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A white man with curly hair and a short beard, wearing a black sweatshirt and tan Carhartt pants, hands supplies to a white man with a close-shaved head and short beard, wearing a black Vans sweatshirt, and checkered red-and-black pajama pants. They are standing in the interior doorway of an apartment in what appears to be a residential building. A white woman with strawberry-blonde hair, wearing a checkered shirt and dark pants, stands behind them, holding a pen and papers in her hands.

Unsupported Housing: When Stability Isn’t Enough

As the country’s mental health, substance use, homelessness, and affordability crises collide, traditional affordable housing providers say they’re being pushed to fill the gaps left by underfunded supportive systems—without the money, staff, or resources to do so.

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Poetry

Poem: My Father’s House

Poet Rudy Francisco reflects on emptying his family home after an eviction.

Black and white image showing parent and child silhouetted in a tunnel. Adult has a backpack and is holding one hand to their forehead, conveying worry or anxiety. Child is holding the adult's other hand and looking up. Tunnel appears to be an underpass, far end is blurry but looks like grass and greenery.
Review

Less Visible, But Still Homeless: Workers Who Can’t Afford a Place to Live

A review of Brian Goldstone’s new book, There is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America

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Interview

Instead of Toys, These Organizers Want You to Give Rent Money

Rent for Moms is a fundraising campaign looking to help 50 single Black moms in select cities retain or obtain housing by Christmas. Under the tagline, “because everyone deserves to […]

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Community Development Field

Community Development Is Crucial in This Moment

One month ago, when I began the first draft of this article, the world was drastically different. Well before we became part of this new reality, I felt an urgency […]

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Housing

Left Behind

Student transience has received scant attention in the extensive literature about educational problems in the United States. Yet research indicates that students who are highly mobile acquire basic skills at […]