Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 67 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

Philly home repair and climate resilience program gets big funding boost

Sophia Schmidt

June 17, 2024 |

WHYY |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Built to Last program, run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority, began as a pilot in 2021, but in the face of increased demand, the city recently granted $5 million in its budget to “future-proof” homes with electric heat pump HVAC systems, rooftop solar, electric appliances and other repairs that create more energy-efficient homes for low-income families. Since 2021, the program has repaired over 100 homes and has about 200 currently in progress.

Read More
Go to Original Story
One Strategy for the Arts to Beat Gentrification: Buy the Building

Anjulie Rao

May 19, 2024 |

Bloomberg |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Arts nonprofits across the U.S. are using creative, often complex, financial and organizational models to continue to provide a stable place for artists to thrive despite high real estate prices. In one example, a gallery director in Chicago created a nonprofit and a noncharitable LLC to purchase and redevelop a building that will have space for a retail tenant on the first floor.

Read More
Go to Original Story
The Towns Outsmarting Airbnb

Corey Buhay

April 02, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado

Several cities have fully banned or passed ordinances regulating Airbnb and other short-term rentals to prevent the cities from being overrun by tourists and rental properties. These policies combat the “Airbnb effect” that has been seen in cities from Irvine, California all the way to Bed-Stuy in New York. Cities that have passed these ordinances see lower rent rates, more equitable housing markets and a more sustainable tourism economy.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Development for Good: Crowdfunding Community Development

Courtney Duchene

November 27, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Investment groups and developers Voyage Investments and Shift Capital are working to raise funds to transform abandoned buildings into useful spaces that benefit the community, like a new high school or studio space for local entrepreneurs. These projects have brought upwards of 500 jobs to locals and help keep the community involved in the city’s development by allowing them to make small investments in upcoming projects.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Why Grove Park Residents Say This Housing Nonprofit Is Hurting Their Neighborhood

Chauncey Alcorn

September 06, 2023 |

Capital B (Atlanta) |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

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.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Grassroots Housing Reparations

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

August 29, 2023 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

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.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Community Land Trusts Are Building Disaster-Resilient Neighborhoods

Alexandra Applegate

April 25, 2023 |

Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Monroe County, Florida

Community land trusts, like the Florida Keys Community Land Trust (FKCLT) help people access affordable housing and aid in disaster recovery by stopping land from entering the real estate market and increasing in price. FKCLT rents land trust units to families earning 80% or less of the local median income at about $1,000 per month.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Greenspace starts with grassroots

Jake Christie

February 15, 2023 |

Great Lakes Echo |

Text |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Grand Rapids, Michigan

In Michigan, the organization Friends of Grand Rapids Parks is working to increase shade in the city by planting trees. With permission from landowners, they will plant and care for trees on the property.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How These NYC Public Housing Residents Became Models for Tenant Rights Activism

Adam Mahoney

January 11, 2023 |

Capital B (National) |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Cooper Park Houses community is a historically Black, low-income housing complex. While the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated longstanding issues of gentrification and access to housing, the Cooper Park community has worked to advocate for themselves and their community, fighting industrialization and development that could put their homes at risk by banding together and collaborating with other local organizations.

Read More
Go to Original Story
For decades, Chinatown has created a blueprint for fighting big development. Here's how they do it.

Massarah Mikati

December 29, 2022 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia’s Chinatown remains authentic and keeps its position downtown by organizing together to preserve the community through activism.

Read More
Go to Original Story