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  • Sacramento turns to 'micro apartments' to ease affordable housing crunch

    September 11, 2023 |

    CapRadio |

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    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Micro apartment communities with rent prices well below the city average are popping up in Sacramento as a way to address the affordable housing crisis. The units in these buildings are often significantly less than 500 square feet, can house no more than two people, and must provide a kitchen and a bathroom. To live there, tenants have to meet specific income requirements.

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  • How a county has reached 'functional zero' for chronic homelessness

    September 07, 2023 |

    Scripps News |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Bergen, New Jersey

    Efforts from the local Housing, Health and Human Services Center helped make Bergen the first — and one of the few — U.S. cities that have reached functional zero for chronic homelessness. Through providing counseling services and helping those in need access care and other resources like employment, the Center has helped several people secure housing, nearly eliminating long-term homelessness for veterans and those struggling with conditions like addiction and other mental illnesses.

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  • Why Grove Park Residents Say This Housing Nonprofit Is Hurting Their Neighborhood

    September 06, 2023 |

    Capital B (Atlanta) |

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    Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

    Grove Park Renewal aims to help residents from the majority-black area of northwest Atlanta become homeowners by turning vacant properties into newly renovated, affordable homes. The nonprofit also offers an affordable rental program that allows qualifying individuals and families to live in one of its properties at a more affordable, income-adjusted rate.

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  • How one Kansas City nonprofit is providing a solution for unhoused veterans

    September 05, 2023 |

    Wichita Journalism Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Wichita, Kansas

    The Veterans Community Project (VCP) offers a village of 49 tiny homes to unhoused veterans free of charge, with extremely low barriers to entry to ensure all veterans in need can receive support. The tiny homes are fully furnished and those who live in the village also have access to health services, education, employment referrals and a sense of community. The VCP also helps veterans become financially stable and seek out permanent housing. Since the VCP opened, 85% of veterans who have stayed in the village have successfully transitioned to permanent housing.

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  • "If not me, then who?:" Building Ukraine Together NGO rebuilds the country and eliminates barriers between people

    August 31, 2023 |

    Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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    Response Location: Ukraine

    Building Ukraine Together (BUT) gathers volunteers across the country to help rebuild homes, cultural centers and repair public facilities that were damaged or destroyed as a result of the war with Russia. With a team of more than 6,000 volunteers from several walks of life, BUT has repaired or created comfortable, safe living conditions for more than 5,000 people impacted by the war.

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  • “I wish it were this easy for everyone out there”: How digital platforms are reshaping rental experiences in Tanzania

    August 30, 2023 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Tanzania

    In response to a lack of action from local government, individuals are turning to digital platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook groups to avoid scammers and price gouging in the rental industry. These groups have thousands of members and allow landlords and tenants to interact directly without middlemen interfering and charging unnecessary fees.

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  • Grassroots Housing Reparations

    August 29, 2023 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    The best way to grow generational wealth in the United States is by owning a home, so the Portland-based collective Taking Ownership is fighting the effects of gentrification in Black neighborhoods by helping homeowners do necessary home improvement work. Volunteers and licensed contractors do the work, and the projects are funded with donations from mostly White and wealthy donors.

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  • This Is Public Housing. Just Don't Call It That.

    August 25, 2023 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Maryland

    The Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County was created in 1974 to address a lack of affordable housing, and it’s done just that. The government agency takes an ownership position over apartment buildings and takes less profit than a typical investor might to ensure new projects have the funding to be built and include affordable units.

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  • How housing authorities can spur development for those in need

    August 23, 2023 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Medina, Ohio

    Local housing authorities like The Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority works to address the affordable housing shortage by forming community partnerships to develop housing solutions. Since 2016, the Housing Authority has built three new multifamily housing developments and rehabilitated two more.

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  • How Cleveland levels the playing field for tenants facing eviction

    August 22, 2023 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Legal aid programs like The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland provide legal counsel to people who can’t afford it, particularly in housing cases between landlords and tenants. The Legal Aid Society’s Right to Counsel Cleveland (RTCC) provides counsel to low-income residents facing eviction with a child in the household. RTCC launched in July 2020 and by 2022 16% of tenants facing eviction had court representation.

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