of Public Health and Community Development
Susan Longworth | 2013 | December Download
Mapping the Recovery: Sentiment Survey of Small Business Intermediaries in Chicago
Daniel DiFranco, Susan Longworth, Robin Newberger | 2013 | August Download
Industrial Cities Initiative: Working Paper Summary
Emily Engel, Susan Longworth | 2012 | August Download
Small Business Access to Capital: Alternative Resources Bridging the Gap
Susan Longworth, Robin Newberger | 2012 | May Download
Recently Certified CDFI Banks and the CDFI Banking Sector
Susan Longworth, Robin Newberger | 2011 | December Download

Midwest Economy Blog

OECD Chicago Economy Conference
Emily Engel, Susan Longworth | 2013 | December

Chicago Fed Letter

Dealing with the Impact of Manufacturing Job Losses in the Midwest
Emily Engel, Susan Longworth | 2012 | No. 298a | May Download

Presentations and Other Resources

Peer City Identification Tool

Interactive Map

Background Information

Industrial Cities Initiative

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