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Baltimore’s SHARE network is making community ownership the rule, not the exception with a pipeline of permanent affordability and power.
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#CLT #AffordableHousing
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November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Baltimore’s SHARE network is making community ownership the rule, not the exception with a pipeline of permanent affordability and power.
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#CLT #AffordableHousing
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#CLT #AffordableHousing
Happening today!
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November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Happening tomorrow!
Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
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Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
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Fighting displacement through creativity & community power—Denver’s Tierra Colectiva is redefining development.
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#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
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#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Fighting displacement through creativity & community power—Denver’s Tierra Colectiva is redefining development.
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#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
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#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.
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Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
2 days away!
Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.
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#AffordableHousing #CommunityOwnership #UnderTheLens
Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.
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#AffordableHousing #CommunityOwnership #UnderTheLens
🏳️🌈 In Fresno, South Tower Community Land Trust (CLT) is bridging the gap between the housing world and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
🎧 bit.ly/4qzSs7P
#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
🎧 bit.ly/4qzSs7P
#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🏳️🌈 In Fresno, South Tower Community Land Trust (CLT) is bridging the gap between the housing world and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
🎧 bit.ly/4qzSs7P
#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
🎧 bit.ly/4qzSs7P
#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
“Stretch the blanket over my head, stretch the warmth through ’til dawn.”
Jacob Folger’s The Homeless Stretch captures humor, hope, and humanity amid hardship.
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#Homelessness #Poetry #Shelterforce
Jacob Folger’s The Homeless Stretch captures humor, hope, and humanity amid hardship.
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#Homelessness #Poetry #Shelterforce
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Stretch the blanket over my head, stretch the warmth through ’til dawn.”
Jacob Folger’s The Homeless Stretch captures humor, hope, and humanity amid hardship.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Poetry #Shelterforce
Jacob Folger’s The Homeless Stretch captures humor, hope, and humanity amid hardship.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Poetry #Shelterforce
“They’re killing me with nice white gloves,” says 81-year-old Maria Ember as NYCHA plans to demolish her building.
🏠 bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#PublicHousing #TenantRights
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#PublicHousing #TenantRights
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“They’re killing me with nice white gloves,” says 81-year-old Maria Ember as NYCHA plans to demolish her building.
🏠 bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#PublicHousing #TenantRights
🏠 bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#PublicHousing #TenantRights
Happening next week!
🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
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🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happening next week!
🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
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#CommunityOwnership #HousingEquity #Shelterforce
🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
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#CommunityOwnership #HousingEquity #Shelterforce
Philly’s Kensington Corridor Trust shows how to make community ownership the rule, not the exception—locking properties out of speculation for good.
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#PurposeTrust #CommunityWealth
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#PurposeTrust #CommunityWealth
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Philly’s Kensington Corridor Trust shows how to make community ownership the rule, not the exception—locking properties out of speculation for good.
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#PurposeTrust #CommunityWealth
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#PurposeTrust #CommunityWealth
🌈 “Whenever you own something, it’s easier to protect it.”
In states with few renter protections—like Arkansas—queer and trans organizers are buying their own buildings to safeguard their communities.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#LGBTQRights #TransVisibility #CommunityPower #Equity #MutualAid
In states with few renter protections—like Arkansas—queer and trans organizers are buying their own buildings to safeguard their communities.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#LGBTQRights #TransVisibility #CommunityPower #Equity #MutualAid
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
🌈 “Whenever you own something, it’s easier to protect it.”
In states with few renter protections—like Arkansas—queer and trans organizers are buying their own buildings to safeguard their communities.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#LGBTQRights #TransVisibility #CommunityPower #Equity #MutualAid
In states with few renter protections—like Arkansas—queer and trans organizers are buying their own buildings to safeguard their communities.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#LGBTQRights #TransVisibility #CommunityPower #Equity #MutualAid
From 14 CLT homes to a 170-unit affordable building—Tierra Colectiva shows what community-led development can do.
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#CommunityOwnership #Denver
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#CommunityOwnership #Denver
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
From 14 CLT homes to a 170-unit affordable building—Tierra Colectiva shows what community-led development can do.
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#CommunityOwnership #Denver
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#CommunityOwnership #Denver
“A developer should not be asking churches for funding.” — Jill Shook
Matchmakers help congregations avoid bad deals and build affordable housing that fits their mission.
