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  • What the Land Bank has accomplished the last 10 years

    Camryn Justice

    June 26, 2019 |

    WEWS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Through expansive demolition and rehabilitation services, the Cuyahoga County Land Bank is estimated to have made a $1.43 billion impact to Cleveland and surrounding communities. The land bank focuses on renewing blighted homes in the area, focusing specifically on revitalizing low income areas that don't have enough public funding to clean up their streets.

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  • Should community colleges build housing?

    Felicia Mello

    June 10, 2019 |

    CalMatters |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Community colleges have long catered to commuter students. But California's housing costs and traffic are putting pressure on the state's community colleges to add student housing. Eleven already have, and their growing wait lists are evidence of the high demand. Several others have big dorms planned. One study shows the big effect stable, affordable housing can have on a community-college student's academic success.

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  • 'It's a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness

    Jon Henley

    June 03, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

    In Helsinki, Finland, the "Housing First" model, where housing is offered to those experiencing homelessness unconditionally is showing results. The program, which also can include services and is made possible in part due to an intentionally large supply of housing in Finland, has helped Finland become the only country in the EU to see a decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness.

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  • Housing authority fills gap, removes barriers with new preschool

    Hadley Barndollar

    May 12, 2019 |

    Seacoast Online |

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    Response Location: United States, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

    Recognizing the barriers posed by lack of access to adequate transportation, a preschool in Portsmouth opened a second location next to the Housing Authority's Gosling Meadows neighborhood. “If you build it, they will come,” one teacher said. “Well we built it, and they came.”

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  • Rent Law Offers Reprieve to Some of Los Angeles' Most Vulnerable Families

    Jessica Goodheart

    April 29, 2019 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The temporary passage of a new ordinance has capped rent increases to three percent and allowed some families in Los Angeles County to successfully push back on no-cause, or unjustified evictions. The ordinance provides just-cause protection which requires a landlord to prove a tenant either damaged the property or did not pay their rent on time. The just-cause protection allows families some reprieve from evictions, without which many would be homeless. Tenant advocates are pushing to make the legislation permanent.

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  • Thomas, WV: The Town the Arts (Re) Built

    Bryce Oates

    April 16, 2019 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    Response Location: United States, Thomas, West Virginia

    Renewing distressed economies can be done through reinvesting in arts and culture. By building successful partnerships with rural Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) like the Woodlands Community Lenders (WCL), the town of Thomas, West Virginia, has found a new identity as a hub of arts and culture after the collapse of its coal-based economy.

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  • Graffiti punished by reading - 'It worked!' says prosecutor

    Emma Jane Kirby

    April 16, 2019 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Ashburn, Virginia

    After graffitiing a historic landmark with swastikas and racist phrases, a juvenile prosecutor chose to educate rather than punish the perpetrators. Each teen was given a list of 35 books that covered topics like race, religion, and culture, and they had to pick 12 and do monthly assignments for a year. The books included titles like, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, and Night, by Elie Wiesel. After the year, the learning opportunity given to the teens showed demonstrable success.

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  • Schools help teachers with a new kind of homework: finding a place to live

    Story Hinckley

    March 05, 2019 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Thoreau, New Mexico

    In Thoreau, New Mexico, many of the district's teachers live in the "teacherage," a neighborhood of modest, affordable homes set aside for the town's educators. Thoreau's model, which offers rent subsidization and a built-in community, is just one example of strategies rural and urban areas are using to combat teacher shortages and low teacher salaries.

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  • New York Has a Public Housing Problem. Does London Have an Answer?

    Michael Kimmelman

    March 01, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    It takes political will to create mixed-income housing and manage the social impacts of gentrification. In contrast to New York, the London borough of Hackney has taken steps to fix its housing crisis by putting the interests of residents ahead of the interests of developers. Several housing developments slated for development in the East London neighborhood now blend subsidized and market-rate units.

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  • Collaborating on co-locating: Chicago's innovative approach to mixed-use facilities

    Katie Pyzyk

    February 14, 2019 |

    Smart Cities Dive |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Some of Chicago's public housing buildings now house a public library on the base floor. The co-location design is a result of a collaboration between the Chicago Public Library and Chicago Housing Authority intended to reduce inefficiencies, cut costs, and better integrate public housing into the city's fabric.

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