housing narrative

In a time when many organizations are trying to adapt their messaging to reach a wider audience—which can be done—it’s important to look to the research to avoid some pitfalls along the way.

We chat with Housing Narrative Lab’s Marisol Bello about the general election and how housing advocates can better tell their stories, no matter the outcome of the election.

The Grants Pass decision will shape the way cities address homelessness in ways that may challenge housing advocates, but it also represents the best opportunity we’ve had in decades to change the narrative on homelessness and build stronger public will for housing.

Housing activists want to use this political moment to shift long-standing narratives surrounding housing. From film to theater, here are some arts strategies that might work.

In-depth public opinion research points to ways to intensify support for housing justice policies—and to a few danger spots to avoid.

How do you describe the people you work for and with, or the neighborhoods you work in? Do you use primarily “deficit-based” language like “distressed,” “at-risk,” “vulnerable,” “blighted,” “high crime,” […]

Private Property and Public Power: Eminent Domain in Philadelphia,
by Debbie Becher. Oxford University Press, 2014. 334pp. $30.50 (paper)
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At the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Housing Summit on Sept. 15 and 16, five former HUD secretaries joined a panel discussing their time at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. […]