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“We’re gonna fight to the death,” says Milagros Lugo, as Chelsea residents battle NYCHA’s demolition plan.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“We’re gonna fight to the death,” says Milagros Lugo, as Chelsea residents battle NYCHA’s demolition plan.
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For older Chinese immigrants in NYC, housing access isn’t just about affordability—it’s about language, technology, and inclusion.
Tianli Cheng shares what he’s learned from helping seniors navigate the system.
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#HousingEquity #Aging #NYC
Tianli Cheng shares what he’s learned from helping seniors navigate the system.
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#HousingEquity #Aging #NYC
Four Ways to Address the Housing Challenges Older Chinese Immigrants Face
For seniors with limited English and tech proficiency, navigating New York's affordable housing system is a challenge.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For older Chinese immigrants in NYC, housing access isn’t just about affordability—it’s about language, technology, and inclusion.
Tianli Cheng shares what he’s learned from helping seniors navigate the system.
🔗 bit.ly/48kgLOP
#HousingEquity #Aging #NYC
Tianli Cheng shares what he’s learned from helping seniors navigate the system.
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#HousingEquity #Aging #NYC
RAD Plan in Chelsea Will Build in Mixed-Income Housing—But Disrupt Low-Income Seniors
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go.
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A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go.
Listen here: bit.ly/4nOIw7P
RAD Plan in Chelsea Will Build in Mixed-Income Housing—But Disrupt Low-Income Seniors
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go. Stacy Torres, an assistant professor of
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November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
RAD Plan in Chelsea Will Build in Mixed-Income Housing—But Disrupt Low-Income Seniors
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go.
Listen here: bit.ly/4nOIw7P
A public housing redevelopment plan in Manhattan will add mixed-income housing—but some of the first wave of tenants who would have to leave are refusing to go.
Listen here: bit.ly/4nOIw7P
Most AI in lending is built to maximize volume—not fairness. New research shows you can do both.
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
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#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Most AI in lending is built to maximize volume—not fairness. New research shows you can do both.
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
Community voices shaping Denver’s growth. Tierra Colectiva blends advocacy & development to protect residents.
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#AntiDisplacement #Denver
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#AntiDisplacement #Denver
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Community voices shaping Denver’s growth. Tierra Colectiva blends advocacy & development to protect residents.
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#AntiDisplacement #Denver
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#AntiDisplacement #Denver
More than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group are going up for auction in 2026.
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Rats, Faulty Heating, and Mushrooms on the Ceiling: Inside the Fight Against Pinnacle
As more than 5,000 rent-stabilized units head for auction, residents warn would-be buyers of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
More than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group are going up for auction in 2026.
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
Residents are warning would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.
Read their story: bit.ly/47EBZYw
#HousingJustice #RentStrike
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
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!
Join Shelterforce for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding, sustaining & scaling shared ownership.
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Join Shelterforce for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding, sustaining & scaling shared ownership.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happening today!
Join Shelterforce for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding, sustaining & scaling shared ownership.
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Join Shelterforce for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding, sustaining & scaling shared ownership.
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Happening tomorrow!
Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
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#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #ShelterforceWebinar
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
Happening tomorrow!
Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
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#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #ShelterforceWebinar
Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
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#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #ShelterforceWebinar
Fighting displacement through creativity & community power—Denver’s Tierra Colectiva is redefining development.
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#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
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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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This #NewsMatch season, your support means double the impact for housing justice journalism.
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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
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.”
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#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
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#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.
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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
“They’re killing me with nice white gloves,” says 81-year-old Maria Ember as NYCHA plans to demolish her building.
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#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.
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#PublicHousing #TenantRights
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#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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#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
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.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#CommunityOwnership #HousingEquity #Shelterforce
🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#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.
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#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.
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#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
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#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
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#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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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