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Community development relies on policies, resources, and recognition that were won by decades of organizing—and organizing remains essential to face new threats, preserve existing wins, and continue to fight back against the big lie that the way things are is inevitable.
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How State Coalitions Are Advancing Community Ownership of Housing
In recent years, housing coalitions promoting community land trusts and real estate cooperatives have formed in multiple cities and states—and they are achieving results. Nonetheless, a lot of work is needed to achieve the policy changes these groups desire.
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A Hero on the Bench: WI Judge Takes on Real Impacts of Highway Expansion
When we go looking for the heroes and heroines who defend our freedoms, we tend to look backward: George Washington, Mother Jones, Harriet Tubman, etc. But sometimes giants are walking […]
National Housing Conference: Housing Person of the Year Gala 2013
On Thursday, June 20, 2013, the National Housing Conference held its annual Housing Person of the Year Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. NeighborWorks America (Eileen Fitzgerald, […]
Texas Tenants Win Protections
Way back in 1999 we asked what happened to the tenants' movement? Well, it never quite died, and it might be making a comeback. Last week we wrote about San […]
Tenant Jujitsu: Renters Fight Back in San Francisco, And Win
Shelterforce, as many of you know, began as a tenant organizing newspaper. Though we've evolved to cover a much wider range of topics, both within and beyond affordable housing, we […]
Renters Rising
How San Francisco’s housing movement turned an assault on renters into a victory
Finding Allies in the Sequester
There are two good things to say about the sequester, the federal government’s obligation to cut 8 percent from the budgets of all federal programs. First, the cuts and the […]
The Renter’s Dilemma
“The old formula of buying and dying in your house is no longer the formula for many…The stigma of renting is no longer the case. When it comes to living […]
Scale-up? Not So Fast
I think about Dunbar’s number when I hear people talk about community development needing to “scale-up.” In the early 1990s, British anthropologist Robin Dunbar made a series of observations and […]
Rural Housing Budget Disappointing, But Not Surprising
Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, the Obama administration’s rural housing budget continues trends that were evident in the last several budget requests. The guiding principle seems to be, as it is […]
Three Ways the President’s Budget Benefits HUD
For low-income families that need affordable rental housing, the news from Washington in recent years has been bleak. Yet, while President Obama’s new budget has shortcomings, it achieves the important […]
Smart Choices Result in Balanced, Innovative Budget Proposal
The President’s FY14 budget represents a balanced approach to investment and deficit reduction. It recognizes the unique role that funding and tax programs play in creating and maintaining a stable […]
Project Rebuild in the 2014 Budget: Beating An All-But-Dead Horse
I must admit I was surprised to see Project Rebuild resurface in the Obama administration’s 2014 budget proposal. If there was ever an idea whose time had come and gone, […]