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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.
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Who, Why, and How Communities Oppose Affordable Housing
The results of a survey of affordable housing developers in New York State and their experiences with communities that oppose affordable housing.
Would Home Rule be a Home Run for NYC?
[Editors Note: NYC housing advocates are calling for more home rule for New York City in setting policies such as rent stabilization. Given that rent stabilization basically only affects New […]
CDCs Adapt to the New Normal
CDCs and their support organizations consider what it takes to weather the recession—from business model changes to different funding streams to mergers.
Not Just for School Kids
All across our communities are wonderful parks, fields, and playgrounds … behind locked fences, or marked with big warning signs that they are only for use by supervised school children […]
Our World Revolved Around Our Block
From when I was 10 to when I was 16, my mother and I lived in a diverse working-class neighborhood of single-family attached brownstone row houses in Waterbury, Connecticut (the […]
Direct Action Governing
When community developers and organizers get elected to office, how do they preserve the community-minded sensibility and ethos that got them there? What lessons can they bring back to their colleagues on the ground? Shelterforce sat down with a cadre of organizers- turned–New York City Council members to find out how to bolster the bridge between the city and City Hall.
Preserving New York’s Preservation Companies
Like many states over the past several years, New York has been implementing fiscal austerity measures to rein in expenses in the face of struggling revenues. But what will be […]
Community Baking at the Greyston Foundation
The Greyston Foundation blends personal transformation, entrepreneurship, and Zen Buddhist philosophy. They use a bakery to provide jobs to the homeless.