Read: bit.ly/3HmvxLq
#FaithBasedDevelopment #AffordableHousing
Matchmakers help congregations avoid bad deals and build affordable housing that fits their mission.
Read: bit.ly/3HmvxLq
#FaithBasedDevelopment #AffordableHousing
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“A developer should not be asking churches for funding.” — Jill Shook
Matchmakers help congregations avoid bad deals and build affordable housing that fits their mission.
Read: bit.ly/3HmvxLq
#FaithBasedDevelopment #AffordableHousing
Matchmakers help congregations avoid bad deals and build affordable housing that fits their mission.
Read: bit.ly/3HmvxLq
#FaithBasedDevelopment #AffordableHousing
Can AI shrink the mortgage fairness gap—or just mirror past discrimination?
“AI is like a mirror that reflects what is right in front of it.” — Michael Akinwumi, National Fair Housing Alliance
How lenders use data—and design for fairness—will decide who gets a loan.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
“AI is like a mirror that reflects what is right in front of it.” — Michael Akinwumi, National Fair Housing Alliance
How lenders use data—and design for fairness—will decide who gets a loan.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Can AI shrink the mortgage fairness gap—or just mirror past discrimination?
“AI is like a mirror that reflects what is right in front of it.” — Michael Akinwumi, National Fair Housing Alliance
How lenders use data—and design for fairness—will decide who gets a loan.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
“AI is like a mirror that reflects what is right in front of it.” — Michael Akinwumi, National Fair Housing Alliance
How lenders use data—and design for fairness—will decide who gets a loan.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
A new NYCHA plan would replace Chelsea’s public housing and add mixed-income towers.
“I’m scared, and I’m alone,” says 76-year-old Aleksandra Jargilo, refusing to move.
Read → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #NYCHA
“I’m scared, and I’m alone,” says 76-year-old Aleksandra Jargilo, refusing to move.
Read → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #NYCHA
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A new NYCHA plan would replace Chelsea’s public housing and add mixed-income towers.
“I’m scared, and I’m alone,” says 76-year-old Aleksandra Jargilo, refusing to move.
Read → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #NYCHA
“I’m scared, and I’m alone,” says 76-year-old Aleksandra Jargilo, refusing to move.
Read → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #NYCHA
“Communities without insurance are communities without hope.” As insurers pull back from climate-vulnerable neighborhoods, racial and economic exclusion is reemerging under a new name—bluelining.
Here’s how to fight back. 🔗 bit.ly/3L2pg94
#ClimateJustice #HousingPolicy #Equity #FinancialAccess
Here’s how to fight back. 🔗 bit.ly/3L2pg94
#ClimateJustice #HousingPolicy #Equity #FinancialAccess
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Communities without insurance are communities without hope.” As insurers pull back from climate-vulnerable neighborhoods, racial and economic exclusion is reemerging under a new name—bluelining.
Here’s how to fight back. 🔗 bit.ly/3L2pg94
#ClimateJustice #HousingPolicy #Equity #FinancialAccess
Here’s how to fight back. 🔗 bit.ly/3L2pg94
#ClimateJustice #HousingPolicy #Equity #FinancialAccess
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i got to write about a very cool form of community ownership for @shelterforce.bsky.social:
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This Multi-Issue Interfaith Organizing Group Has Supported Six Housing Co-ops for Decades
Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley Project grew out of factory closures in the 1980s and has helped to found and sustain six affordable housing co-ops.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
i got to write about a very cool form of community ownership for @shelterforce.bsky.social:
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Faith + housing, done right. Intermediaries help congregations avoid exploitation and choose deals that fit their mission.
“We flip it around—what does your community need?” — Rashida Tyler
Read: bit.ly/3HmvxLq
#AffordableHousing #FaithBasedDevelopment #CommunityDevelopment #Shelterforce
“We flip it around—what does your community need?” — Rashida Tyler
Read: bit.ly/3HmvxLq
#AffordableHousing #FaithBasedDevelopment #CommunityDevelopment #Shelterforce
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Faith + housing, done right. Intermediaries help congregations avoid exploitation and choose deals that fit their mission.
