Webinar

In this webinar, we examine what a solidarity economy approach is, what its principles are, how these principles are being applied presently, and how they might be applied more broadly to support housing justice and transformative economic change.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee most U.S. home loans, which is supposed to make homeownership widely accessible. But is this happening? In this webinar, three field leaders argue that these government-sponsored enterprises need to step up with new products and services to expand access to homeownership.

What makes a home habitable? What makes habitability laws successful? In this webinar, an organizer in New Orleans and a representative from a nonprofit working with communities across the country affected by vacancy and abandonment share their perspectives.

A dive into some promising new approaches to both funding community ownership and building out an ecosystem that supports its sustainability.

What do we mean by social housing in the United States? How has it worked in the past, and how should it be expanded? Watch “Housing as a Public Good: The State of Housing Today.”

The Trump administration’s policies are putting homelessness services at risk. How can housing advocates respond to those threats?

What are the root causes of the housing crisis and how can we address them?

What is the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and how will it benefit affordable housing residents and community development organizations?

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.

Laws that give tenants the ability to purchase their own apartments are popping up across the country. In this webinar, a panel of folks who have been reporting on, fighting for, and using these policies offer their perspectives on this powerful anti-displacement tool. 

Five women from diverse backgrounds got together with Shelterforce to talk about the community development field and their work in it.

There are reforms and expansions of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit afoot. But some in the field argue that we need to change the tax credit model of financing housing more deeply—or move away from it entirely. Join scholars and organizers as they discuss these issues and explore a path forward.