Laura Barrett joins Interfaith Worker Justice as executive director.
Before joining IWJ, Barrett served as executive director of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice. Prior to that, she spent 11 years with the Gamaliel Network, most recently as national Transportation Equity Network campaign director and as part of Gamaliel's interim leadership team. She has been blogging for Shelterforce in all of these roles.
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The 2016 Voterization issue of Tenant Talk is now available!
Tenant Talk, a semi-annual newsletter by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, focuses on how resident organizations and communities are taking action. This issue focuses on the 2016 election and includes local voter guides, a look at voter suppression laws, and more. Download the issue here.
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How Could Homelessness Have Barely Increased During the Recession?
Judy Perlman, The Cloudburst Group
It has been suggested that homelessness is not indexed to poverty rates, as one might assume, but rather to housing costs. It turns out that homelessness is actually lowest in some of the poorer areas of the country, and stays high and gets higher in red-hot housing markets--the conclusion being that the plummeting costs of housing opened up lower-rent stock during the economic recession, and the market did the rest. While that could be part of the reason, is there another marker in this story that we're missing? More
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Stopping the Decline in Homeownership Requires More than Affordability
Doug Ryan, CFED
The price of for-sale homes matters when it comes to the homeownership rate. However, by themselves, affordable prices won't reverse our homeownership decline. Here's why. More
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Trickle-Down Affordability Won't Work
Peter Cohen, San Francisco Council of Community Housing Organizations
Historically, deregulation has proven to be a bad thing for poor and working people, and the housing industry is no exception. This infographic explains why the trickle-down inspired theory of "filtering" doesn't actually make housing more affordable. More
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In New York, space is always at a premium, so it is especially important to ensure that affordable apartments are not squeezed out in order to obtain development. In truth, you will always . . . --Abbott Gorin, more
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Housing Choice Voucher Operations Manager
The successful candidate will coordinate marketing communications for HOC programs and properties; maintain strong relationship with media contacts, draft op-eds, letters-to-the-editor, blogs, articles and other opinion . . . Read Full Listing
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Senior Multifamily Underwriter
The HPM is responsible for compliance reporting, investigation and follow-up, development and implementation of corrective actions and overall quality control, implementing thorough client re-certifications . . . Read Full Listing
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Public Information Specialist
The successful candidate will coordinate marketing communications for HOC programs and properties; maintain strong relationship with media contacts, draft op-eds, letters-to-the-editor, blogs, articles and other opinion . . . Read Full Listing
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Housing Programs Manager
The HPM is responsible for compliance reporting, investigation and follow-up, development and implementation of corrective actions and overall quality control, implementing thorough client re-certifications . . . Read Full Listing
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Senior Manager
The SR will manage urban and rural programs created to build assets in communities across the country, with a focus on programs that support affordable housing development and economic development . . . Read Full Listing
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Research Associate
The RA works closely with the VP for Research and is responsible for technical assistance requests, data management and visualizations, building and strengthening relationships with community org . . . Read Full Listing
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Assistant Director
Senior Research Associate
The ADSRA will serve as the number-two leader of this applied research center, which focuses on promoting equity and inclusion in urban America, specifically mixed-income . . . Read Full Listing
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Policy Analyst
The PA will author reports and other materials, work with state and national policy and advocacy organizations to secure funding and policies to benefit low-income families and individuals, reduce housing instability and . . . Read Full Listing
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Redevelopment Manager
The RM's primary focus will be coordinating implementation of the Strategic Investment Area Plan and other small area plans, including housing, transportation, grant writing . . . Read Full Listing
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Program Manager for Self-Help Housing
We are dedicated to finding a PM who is excited to manage a new homes program helping farmworkers and other low-income families achieve the American Dream. Will work with . . . Read Full Listing
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Senior Researcher
The SR will design/implement CHPC's research program to educate stakeholders and policymakers on the need for affordable rental housing for low-income households in CA . . . Read Full Listing
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Housing Development Specialist
As a key member of the Housing Business Unit, this position is responsible for planning, financing, and overseeing development of new housing projects, housing rehabilitation efforts . . . Read Full Listing
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Interfaith Worker Justice
Murtaza Baxamusa
Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC
Housing Assistance Council
USC Price School of Public Policy
Janis Bowdler
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
HOPE Credit Union
Burlington Associates
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
Planner, Louisa County, Va.
Tulane University
Habitat for Humanity
National Urban League
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
NCRC
San Francisco Community
Land Trust
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