“We flip it around—what does your community need?” — Rashida Tyler
Read: bit.ly/3HmvxLq
#AffordableHousing #FaithBasedDevelopment #CommunityDevelopment #Shelterforce
“We flip it around—what does your community need?” — Rashida Tyler
Read: bit.ly/3HmvxLq
#AffordableHousing #FaithBasedDevelopment #CommunityDevelopment #Shelterforce
From LA to NYC, communities are reshaping ownership and taking back control. Learn how new funding strategies are fueling the future of community ownership.
🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. ET.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#AffordableHousing #CommunityWealth #ShelterforceWebinar
🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. ET.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#AffordableHousing #CommunityWealth #ShelterforceWebinar
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
From LA to NYC, communities are reshaping ownership and taking back control. Learn how new funding strategies are fueling the future of community ownership.
🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. ET.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#AffordableHousing #CommunityWealth #ShelterforceWebinar
🗓️ Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. ET.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#AffordableHousing #CommunityWealth #ShelterforceWebinar
Communities are taking steps to make community ownership the rule, not the exception. From Mpls to Chicago, stewardship > speculation.
🎧 Listen: apple.co/4nzsEWE
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #InclusiveEconomy #CommunityWealth
🎧 Listen: apple.co/4nzsEWE
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #InclusiveEconomy #CommunityWealth
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Communities are taking steps to make community ownership the rule, not the exception. From Mpls to Chicago, stewardship > speculation.
🎧 Listen: apple.co/4nzsEWE
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #InclusiveEconomy #CommunityWealth
🎧 Listen: apple.co/4nzsEWE
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #InclusiveEconomy #CommunityWealth
In Denver, Tierra Colectiva fights displacement—whether it owns the land or not. Creative partnerships, resident power, & anti-displacement at its core.
🎧 bit.ly/4oJnYy9
#HousingJustice #Denver
🎧 bit.ly/4oJnYy9
#HousingJustice #Denver
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In Denver, Tierra Colectiva fights displacement—whether it owns the land or not. Creative partnerships, resident power, & anti-displacement at its core.
🎧 bit.ly/4oJnYy9
#HousingJustice #Denver
🎧 bit.ly/4oJnYy9
#HousingJustice #Denver
💬 “Black trans people deserve ownership.” — Janetta Johnson, TGIJP
Across the U.S., LGBTQ+ groups are creating safe, self-owned spaces to protect their communities from displacement & bias.
🔗 bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#CommunityOwnership #LGBTQCommunity
Across the U.S., LGBTQ+ groups are creating safe, self-owned spaces to protect their communities from displacement & bias.
🔗 bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#CommunityOwnership #LGBTQCommunity
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
💬 “Black trans people deserve ownership.” — Janetta Johnson, TGIJP
Across the U.S., LGBTQ+ groups are creating safe, self-owned spaces to protect their communities from displacement & bias.
🔗 bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#CommunityOwnership #LGBTQCommunity
Across the U.S., LGBTQ+ groups are creating safe, self-owned spaces to protect their communities from displacement & bias.
🔗 bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#CommunityOwnership #LGBTQCommunity
When housing is under attack, truth must stay strong.
Shelterforce reports what others can’t—independent, fearless, and focused on #housingjustice.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When housing is under attack, truth must stay strong.
Shelterforce reports what others can’t—independent, fearless, and focused on #housingjustice.
💪 Your support keeps it that way. Donate now and your gift is matched by NewsMatch!
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#NewsMatch #Shelterforce
Shelterforce reports what others can’t—independent, fearless, and focused on #housingjustice.
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#NewsMatch #Shelterforce
🎧 LA tenants organized—and won $25K in refunds after exposing hidden utility overcharges.
“The only way we accomplished that was by organizing, by doing it together.”
Hear their story → apple.co/48Twt5g
#HousingJustice #TenantPower #Shelterforce
“The only way we accomplished that was by organizing, by doing it together.”
Hear their story → apple.co/48Twt5g
#HousingJustice #TenantPower #Shelterforce
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🎧 LA tenants organized—and won $25K in refunds after exposing hidden utility overcharges.
“The only way we accomplished that was by organizing, by doing it together.”
Hear their story → apple.co/48Twt5g
#HousingJustice #TenantPower #Shelterforce
“The only way we accomplished that was by organizing, by doing it together.”
Hear their story → apple.co/48Twt5g
#HousingJustice #TenantPower #Shelterforce