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ICE Is Coming to Your Building—Are You Ready?
If you have residents or clients who might be targeted by ICE (you do), it’s crucial to know what to do, and what not to do, when immigration officials show up.
How Education and Housing Advocates Worked Together to Win More Rental Assistance
In Maryland, parents and school leaders joined with housing advocates to win additional rental assistance, targeted to families in the state’s community schools.
In the Trump 2.0 Era, ‘Organizing Is the Antidote’
Tenant organizers and advocates say the only way to protect communities is to stay the course—organizing for housing rights, tenant protections, and political power.
Clybourne Park on Stage, Housing Inequity in Real Life—A Post-Show Reflection
Clybourne Park—a play exploring race, real estate, and community tensions—can set the stage for discussion on the lasting impacts of housing discrimination, gentrification, and the fight for affordability. What lessons can we take from the past to shape a more just housing future?
These HUD Cuts Have Gotten Less Attention, But the Effects Will Still Be Harmful
Technical assistance might seem dull, but it’s vital for addressing the homelessness and housing crisis. And it’s about to be a lot harder for federal grantees to get.

The Climate Crisis Hits Tenants Hardest. They’re Fighting Back.
From California to North Carolina, tenants are organizing to demand protections from natural disasters.

In Barcelona, Rent Control Shows Promise—But Short Term Rentals Limit Progress
It’s been a year since Catalunya implemented rent control. How well is it working, and why have tenants rallied for more protections?

There’s a Community Oversight Fight Brewing in the Bronx
After organizing and giving input for decades, the community around the Kingsbridge Armory might actually see it redeveloped—and they want to continue to have a say in how it goes.
In New Jersey, Pivotal Affordable Housing Decision Turns 50
The Mount Laurel Doctrine is credited with helping to create 75,000 affordable homes in New Jersey. But, of course, it hasn’t been a simple panacea either.
Poem: Ode to Jackson Heights
Usman Hameedi, chair of Mass Poetry, captures Jackson Heights in a poem that evokes the sensory delights of a favorite place.
Six Reasons Why Housing Is a Human Right
A law professor explains why housing should be—and someday might be—considered a human right in the United States.
DOGE Undermines Anti-Discrimination Protections in Housing With More Cuts
HUD is attempting to withdraw more than half of its grants to the private organizations that educate about and enforce housing-related anti-discrimination laws.
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