The Trans Organizers Building Better Housing Solutions
Safe housing eludes many trans people in the U.S. Trans-led organizations are meeting the need.
Housing
YES! Media’s housing coverage assumes that housing is a human right and that shelter scarcity is a direct outcome of racial capitalism. Solutions to the housing crisis center the rights and wellbeing of the unhoused, renters, and homebuyers and uplifts tenant unions, housing co-ops, social housing, and public investments and infrastructure.
A Tale of Two Co-ops
Two New York City housing co-ops debated whether to privatize. Only one chose profit over public good.
We Can Solve Our Care and Housing Crises, Together
Both of these crises require new systems and structures that reflect our commitment to our blood and chosen families.
Undoing What Wall Street Did to the Housing Market
Billionaires have long leveraged the housing market for money. But a new report outlines how to regulate the market so people—not hedge funds—can buy homes.
How Pet-Friendly Homeless Shelters Heal
The bond between people and their pets can be life-saving, especially amid the struggle for safe housing.
Can the Next President Solve the Housing Crisis?
A housing rights organizer analyzes the solutions being proposed this election year to address the high cost of home buying and renting.
New York Considers a Social Housing Bill
Social housing as a concept is gaining popularity. Now, the state of New York is considering a bill to make it a reality.
Centering the Dignity of L.A.’s Unhoused
Unhoused people in Los Angeles just survived a massive storm. What can the city do about housing before the next extreme weather event?
If Rent Is Out of Control, Time to Control Rent
Tara Raghuveer of People’s Action outlines detailed rent control regulations that have been proven to work in cities around the U.S.
How California Can Better Serve Homeless Students
Schools are federally mandated to provide extra support to students experiencing homelessness, but many students—particularly those of color—continue to fall through the cracks in California.
A Tiny Home Village Gets a Big Helping Hand
Through a growing master-planned community, a faith-based nonprofit in East Austin is working to make a dent in chronic homelessness.
How Wichita Found Success in Distributing Emergency Housing Vouchers
Wichita, Kansas, is using about 70% of its vouchers to help unsheltered people and those fleeing domestic violence, one of the highest usage rates in the country.
How Dallas Is Fighting Homelessness With COVID Aid
Federal money for housing the pandemic wasn’t being spent. The city found a way to make sure more people were being housed sooner.
Housing Justice for Oakland’s Black Community
Unaffordable housing is a major factor that drives Black Oaklanders out of the California city—so what can we do about it?
Baltimore’s Community Land Trusts Offer a Pathway to Housing Justice
After years of grassroots activism, the city has found success in addressing historical housing discrimination through community land trusts.
If We Can Pass Big Infrastructure Bills, Why Can’t We Keep People in Their Homes?
We keep saying we can’t go back to the way we were before the pandemic. But we just might be doing that.
Lack of Housing Is Not the Problem
One parcel at a time, Bay Area activists are pushing for land trust housing to decommodify land and take properties out of an unjust market.
Taking on a Billionaire Landlord in the Twin Cities
Private equity firms snatched up rental properties, then neglected them. So Minneapolis activists organized the tenants to fight for their rights.
My Grandparents’ Redlining Story Shows Why We Must Do Better
As we face the impact of COVID-19, now is an opportune time to create equitable housing policies that can close the yawning gaps created by racial inequity.
How Urban Planning Keeps Cities Segregated—and Maintains White Supremacy
Across the U.S., racial segregation was not the byproduct of urban planning but often its intention. Minneapolis, one of the most liberal cities in the country, is no exception.
Now Is the Time to Take Radical Steps Toward Housing Equity
It’s time to think big about housing. No more evictions and foreclosures. Rent and mortgage cancellation on a grand scale. Twelve million new green housing units in the next 10
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