During the pandemic shutdown, only government protection kept many people in their homes. That shield is gone now.
Affordable housing
A network of government agencies and community service organizations have created a program to help formerly incarcerated people navigate life outside prison.
The coronavirus pandemic has put pressures on tenants who lose work, and the landlords who lose rent income. This program tries to help both.
Private equity firms snatched up rental properties, then neglected them. So Minneapolis activists organized the tenants to fight for their rights.
The coronavirus spread fast in homeless shelters, which prompted creative solutions to safe housing.
In an effort to counteract displacement in racially diverse neighborhoods, Seattle’s Equitable Development Initiative invests in community-led projects that aim to keep longtime residents in their neighborhoods.
A building offering affordable housing now stands as a symbol of trans self-reliance and resilience.
The pandemic has exacerbated housing instability and made tenant activism more critical.
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.
Tenant-protection policies are spreading across California in response to pandemic-related housing insecurity.
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.
The difficulty for people experiencing homelessness to regain their security puts a new focus on helping them before they lose their homes.
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