Shelterforce

33 articles in the TruthFoundry index. Each links out to the original.

• US HUD Proposes Shifting Homeless Funds Away From Housing First Model · HUD seeks to redirect $1.3B homeless budget from permanent housing to transitional models.
• Homelessness Rises Amid Criminalization and Federal Funding Cuts · U.S. homelessness hits record highs as criminalization increases and federal funding faces new restrictions.
• Evanston Tenants Win Concessions From Private Equity Landlord · City-funded tenant organizing secured rent cuts and fee refunds in Evanston, Illinois.
• Public Housing Tenants Sue Over Invasive In-Home Monitoring Devices · ACLU files lawsuit against New Hampshire public housing authority over tenant surveillance.
• New US Housing Bill Reforms Federal Disaster Recovery Program · Recently passed housing bill authorizes and reforms the CDBG-DR disaster recovery program.
• Shelterforce Webinar Explores Housing Solutions for Aging Populations · Four panelists discussed aging-in-community housing policies at a Shelterforce webinar.
• ROAD to Housing Act Impact Depends On Future Congressional Funding · Analysts state the new US ROAD to Housing Act success requires future appropriations.
• Recovery Systems Fail Without Autonomy and Accountability · Author argues recovery and housing systems fail by conditioning silence and lacking accountability mechanisms.
• New Models Enable Community Land Ownership via Crowdfunding · New investment structures allow residents to own local real estate despite federal restrictions.
• Enterprise Community Partners sells full stake in lender Bellwether Enterprise · Nonprofit Enterprise exits Bellwether Enterprise following criticism over predatory housing lending
• Los Angeles Rent Brigade evolves from wildfire response to tenant advocacy · Founded after 2025 LA wildfires, the Rent Brigade became a formal tenant rights organization.
• Cleveland Tenants Force Sale of Extractive Landlord Buildings · Cleveland tenants and the city forced a lender to sell three neglected apartment buildings to a new owner.
• Pet-Inclusive Policies Remove Critical Barriers For Homeless Shelter Access · Father Joe's Villages demonstrates successful pet-friendly homeless shelter operations.
• US Homelessness Dropped in 2025, But Data Masks Rising Crisis for Individuals · HUD reports a national decline in homelessness in 2025, yet individuals and chronically homeless populations hit record highs.
• OCC and FDIC Propose Weakening Community Reinvestment Act Rules · US bank regulators published a proposed rule reducing CRA community lending oversight obligations.
• HUD Withdraws Reorganization Plan Amid Staff Shortages · The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development withdrew a proposed reorganization plan before publication.
• Native-led CDFI TICC Refinances Relative Arts to Support Indigenous Ecosystem · Turtle Island Community Capital provides debt relief to Relative Arts to stabilize Indigenous cultural programming.
• Collaboration Between Aging and Homeless Services Addresses Senior Homelessness · Older adults are the fastest growing homeless demographic requiring cross-system service collaboration.
• Rural Housing Crisis Demands Partnership Over Traditional Models · Fahe CEO Jim King argues rural housing delivery requires shifting from competitive models to collaborative partnerships.
• Atlanta Tests Equitable Tax Increment Financing For Neglected Neighborhoods · Atlanta launches $5B TIF-based Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative under Mayor Dickens
• ROAD to Housing Act Redefines Community Land Trusts, But Funding and Implementation Hurdles Remain · The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, signed into law on July 11, broadens the definition of community land trusts and expands shared-equity housing eligibility, but implementation and funding remain uncertain.
• NY Court Upholds Ruling That Housing Voucher Law Is Unconstitutional · A New York appellate court ruled the state's 2019 source-of-income protection law unconstitutional, citing Fourth Amendment concerns.
• Expiring Tax Credit Restrictions Threaten Affordable Housing Stock · Nearly 329,000 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit homes face affordability expiration between 2026 and 2030.
• Los Angeles and Seattle Pursue Distinct Social Housing Models · Los Angeles and Seattle are implementing different strategies to fund and develop social housing in the United States.
• SBA denies immigrants, including green card holders, access to flagship guaranteed loan programs · The Small Business Administration now prohibits immigrants, including green card holders, from obtaining 7(a) and other SBA-backed loans.
• HUD Funding Restrictions Threaten Housing Counseling Services · New HUD rules eliminate federal reimbursement for most housing counseling, risking service cuts.
• Intergenerational Housing in Chicago Combines Music, Care, and Community · Chicago's Nathalie Salmon House fosters bonds between young residents and seniors through shared music and care.
• Private Fund in Charlotte Preserves Affordable Housing Amid Gentrification · The Housing Impact Fund in Charlotte acquires and protects affordable apartments to combat displacement.
• Portland Allocates $17.5 Million for Social Housing Pilot · Portland City Council approved $17.5 million to pilot social housing via a revolving loan fund.
• Friends Center for Children Provides Free Housing to Retain Early Childhood Educators · Friends Center for Children launched a free housing program to address the affordability crisis for early childhood educators.