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"This is home now": The foster home rebuilding the lives of children displaced by conflicts

Peace Isama

October 11, 2024 |

Prime Progress |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau

The Kids with a Vision Foundation (K-WAVF) provides care and shelter, particularly to vulnerable youth displaced by conflicts. K-WAVF’s team of community representatives also partners with local schools to take youth on educational field trips and provide vocational training. Since its inception in 2013, K-WAVF has extended its reach across five local government areas in the state.

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Passive House standards a solution for efficient affordable housing

Audrey F. Henderson

September 04, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Housing developers are following the Passive House standards to create affordable housing that’s incredibly energy efficient. These buildings are air-tight with efficient ventilation and strategically positioned windows, so they don’t need central heating and cooling systems.

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Austin's Rapid Rehousing Program, Explained

Amy Stansbury

September 04, 2024 |

The Austin Common |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

Austin’s Rapid Rehousing Program offers up to two years of rent assistance for people exiting homelessness alongside other support services that help connect them to the resources they need.

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Is Housing First a cure for homelessness?

Stefania Lugli

August 27, 2024 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Response Location: United States

The Housing First model focuses on helping people experiencing homelessness to find stable housing and meet their basic needs before addressing anything else. It's taking off in cities across the United States.

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An air conditioning law, the first in its region, changed tenants' rights in this Maryland county

Ysabelle Kempe

August 22, 2024 |

Smart Cities Dive |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

To protect tenants from extreme heat, lawmakers in Montgomery County, Maryland, passed a policy requiring landlords to provide air conditioning capable of cooling units to at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit from June through September.

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How a property manager and his tenants helped turn around two Yakima apartment buildings

Jasper Kenzo Sundeen

August 17, 2024 |

Yakima Herald-Republic |

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Response Location: United States, Yakima, Washington

In response to two historic apartment buildings facing condemnation and displacing low-income tenants, property manager Tim Brewer conducted major renovations, implemented flexible rental policies, offered free laundry services, and built a supportive sense of community through regular gatherings and collaborative problem-solving. His efforts not only saved the apartment buildings but also improved residents' sense of safety and community engagement.

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Solving Homelessness In Austin: Rapid Rehousing

Amy Stansbury

August 08, 2024 |

The Austin Common |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

The Rapid Rehousing Program in Austin, Texas, provides people exiting homelessness with rent support for up to two years, tapering the amount down over time. A community group called Vocal-TX is bringing people in the program together to elevate their voices and propose improvements.

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Decline in Veterans' Homelessness Spurs Hopes for a Broader Solution

Jason DeParle

August 06, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Housing vouchers from HUD-VASH are helping decrease rates of homelessness among veterans by providing support that pays for a portion of their rent, while the federal government covers the rest up to a local ceiling. Congress expands the program every year and has so far created about 110,000 vouchers available nationwide.

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They pair former inmates with homeowners, with unusual success. And they're expanding to Long Beach

John Donegan

July 28, 2024 |

Long Beach Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

The Homecoming Project combats recidivism by paring people who were formerly incarcerated for more than ten years with local residents who offer them a place to stay and help them navigate life skills. Six years after the start of the program, no participants have returned to prison.

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Nonprofit Fund Raises Private Dollars To Buy Affordable Housing – Before Private Equity Does

Leo Miranda

July 26, 2024 |

Next City |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

The housing and homelessness nonprofit Community Solutions raised $135 million in private capital to create a fund to buy housing properties and keep them permanently affordable. It promises investors modest returns and looks to buy properties in good condition close to necessary services like grocery stores and health care.

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