In this Issue: What Does “Community Control of Land” Mean? ● The State of Permanent Affordability ● Domestic Violence and Utility Bills ● Stop Zoning for the Rich! ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events ● Industry News +
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Emily Goldstein, Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
What is the underlying dynamic that leads so many council members in low-income communities of color to approve neighborhood rezonings, despite community opposition and the likelihood of increased displacement pressure on existing residents? Read Full Article
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Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
The idea of putting substantial numbers of homes outside of the reach of the speculative market has been gaining momentum across the country. There have been big wins for… Read Full Editor's Note
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Shelterforce Staff
A Trauma-Centered Approach to Youth Violence in Cleveland | We May Know Who Benefits From Port Covington | What Housing Crisis? | Clearing Homeless Encampments in Philadelphia | Restaurant Tax for Affordable Housing | More… Read Full Article
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Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
When we put out a call for essays about the meaning of community control of land, we expected to get a handful of responses. Instead we got dozens and dozens, coming from all different parts of the country. We clearly touched a nerve. Here are some of the essays that give a taste of the kinds of important and exciting ideas that were raised. Read More
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Rachel Blake, Regional Housing Legal Services
A Pennsylvania law allows victims of domestic violence to escape liability for utility debt accrued in someone else’s name. So why weren’t domestic violence survivors getting the protections they deserve? Read Full Article
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JPMorgan Chase & Co Has Named Janis Bowdler President of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation | She has been with the company since 2013, and was previously a managing director in the Global Philanthropy division. Prior to JPMorgan Chase, Bowdler was director of economic policy at the National Council of La Raza (now UnidosUS), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. Bowdler is a contributor to Shelterforce; here is a link to her writing.
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The Opportunity Agenda Appoints Ellen Buchman as Vice President | Buchman joins the executive team in Spring 2018 in this newly created position. Since 2003 she has served in key roles with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund, the nation's oldest and largest civil and human rights coalition. Before that, she served as field director with the American Association of University Women as well as Citizen Action.
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You Said It!
Reading Randy Shaw’s piece, you might get the impression that SB 827 was only opposed by owners of single-family homes. In fact, some of the bill’s most vehement critics were… —Zelda Bronstein, more
Randy Shaw’s take on “homeowner profits” is ridiculous. A homeowner only realizes a profit by selling. If she doesn’t sell – she has made no profit. … Homeowners can not spend their gains at the grocery store without selling the house first, so to speak. To say that sitting homeowners are “reaping profits” is simply… —Thomas Lord, more
This article … implies that opposition to more housing developments is always in the benefit of the homeowners (and other groups) who are in opposition by restricting supply. What about all of the localities where the housing developments coming in are… —Cliff Mayo, more
This report fails to explain that homeowners stood to financially gain from SB827 as their homes would be upzoned. Even despite this many opposed the preposterous over-reach of SB827, which removed local governance. The writer takes on the same selective narrative as… —Richard Hall, more
We need to create homes for all of our citizenry … This however would require us re-evaluating our capitalist market system that is unsustainable, no longer serving our needs, but driving growing numbers of our population into… —Marih Alyn-Claire, more
This is good for the stable leadership of a nonprofit. It fulfills John Perkins’ principle of “relocation.” But the average worker changes jobs so often she can’t be expected to move every time. —JJHcat
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Vice President of Master Site Development ● Urban Land Conservancy seeks an individual with 10+ years of real estate development and leadership experience to take responsibility for all phases of master development on multiple properties, including conceptual design, planning and infrastructure, community engagement, financing, and take-out strategy that.. . Read Full Listing
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Director of Supportive Housing Management ● The person in this role is responsible for overseeing Foundation Communities’ permanent supportive housing portfolio and accompanying services, and creating a collaborative environment for our blended team of property management and supportive services staff. Shared accountability for outcomes is.. . Read Full Listing
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Director of Real Estate Development ● Homestead Community Land Trust seeks an innovative real estate development professional to identify partnerships and opportunities for the development of homeownership properties, to conduct feasibility analyses of prioritized sites, to interpret and explain contracts to internal.. . Read Full Listing
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CDT Acquisitions Associate ● The Community Development Trust (CDT) seeks an individual to assist in managing the evaluation, acquisition, and, in some cases, rehabilitation of existing affordable housing properties throughout the U.S. The primary responsibility will be to quickly analyze and underwrite.. . Read Full Listing
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Real Estate Asset Manager ● The Asset Manager will assist with the management of the Community Development Trust’s growing debt and equity investment portfolios. Duties include monthly review of property operating statements, real estate valuations for debt and equity investments, active communication with.. . Read Full Listing
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Associate—Debt Originations ● The Associate for Debt Originations will support the Community Development Trust's production team in the origination of affordable multifamily housing loans from sourcing to closing by pre-screening application packages to determine program/investor/underwriting compliance, analyzing proposed.. . Read Full Listing
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Senior Communications Manager ● Capitol Hill Housing seeks a Senior Communications Manager to work across all departments and be the primary staff contact for projects with a significant communications or marketing element. The SCM works as part of the CHH Foundation and manages the Grant Writer and Associate of.. . Read Full Listing
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Executive Director ● Housing Initiatives is a nonprofit that serves homeless mentally ill individuals using the housing-first model. Our new ED will need experience in financial and human resources management and nonprofit fund development, and will oversee a staff of at least ten people, as well as management of over.. . Read Full Listing
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