Which Way Community Development?
The community development field is in an interesting and challenging spot right now. Our new Under the Lens series zooms in and explores this moment in the field.
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D.C. Had the Country’s First TOPA Law. Could Real Estate Developers Gut It?
Developers are pushing for two exemptions to the landmark tenant rights legislation—affordable housing properties and buildings that are 25 years old or newer.
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Are Insurance Problems on the Horizon for Community Development Groups?
A mistaken cancellation letter to a national membership organization might indicate trouble to come for on-the-ground community development organizations.
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What the Grants Pass Case Means—For All of Us
In an era of runaway housing costs, the Supreme Court is going to decide whether it’s illegal to not be able to afford them.
Criminalizing Homelessness: Supreme Court Case Gives Us a Chance to Change the Narrative
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.
A (Much) Older Example of Social Housing Than Vienna
History often feels like a depressing account of the worst things people can do to each other. But a recent book contains reminders that nothing is inevitable, and sometimes people have done better than we’re doing now—even in terms of housing and social equity.
Tribal-Sponsored Development Offers Housing and More in Minneapolis
A hub for health care, social services, and community, the Mino-Bimaadiziwin apartments meet the unique needs of urban Native Americans while enriching the surrounding community.
Trying to Transform Squats into Public Housing in São Paulo
In São Paulo, vacant housing units outnumber the unhoused, 12 times over. Across the city, residents have responded by seizing abandoned buildings to turn them into affordable housing. Will the government step up to convert these buildings into public housing?
Why Combining Community Land Trusts and Limited-Equity Cooperatives Benefits Residents
A church with a shrinking congregation sold its land to SquareOne Villages to develop the Peace Village Co-op, a 70-unit housing development that’s both a community land trust and limited-equity co-op. How does combining these shared-equity homeownership models work?
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Community Development Field
Her Story, Her Power in Community Development: A Shelterforce Webinar
Five women from diverse backgrounds who span the country—Missouri, New Mexico, Hawaii, California, and Texas—got together with Shelterforce to talk about the community development field and their work in it.
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LIHTC
LIHTC: Are Little Changes Enough? A Shelterforce Webinar
There are reforms and expansions of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit afoot. But some in the field argue that we need to change the tax credit model of financing housing more deeply—or move away from it entirely. Join scholars and organizers as they discuss these issues and explore a path forward.
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Disability
Getting to More Accessible, Affordable, Inclusive Housing, a Shelterforce Webinar
Four disability advocates and experts explain what’s needed to house Americans with disabilities and some of the work that’s being done to get there.
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Housing
A Critical Look at the Section 8 Program, a Webinar
In September, Shelterforce’s Shelby R. King was invited to participate in a virtual “Housing Hangout.” Panelists discussed the history of the Section 8 program, its strong points and failings, and ideas for large-scale reforms.