In This Issue: Absence of Eviction Court Recordings Leaves Tenants Vulnerable ● Loneliness Kills; Community Developers Can Help ● Renters Rise Again ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Resources ● Opportunities +
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Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
Along with the rise of renter households after the foreclosure and financial crisis has also come a resurgence of tenant organizing—or housing justice organizing as many groups are calling it. For example, rent regulation is no longer being discussed as a vestigial holdover from a previous age, but again actively debated and organized for. Also… Read Full Article
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Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
Recognizing loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for poor health strengthens the argument that community development work is a path toward better health. Here's how. Read Full Article
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Shelterforce Staff
Facebook Takes Our Advice | Work Requirements for Foster Youth? | Public Housing Smoking Ban Takes Effect | Amazon, Still a Bully? | More . . . Quick Takes From Our Editors
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Olivia Stovicek and Mari Cohen, Injustice Watch
In a court where a family can be evicted after a two-minute trial and only 12 percent of tenants have lawyers, the lack of court transcripts—with no court reporters or digital recording equipment—has serious repercussions. Read Full Article
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National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) Grant Opportunity Deadline Approaching | JPMorgan Chase and NALCAB are partnering to offer grants, technical assistance, and training to up to 10 nonprofit organizations for a period of 18 months to develop and implement data- and community-driven action plans for equitable development through strategies including affordable housing, policy development, small business lending, and more. Proposals are due by August 5. Click here for more details and to apply.
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Gehl Institute: Inclusive Healthy Places | Despite the growing evidence connecting place and health, there are few available resources to help planners and policymakers identify the evidence needed to make decisions and fund public space projects that promote individual and community health and well-being. To bridge these gaps, Gehl Institute, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, developed the Inclusive Healthy Places Framework. Download the report here.
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You Said It!
Planners and politicians skew the housing market in two important ways that contribute to a shortage of affordable housing: 1) limiting intensity of development below what the market would naturally bear; and 2) putting quality standards on housing. Few would argue that… —Aaron, more
Nice idea. BUT…What is the bigger solution picture? Create more attractive and affordable neighborhoods everywhere. Culture doesn't have to be connected to a particular place. Lots of people would be glad to… —Norm Seubert, via Facebook
Chicago has an ordinance that protects tenants in foreclosed buildings. This avoids having to rely on the goodness of… —“J84ustin”, more
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Senior Program Manager, Build Healthy Places Network ● This individual will help shape and deliver our projects and programs; provide leadership and technical assistance to community partners; shepherd research and analysis; and join leadership in planning for the future. Entrepreneurial spirit and background in community development strongly desired. Read Full Listing
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Project Manager/Affordable Housing Development ● Telesis seeks an experienced project manager to join our D.C. office and to oversee projects in D.C and across the country, managing all aspects of the development cycle from acquisition through completion. Most of our projects are complex, large-scale redevelopments with multiple financing sources. Our portfolio includes... Read Full Listing
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Senior Research Associate ● Local Initiatives Support Corporation seeks a Senior Research Associate to join a small, multidisciplinary team whose objectives are to rigorously assess our impact and those of our partners, support through research new innovative tools to advance LISC’s mission, and support the.. . Read Full Listing
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Executive Director, Northcountry Cooperative Foundation ● This individual will manage all aspects of our operations and provide leadership toward our strategic goals: supporting the creation of more (and better) cooperatives, being a key source of information about cooperatives and a center for the practice of creative innovation in the cooperative sector.. . Read Full Listing
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Director of Communications ● Grounded Solutions Network seeks a dynamic individual to join our senior leadership team. Your communication strategies will drive support for our financial sustainability strategy, deepen programmatic impact, and elevate our position as a national leader in long-term affordable housing… Read Full Listing
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Chief Property Management Officer ● Community Development Partnership seeks a chief property management officer to lead the expansion of our affordable rental homes on the Lower Cape. The CDP nurtures a vibrant Lower Cape Cod region by promoting environmental and economic sustainability, expanding opportunities for… Read Full Listing
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Senior Program Officer—Economic Development & Lending ● Rural LISC seeks an individual to lead our lending team and oversee the implementation of national and rural economic development strategies, with and through our network of rural CDCs and CDFIs, and key economic development focused team members. Rural LISC is in the top five in lending within.. . Read Full Listing
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Program Officer—Lending ● Rural LISC seeks an individual to manage our rural lending opportunities via our network of rural CDCs and CDFIs, and Rural LISC’s Field Program team members. We maintain a diverse portfolio of loans in affordable housing, community facilities, and small business development.. . Read Full Listing
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