Community Development Field

While affordable housing with some office space for nonprofits is relatively common, in Redmond, Washington, a group of human services organizations went the other way: they rebuilt their collective office space and added housing.

The results benefit residents, neighbors, and the organizations themselves.

Shelterforce’s Shelby R. King participated in a virtual forum, “Prospects for Affordable Housing Under the Trump Administration,” on Thursday, July 31.

Since the spring, the nonprofit’s funding has been delivered monthly instead of in full, leaving member organizations operating paycheck-to-paycheck and putting projects on hold.

The law raises funding for LIHTC, but steep cuts to social programs will more than outweigh the benefits. Here’s a look at what’s in the tax law, along with a second bill that would slash housing funding if passed.

In a time when many organizations are trying to adapt their messaging to reach a wider audience—which can be done—it’s important to look to the research to avoid some pitfalls along the way.

The tax bill includes a significant expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. However, its other provisions, especially cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, are so harmful that the affordable housing field should not be celebrating.

In Springfield, Missouri, organized tenants have filed a lawsuit against the past and present owners of their tax credit–financed properties, claiming that in exercising an opt-out provision they violated both state and federal requirements.

Keeping our heads down and our language inoffensive is not the right response to the times we’re in. Solidarity and courage is.

The financial intricacies involved in building affordable housing can be difficult to understand. This explainer breaks down the foundational concepts.

Though it hasn’t taken any action yet, DOGE has officially assigned a team to NeighborWorks America. The congressionally chartered nonprofit provides resources and training to a network of hundreds of local organizations that develop affordable housing and support homeowners and communities.

In Maryland, parents and school leaders joined with housing advocates to win additional rental assistance, targeted to families in the state’s community schools.