EPA Terminates Already-Awarded Climate Funding
The agency says $20 billion in green funding for low-income communities was mismanaged and issued with political bias, but so far the EPA hasnโt produced the evidence needed to legally block the grants. Three nonprofits have filed suit.
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Mission-Driven or Profit-Driven? Enterpriseโs Hidden Role in Mobile Home Park Purchases
Despite Enterprise Community Partnersโ majority voting stake in Bellwether Enterprise, the nonprofit lender long insisted it couldnโt address its subsidiary commercial mortgage lenderโs questionable lending for mobile home park purchases.
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What’s Going On With the HUD Budget?
As the federal government teeters on the edge of a shutdown, housing advocates warn of cuts to affordable housing programs in the remaining months of FY 2025โand say to brace for even deeper threats in FY 2026. From the loss of rental vouchers to slashed homeless assistance grants, whatโs at risk now and what should advocates prepare for in the coming budget battles?
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โAnti-Displacement Toolโ to Direct City Funding to Projects that Wonโt Price Out Residents
After a years-long, tenant-led effort, Louisville will use a new tool to analyze whether a proposed housing development can meet a neighborhoodโs housing needs and income levels. If it doesnโt, the city wonโt subsidize it.
Manufactured Crisis: Losing the Nationโs Largest Source of Unsubsidized Affordable Housing
Manufactured housing communities have long been an affordable housing option for millions of people living in the U.S., but that affordability is disappearing rapidly. How did we get here?
What Makes Rent ‘Fair’
Should monthly charges be pegged to the cost of financing, developing, and operating housing, or to household income? Or are there other ways to design how rent is calculated?
The YIGBY MovementโUnlocking Church-Owned Land for Affordable Housing
As the housing crisis deepens, interest in faith-based development is spreading across the country. How do “Yes In Godโs Backyard (YIGBY)” zoning laws work, where are they being implemented or introduced, and what could it mean for communities and churches?
What Trump’s DEI Orders Could Mean for Housing
The president’s executive orders threaten the funding of a wide range of housing programs in the U.S. Over a dozen federal grantees told us how they’ve been affected, and how they’re planning for an uncertain future.
Less Visible, But Still Homeless: Workers Who Can’t Afford a Place to Live
A review of Brian Goldstoneโs new book, There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America
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Trump, Homelessness, and the Road Ahead, a Webinar
The Trump administration’s policies are putting homelessness services at risk. How can housing advocates respond to those threats?
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Fixing the Housing Crisis Beyond Supply, a Webinar
What are the root causes of the housing crisis and how can we address them?
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The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a Shelterforce Webinar
What is the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and how will it benefit affordable housing residents and community development organizations?
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Community Control
Co-op Ownership of Mobile Home Communities, A Webinar
There’s a growing number of manufactured housing owners who are joining together to buy their mobile home parks. We chat with residents, advocates, and technical assistance providers about the ins and outs of buying land together.