Shelterforce

What can be done to significantly advance Black homeownership and access to affordable housing? Watch the panel discussion.

A: So far, researchers haven’t found that an increase in vouchers by itself causes rents to rise.

Tenant activists discuss how the housing movement can do better at aligning itself with the tenants’ rights movement.

Confused by the acronyms and initials dotting your reading material? All fields have them, and housing is no exception. Here’s what many of the most common mean.

“Each and every person should have the opportunity to have safe, secure, adequate, and affordable housing. I wasn’t able to have it, but I can help others have it.”

March being Women’s History Month—an ideal time to celebrate the brave, bold, and thoughtful women who are influencing history—Shelterforce and Community Change have decided to continue the video series: Women of Color on the Front Lines.

COVID-19 and evictions, more on the gentrification debate, and the misleading marketing of renters choice—Shelterforce reviews its most-read articles of the year. Which was most important to you?

Cynthia Wiggins was introduced to housing organizing earlier on in life and has been ceaseless in her efforts to help her community.

Vy Le’s perseverance as an immigrant, unbeknownst to her, was preparation for a later fight to remove barriers for others facing similar challenges.

Idalia Rios began her organizing career advocating for her son, who has a speech delay. In the process, she learned that even when advocacy begins with your own family, you have to fight for the class, school, and larger community to achieve lasting change.

Once homeless, Donna Price persevered with unshakable strength, which landed her in a position she once couldn’t imagine.

How do we work toward providing dignified housing to everyone, regardless of their income?