Housing Can't Fix the Racial Wealth Gap

In This Issue: YIMBYs and Affordable Housers Should Agree on This ● Organizers: There's No Shortcut to Success ● The Housing Market Can't Fix the Racial Wealth Gap ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events ● Industry News +

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 In This Issue: YIMBYs and Affordable Housers Should Agree on This ● Organizers: There’s No Shortcut to Success ● The Housing Market Can't Fix the Racial Wealth Gap ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events ● Industry News + The Housing Market Can't Fix the Racial Wealth Gap Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce White wealth realized through homeownership was so disproportionately large because segregated white communities were able to hoard resources at the expense of other communities. So why do we think that’s replicable now? Read Full Article YIMBYs and Affordable Housers Should Agree on This Peter Cohen and Fernando Martí, San Francisco Council of Community Housing Organizations On the heels of California’s divisive SB 827, here are some ways to tackle exclusionary housing policies that everyone should be able to agree on… Read Full Article Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... Shelter Shorts—the Week in Community Development Shelterforce Staff Multi-Unit Housing | Commercial Rent Control | Housing Vouchers | Vacant Space and Health | Potential Credit Help | And More Quick Takes From Our Editors Organizers: There’s No Shortcut to Success Review by Jerry Kloby, former director, Institute for Community Studies In a new book about organizing today’s social movements, Jane McAlevey asserts that “the greatest damage to our movements today has been the shift in the agent of change from rank-and-file workers and ordinary people to… Read Full Article Events TODAY! Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. ET | National League of Cities (NLC) Culture of Health Web Forum Series and Report Release: Advancing City-Level Healthy Housing Policies in Lead and Asthma | Cities across the country face housing stock riddled with lead and asthma hazards. NLC, partnering with the George Washington University and the JPB Foundation, host this interactive webinar detailing the report’s findings and strategies for progress. TODAY! Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. ET | Building Healthy, Equitable Communities Through Community-Driven Solutions | ChangeLab Solutions offers this webinar to discuss how local governments can promote public participation and community engagement in law and policy changes. This is the final webinar in the Building Healthy, Equitable Communities series. For full series info, click here. Industry News The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions Has Changed Its Name to Inclusiv | The new name reflects the focus of the association and its members on financial inclusion. Read the full announcement here. Boston Community Capital Has Changed its Name to BlueHub Capital | The CDFI started in Boston in 1985, and got national attention for its work in response to the foreclosure crisis. The name change reflects the organization’s shift from local/regional work to a national scope. Read more. Sign up for Shelterforce Weekly! Resource Mike Loftin of Homewise reviewed Navigating Community Development, by Robert O. Zdenek and Dee Walsh, for Shelterforce earlier this year. The book is now available at a lower cost in paperback.  You Said It! On In California, a Victorious "Fix" for Inclusionary Housing and CA’s Surprisingly Strong Stand in Support of Inclusionary Housing A significant part of the history (of a controversial CA ruling) is the Palmer case, which ruled that rental inclusionary was illegal rent control…so cities couldn't do inclusionary at all for rental developments. Only fees. Suggested reading… —Peter Brownell, via Twitter thread Help support Shelterforce, the original voice of community development! Subscribe to Shelterforce in print! In Case You Missed It The Right to Stay Put Eviction Lab Misses the Mark Can Cities Fix Their Polarization Problem? Sitting on a Porch Can Be Good for Your Health Dear Business School Professors: You're Wrong, Rent Control Works Click here to post a job! Jobs Program Specialist, National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative ● The person in this role will create, strategize, execute, and monitor SAGE’s National LGBT Elder Housing Initiative. This highly qualified individual will deepen SAGE’s relationships with existing housing partners, provide technical assistance to those across the country that are seeking to build/develop their own LGBT-friendly elder housing, and… Read Full Listing Executive Director, Invest STL ● The chosen candidate will be known for the ability and commitment to advocate for and facilitate community development and revitalization in a challenging urban context involving an economically disadvantaged population. They will have a track record of building and leveraging relationships within and among a diverse group of… Read Full Listing Homeownership Program Director ● The person in this role will direct all operations of Asheville Area Habitat’s homeownership programs including outreach and selection, homebuyer education, mortgage origination, underwriting, post-closing support, and portfolio management. This position is a member of the staff leadership team and provides collaborative leadership to achieve… Read Full Listing President ● NCCLF seeks a president who is committed to building financially strong and culturally vibrant communities. The successful candidate—a stellar communicator—will provide strong, credible, innovative leadership both inside and outside the organization, and will engage directly with marginalized communities in accordance with our commitment to… Read Full Listing Southeast Texas Co-Director ● Texas' foremost housing policy research and advocacy organization seeks a leader dedicated to racial and economic justice; possessing a passion and expertise for fair housing, affordable homes, environmental justice, and equity in public infrastructure for low-income communities… Read Full Listing Director of Communications ● The Florida Housing Coalition, a statewide nonprofit providing training and technical assistance on all things affordable housing, is seeking a Communications Director. This individual will implement the strategy for marketing new initiatives, website, public relations messages, and collateral to… Read Full Listing More Jobs Real Estate Director ● Just a Start Public Policy Director ● Community Development Advocates of Detroit Senior Real Estate Project Manager ● NewVue Communities Executive Director ● Houston Community Land Trust Housing Director ● Houston Community Land Trust Senior Manager ● National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders (NALCAB) Editor, Miriam Axel-Lute Managing Editor, Lillian M. Ortiz Associate Editor, Keli A. Tianga Publisher, Harold Simon Assistant Publisher, Terri L. Clegg Made possible by the generous support of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ● Kresge Foundation ● NeighborWorks America ● Kaiser Permanente ● Bank of America Foundation ● JPMorgan Chase Foundation ● John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ● Citi Community Development ● PNC Bank Foundation ● Hyde and Watson Foundation ● Ocwen Financial Corporation ● Valley National Bank ...and with the support of readers like you. Shelterforce began in 1975 and is the oldest, national, independent, nonprofit community development publication in America. Whether you provide or support affordable housing, economic or workforce development, community organizing, arts and culture, community planning, health or transportation, Shelterforce will help you do your work better tomorrow than yesterday.