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People in Baltimore worried about losing their homes to foreclosure can now call a city hotline to get help. When they dial 311, the...

In September Congress passed several reforms to the notorious agency known as FEMA, though it comes far too late for the victims of its...

In 2006, housing advocates across the country scored numerous legislative victories in their states. From new funding sources for housing trust funds to improving local tax credit regulations, policies are now in place to promote the production of affordable housing, protect residents from displacement and help low-income workers afford their housing. Here are some of the highlights.

The median age of San Francisco’s homeless population rose from 37 to 46 from 1990 to 2003, according to a recent study by University...

The 110th Congress: What's in store for housing and community advocates?

Officials in Sacramento, CA, are scrambling to protect the residential hotel units that remain in the city’s downtown for people with very low incomes....

Price Hill Will, a CDC in Cincinnati, agreed to an out-of-court settlement with a group of mortgage appraisers, investors and brokers that allegedly took...

Throughout the country, low-income people with mobility disabilities face an unprecedented and growing housing crisis. Accessibility and housing costs rank high among the problems...

With simple design changes and a few added features, an attractive and functional home can be built for people both with or without disabilities.

A new effort by New York City to fight poverty couples local policy changes with a national legislative agenda. The city will offer cash...

How can long-standing providers of services for the poor resist gentrifying forces to stay in place?

While the Constitution of the United States ensures citizens many rights, housing is not one of them - although such a right has been advocated for many years. _Shelterforce_ asked Chester Hartman and Rachel G. Bratt (co-editors of A Right To Housing, with Michael E. Stone) to discuss this notion of a "right to housing." Bratt explains how a right to housing can advance the work of CDCs. Hartman, answering a series of questions, puts it into the context of other rights Americans expect.

Promise and Betrayal: Universities and the Battle for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods, by John I. Gilderbloom and R.L. Mullins Jr. Albany: State University of New...

On August 1, 2005, 193 residents at the Barbara Jordan I properties in Providence, Rhode Island, received a letter informing them that the owner...

The $5.4 billion sale of Manhattan's last middle-class enclave might have been prevented if there had been progressive policies in place.

On November 7 voters around the nation expressed their disdain for the current Congressional leadership. In January, both Houses will change hands. As the...

Police in Los Angeles are investigating whether a major hospital is dumping homeless patients on the city’s Skid Row. They report having videotaped five...

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many Gulf Coast residents were denied insurance payments because the insurers said that storm damage fell outside policy...

While a Section 8 voucher is a wonderful thing to have, it doesn’t always lead to decent housing. In Birmingham, AL, HUD auditors found...

Under pressure from local activists, members of the Champaign, IL, city council decided not to repeal protections for tenants with Section 8 vouchers. The...