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Tackling Rural America's 'Hidden' Housing Crisis

Taylor Sisk, Jan Pytalski

March 15, 2023 |

The Daily Yonder |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Roseburg, Oregon

Organizations like the Gary Leif Navigation Center are providing housing services and support to those in need. The Gary Leif Navigation Center opened in the summer of 2022 and is a low-barrier shelter that provides 10 pods for individuals to sleep and store their belongings in. Due to increased need, plans are currently underway to expand the Center, adding an additional 30 beds.

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Making transitional housing Halal in Texas

Khawla Nakua

March 14, 2023 |

Scalawag |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Transitional housing centers like Huma-Faith and Halal House provide accommodations for formerly incarcerated people, specifically Muslim men. These houses are safe spaces that provide necessary resources like a shower and a warm bed, as well as work opportunities, group talk sessions, and regular drug and alcohol screening to help people put their best selves forward. These houses are also Muslim-centric, meaning people can rebuild their lives while freely practicing their religion.

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Tenants Empowering Tenants

Briana Méndez-Padilla

March 13, 2023 |

DÍG en Español |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

Tenant advocacy group Long Beach Residents Empowered (LIBRE) works with renters and helps them advocate for themselves against tenant harassment, unsafe living conditions and unjust evictions. LIBRE is divided into various campaigns, each with a different focus, like neighborhood organizing or training others about how to fight for tenant protection and advocate for policy change.

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Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity

Arionne Nettles

March 02, 2023 |

The Emancipator |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Tax Sale Benevolence Program reaches out to owners of properties in Cook County, Illinois, with tax debt to help them pay it off and connect them to helpful resources so they do not lose their homes.

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Solar for all? U.S. cities take green power to low-income homes

Carey L. Biron

March 01, 2023 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Community solar projects like the Oxon Run Community Solar Farm in Washington D.C. give lower-income communities a chance to reduce energy bills while helping the city meet climate goals. These solar farms are typically set up on vacant lots and the electricity is directed to specific users through the grid instead of used onsite.

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Kaua‘i's Habitat for Humanity Outbuilds Other Habitats in Hawai‘i. Here's How They Do It.

Noelle Fujii-Oride

February 28, 2023 |

Hawaii Business Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Kauai, Hawaii

The Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity is taking a unique approach to addressing the local affordable housing shortage. The nonprofit develops its own subdivisions and builds homes in batches, mostly constructed by volunteers, who will eventually own the homes, alongside supervisors.

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South Siders Organizing To Help New Migrant Neighbors At School-Turned-Shelter: 'Woodlawn Is A Welcoming Community'

Noah Glasgow, Maxwell Evans

February 27, 2023 |

Block Club Chicago |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Woodlawn, Illinois

A closed school was converted into a shelter for some of the nearly 200 migrants arriving in Chicago. In tandem, local residents and faith-based groups started the Chicago 4 All initiative to help provide them with the necessary resources to settle in.

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A Wyoming group moves homes to save affordable housing and preserve history

Mary Steurer

February 26, 2023 |

Casper Star-Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

Shacks on Racks relocates houses and works to make homeownership more accessible to area workers. Since starting in 2016, the non-profit has relocated 21 houses. For those 21 saved houses, Shacks on Racks estimates they’ve spared landfills more than 1.2 million pounds of waste.

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A familiar setting for older adults, and respite for those who care for them

Patricia Anstett

February 22, 2023 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) provides care to elders including adult day care, home health care and supplies like bed rails, eyeglasses and access to medications, while simultaneously providing respite to family caregivers. Studies show PACE program participants have lower rates of hospital use and shorter lengths of stay compared to those participating in other programs or opting for general nursing home care. The PACE centers in Metro Detroit serve 1,600 adults across its seven centers. Statewide, there are 14 active PACE programs across 24 centers.

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Regional Shelter Offers Opportunity for Reclaimed Lives

Angela Mapes Turner

February 13, 2023 |

Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Auburn, Indiana

Fortify Life takes a holistic approach to addressing homelessness and also provides emergency and long-term stays in a renovated motel for people experiencing homelessness. Long-term guests participate in a micropayment program that teaches them how to budget and become financially self-sufficient. Since 2021, Fortify Life has helped 179 families with emergency or transitional housing.

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