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How Mobile Home Communities Are Adapting for Climate Change

Sarah Amandolare

January 03, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Brattleboro, Vermont

As climate change increases flooding in the area, residents of Vermont’s Tri-Park Cooperative mobile home community can relocate to safer locations out of the flood zone without increasing their monthly expenses. The offer is part of a program created by the co-op and the local government that will cover the costs of the new homes and buyouts.

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Nearly a third of students at this ski-town college have been homeless. Here's how the school's responding

Andrew Kenney

January 02, 2023 |

Colorado Public Radio |

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Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

The rapid rehousing program at Fort Lewis College in Colorado provides students with a free bed in the school’s temporary housing unit while they work with them on finding permanent housing. When necessary, the college also provides financial assistance for things like rent and utilities.

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'This is not charity': A congregation attempts reparations

Frances Nguyen

December 29, 2022 |

Prism |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

A San Francisco Bay Area loan program called the Black Wealth Builders Fund provides low-to-moderate-income homebuyers in black neighborhoods zero-interest loans to cover the down payment on their first home.

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Los propietarios de viviendas de West Dallas no podían acceder a los fondos municipales para repararlas, así que el Ayuntamiento eliminó la barrera

Jeffrey Ruiz

December 27, 2022 |

Dallas Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

Cuando el Ayuntamiento de West Dallas renunció a un requisito problematico para solicitar al Programa de Rehabilitación Específicamente de West Dallas (una iniciativa de revitalización de los barrios de la ciudad destinada a proporcionar ayuda financiera para la reparación de viviendas), muchos de los propietarios originalmente rechazados regresaron a solicitar fondos y finalmente pudieron acceder ayuda para reparar sus casas.

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The Grassroots Fight for Housing Justice in Baltimore

Jaisal Noor

December 27, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Parity Homes is an equitable development company that is working to rehab properties that will be available for legacy residents to buy or rent for an affordable price in 2023. The organization aims to prevent residents — specifically people of color — from being pushed out of the neighborhood by supporting wealth creation through homeownership.

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Ahimsa Collective offers 'a new way' forward for reentry

Cayla Mihalovich

December 23, 2022 |

The Oaklandside |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

In Oakland, California, the privately funded Ahimsa Collective offers housing, money for necessities, and restorative justice support services to formerly incarcerated people to ease the pressure of transitioning to life outside of incarceration.

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Abandoned homes: how village in Sumy region helps IDPs find new housing

Alice Smahina

December 20, 2022 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Kapustyntsi

The village of Kapustyntsi, Ukraine, welcomed people displaced by the war into abandoned houses through Facebook posts. The community worked to clean up the houses, contact owners and heirs for permission to use them, or take legal action to claim them when necessary.

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This Community-Controlled Real Estate Co-Op Is Proving Its Value

Oscar Perry Abello

December 20, 2022 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

California’s East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative is run by residents of local historically redlined communities and supported by investors who receive moderate returns to keep rent prices affordable. The cooperative was formed to give those involved a say in decisions they were typically left out of and allows them to serve existing residents and businesses instead of trying to attract new ones.

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The Fight for Housing Justice in Los Angeles

Jaisal Noor

December 05, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Downtown Crenshaw group was inspired by the success of community land trusts, a model that keeps ownership of land and housing in the hands of the community, who can choose to keep it permanently affordable while providing tenants a pathway to wealth building. Since May 2021, the group has purchased 10 parcels of land, which will be developed into residential and commercial space that’s affordable for longtime residents and businesses.

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Community Land Trusts Build Climate-Resilient Affordable Housing

Alexandra Applegate

December 01, 2022 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Big Pine Key, Florida

Community land trusts are nonprofits that buy land, build homes, and ensure the long-term affordability of the homes they build. A trust in Florida is not only ensuring homes stay affordable after natural disasters it is also focused on building units that can withstand storms so families do not need to rebuild.

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