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With #NationalNonprofitDay around the corner, how will you celebrate? Support, volunteer, donate, share—or simply spread the word. Tell us below, and show some love to the housing and community development nonprofits making a difference. #HousingJustice
#NationalNonprofitDay is almost here! Did you know there are plenty of ways to support Shelterforce? Whether you subscribe to our newsletter, read and share our stories, attend a webinar, or recommend us, you're helping strengthen #independentjournalism ✔️ Shelterforce.org #HousingJustice
Mondragón isn't just growing businesses—it's building a global social economy. Read why cooperation across borders matters. 📖 bit.ly/4gejSNb #SolidarityEconomy #WorkerOwnership
"The stakes for seniors are extremely high." Here's why older renters are especially vulnerable in today's housing market. 📖 bit.ly/3TR36Lr #HousingJustice #OlderAdults
Roommates. Co-ops. Shared land. Communities are rethinking how older adults can stay housed while creating more affordable housing. bit.ly/3TM9Mua #HousingInnovation #HousingJustice
What could help people spend their later years as they wish? Shelterforce spoke with experts and service providers about which programs and policies are effective and where service and coordination gaps remain. 📖 bit.ly/4wIwXnG #HealthyAging #Caregiving #Housing
In the lead-up to #NationalNonprofitDay, we're giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how our stories come to life. Every article starts with an idea—but it takes reporting, editing, publishing, and readers like you to turn that idea into something that informs and inspires action. Thank you!
What does "2 and 20" have to do with housing? A lot. Our latest article breaks down the private equity model—and why it matters for renters. 📖 bit.ly/4g2ERkD #PrivateEquity #HousingPolicy
As we count down to #NationalNonprofitDay, we're taking a moment to recognize the people who make Shelterforce possible. Every interaction you have with us helps strengthen independent nonprofit journalism and advance housing justice. Thank you! #IndependentJournalism #HousingJustice
As we count down to #NationalNonprofitDay, we're taking a moment to recognize the people who make Shelterforce possible. Every interaction you have with us helps strengthen independent nonprofit journalism and advance housing justice. Thank you! #IndependentJournalism #HousingJustice
#NationalNonprofitDay is next week! Let’s recognize housing and community development organizations that help strengthen our communities. 💬 Shout them out, tag them below, and share your story! Let’s amplify the #nonprofit organizations doing the work. #CommunityDevelopment #AffordableHousing
Housing justice is in focus this week. Read about Nepal's right to housing, Chicago's accessibility settlement, local enforcement gaps, and aging in rural communities. Read: conta.cc/4xoxnzw Subscribe: bit.ly/45ui38r #HousingJustice #AffordableHousing
The well-known definition of “aging in place” is unrealistic. Here's how the conversation is shifting. Read: bit.ly/4yT4FIU #CommunityDevelopment #AgeFriendly #HousingJustice #HousingPolicy #Aging
Federal programs can help rural homeowners make repairs, improve sanitation, and resolve heirs’ property issues. But many communities need more support to access them. Read more: bit.ly/4x9iC3J #RuralHousing #CommunityDevelopment #HousingJustice
People who cannot afford housing do not stop needing it. They may become homeless, double up, couch-surf, or remain with family. Why is HUD studying ways to “moderate demand”? Read: bit.ly/4yOybzq #HousingPolicy #AffordableHousing #HUD
Oregon shows that passing fair housing laws isn't enough. Implementation matters. 📖 bit.ly/4x0O43R #FairHousing #HousingJustice #CommunityDevelopment
The rural housing crisis is also a story of discriminatory policy, heirs’ property challenges, environmental hazards, and federal programs that often fail to reach the communities that need them most. Read more: bit.ly/4x9iC3J #AffordableHousing #HousingEquity #CommunityDevelopment
Should housing policy build and preserve more affordable homes—or make it harder for people to enter the housing market? 🎧 Listen to Alan Mallach’s analysis: apple.co/3RGf7CD #HousingPolicy #AffordableHousing #Listen
What does it really mean to age in place? Housing, tenant, and aging advocates and others argue that it's time to think bigger—focusing on communities, accessibility, caregiving, and connection, not just a single home. 🎧 Listen: apple.co/44O4cKb #HousingJustice #Aging #AffordableHousing
🎧 Oregon passed stronger fair housing laws. Why are Oregon's cities avoiding mapping where segregation exists, a needed step to design effective remedies? Listen: bit.ly/4x0O43R #Podcast #FairHousing #HousingPolicy
One exhibition, two visions of environmental repair: renewable public power and rethinking paved surfaces, flooding, and urban land. On view through Sept. 2. 📖 bit.ly/4yzpHMj #UrbanPlanning #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateArt
In our new UTL series, we'll check in with families to see how they’re adapting to the realities of growing older, highlight different types of creative housing solutions, and challenge some long-held beliefs, such as the idea that homeownership equals stability later in life. 📖: bit.ly/4hrtIfC
The housing system in the U.S. isn't ready for a rapidly aging population. Shelterforce's Lillian Ortiz explains what you can expect in our new series: Housing in an Aging Society 🎧 Listen: apple.co/4pG5gcz #HealthyAging
Tarot cards, a Monopoly-style board, maps, and collages bring NYC’s energy system—and the fight over who controls it—to life. 📖 bit.ly/4yzpHMj #CommunityPower #RenewableEnergy #Art
Why a proposed federal rule could weaken the GSEs' Duty to Serve underserved housing markets. 🎧 apple.co/4vHZxEB #AffordableHousing #Podcast #HousingPolicy #FederalPolicy
If you work in manufactured housing, rural housing, or community land trusts, this proposal deserves your attention before comments close on Frdiay, July 24. 📖 bit.ly/4ba8MpI #HousingJustice
“The energy system is the prime driver of climate change.” A new NYC exhibition uses art, maps, and community stories to make that system visible—and imagine a shift toward renewable public power. 📖 bit.ly/4yzpHMj #PublicPower #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalJustice
Federal uncertainty does not mean communities have to stand still. See how state and local leaders are lowering housing costs, challenging corporate power, and investing public dollars locally: bit.ly/4vrsjJh #HousingPolicy #CommunityDevelopment #StatePolicy
Even people who work or qualify for exemptions can lose assistance because of paperwork and reporting barriers. HUD’s proposal could make housing less stable for millions. 📖 bit.ly/4feTAIS #AffordableHousing #HousingStability #RentalAssistance #HUD
From San Francisco to Atlanta, organizers are showing what's possible when movements work together. bit.ly/3R8A494 #WorkerJustice #AffordableHousing