LIHTC: The Good, the Bad, and the Very Complicated - Shelterforce
This video breaks down the LIHTC rent-setting process, and shows the surprising number of people it doesn’t serve. 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.
Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors From Eviction
Aug 25, 2021 · Under VAWA, survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking have ongoing housing protections that prohibit evictions and federal housing assistance terminations because of the violence they experienced. These VAWA safeguards can help survivors access and maintain safe and stable housing.
Need Help Finding Housing? - Shelterforce
Shelterforce is a nonprofit media organization dedicated to writing about affordable housing, housing justice, and community development. We are not a housing provider, social services organization, or legal provider, so we can’t help you directly. However, the resources below should give you a sense of where to start looking and who to ask.
What Does ‘Gentrification’ Really Mean? - Shelterforce
Aug 17, 2021 · Neighborhood Change, Affordability. The term “gentrification” was coined in the 1960s by Ruth Glass, a German-British sociologist. She used it to describe the phenomenon of middle-class people buying up homes in working-class neighborhoods of London, resulting in the displacement of the original households and “a change in the social ...
Helping Tenants with Mental Health Challenges Who Are at Risk of ...
Jun 14, 2022 · Reported Article Housing. Helping Tenants with Mental Health Challenges Who Are at Risk of Eviction. Support at all stages of an eviction could help vulnerable tenants navigate the process, avoid being removed from their home, …
7 Policies That Could Prevent Gentrification - Shelterforce
May 23, 2014 · The following are seven policy initiatives drawn from recent studies and articles that could be part of a community stabilization agenda using smart growth and equitable investments in order to prevent or mitigate gentrification in Roxbury and other at-risk neighborhoods in Boston. Policy 1: Aggressively build middle-income housing.
Shelterforce: Essential Reporting on Affordable Housing Shelterforce
6 days ago · Americans are struggling more than ever to find and maintain housing they can afford. The climate crisis is only making things worse. In this series, Shelterforce takes a deeper look at the intersection of housing and climate change, and the threat a changing climate poses to the nation’s stock of affordable housing. What are some of the possible solutions and …
Who, Why, and How Communities Oppose Affordable Housing
Apr 23, 2014 · Communities put a lot of effort into opposing affordable housing development projects using diverse tactics, from traditional communications strategies, to emergent technologies, and legal challenges. The most common form of opposition remains the use of news media, including newspaper ads, editorials and letters to the editor, with over half ...
The Past, Present, and Future of Community Development
Jul 17, 2013 · Since 1980, LISC has invested $11.1 billion ($1.1 billion in 2010 alone) in community development, which contributed to $33.9 billion in total development of 277,000 affordable homes and millions of square feet of retail and community space, not to mention schools, child care facilities, and children’s playing fields.
20 Years Later, What HOPE VI Can Teach Us - Shelterforce
Jun 15, 2017 · For every $1 of HOPE VI funds, about $1.30 was leveraged by private sector funding, which is emblematic of the public-private partnerships integral to the development of mixed-income communities. Call to Action. Manage the market risks of privatization. The mixed-finance approach to HOPE VI (including market-rate rental and homeownership) made ...