In This Issue: Organizing for Water Security in Detroit ● Fearing Privatization: Public Housing Activists Push Back Against RAD Plans ● The Connection Between Water, Justice, and Health ● Our Affordable Housing Financing Is Hot Market–Centric ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events +
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Carey Shea, Home by Hand Inc.
Why are we so ill-equipped to build or rehab modest, single-family housing in middle- and weak-market neighborhoods? Read Full Article
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Amanda Abrams, Shelterforce Health Desk
Our talk with Radhika Fox, the CEO of the US Water Alliance, about water justice and ways to build stronger communities. Read Full Article
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Drew Astolfi, Community Change
Detroit's water system could have two futures, a hopeful one or a dystopian one.
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Shelterforce Staff
This week: Oregon to Do Away With Single-Family Zoning? | NY Pushes Source of Income Protection | Mixed-Income Development in London Segregates Play | Housing Is on Candidates Minds And More Quick Takes From Our Editors
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Tanner Howard, Freelance Writer
As their city rapidly gentrifies, a group of public housing residents are anxious about potential RAD and Section 18 conversions and battling the public housing authority to resist them. Read More
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Thursday, April 4, 2 p.m EST | On-Campus Food Pantries: Why and How Webinar | Learn how four organizations worked together to launch and then expand on-campus food pantries to address the food security needs of college students in California’s Contra Costa County. Los Medanos College and California State University East Bay – Concord worked with the nonprofit Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano to establish food distribution programs. Learn what it took to launch this effort, lessons learned to date, how it affects student health and success, and plans for next steps. Webinar presented by the Root Cause Coalition. Info and registration here.
Wednesday, April 10, 2 p.m EST | How to Make Ownership Funding Stretch Further | In this Lexington CLT and Grounded Solutions Network webinar, attendees will learn the nuance of different affordable homeownership structures, the purposes they serve, and how they can be utilized to maximize the public investment. Learn more and register here.
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The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) Education Fund is seeking applications for its scholarship program. The NLHA Education Fund was formed in 2007 to provide educational assistance to residents of federally assisted rental housing. All applicants must apply electronically through NLHA’s website or directly here. Applications are due by April 20, 2019.
Transportation for America has announced the Arts, Culture, and Transportation Fellowship, a new opportunity for professionals to increase their knowledge of the transportation planning and design process, and develop creative placemaking skills to better integrate artistic and cultural practices in transportation projects. Learn more here
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Chris: It’s not often I hear a case against LIHTC development from a housing expert, but I’m intrigued. Yet, I think that, like the rest of your argument, your mileage may vary. In more rapidly growing (but still relatively affordable) cities like San Antonio, LIHTC units can come online and house families living in substandard housing or who have been doubled-up, etc., and not cannibalize existing stock. Similarly… Read More
Barbara Samuels: From the perspective of Baltimore, this article is on the mark. Allan Mallach deserves thanks for being one of the few “urbanists” who has consistently seen beyond the superstar cities to the Rust Belt, and cautioned that national policy based on the superstar city narratives are a poor fit for most of the country. I would just add that a reformulation of… Read More
Audrey Bee: I live in St. Louis. Your insights about the rental market are spot on. Rents for basic two bedroom apartments in desirable “gentrifying” neighborhoods aren’t significantly higher than crime-ridden, declining neighborhoods. Example… Read More
Ryan Young: This is the one. The best affordability take that's not drenched in middle-class #yuppie privilege. Via Twitter
Anne Mannix: I live in a midwestern city similar to St. Louis. You argument is correct that LIHTC units are not always affordable. I disagree with your argument about rental assistance being the solution to the problem. There is still a supply side issue, even for tenants with vouchers. Tenants often rent places that barely meet the minimum Housing Quality Standards if they can find anything at all. In some cases, I wonder how… Read More
Paul Conte: ON THE PA: “All YIMBYs, please report to the principal’s office to be scheduled for ‘Remedial Econ 101.’ Apparently you were not paying attention. It is not ‘Advanced Economics’ that there are many, many factors besides the simple principle of ‘supply-and-demand.’ Also, we have some folks here who would like to speak with you about… Read More
Fernando Centeno: The affordability of anything is related to its scarcity. Since all politicians, urban planners & the commercial real estate industry facilitate and subsidize their economic growrh/built environment agenda in the race to become a metroplex, they bear responsibility for the upward price pressures on low-moderate income people… Read More
Cliff Mayo: “Why would you open a village without criteria for its inhabitants?” Because denying people is going to keep them homeless. It’s really that simple. Read More
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Program Coordinator – 2-Year Term ● The Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating, planning, and implementing projects that span the Foundation’s programs and learning activities. Projects may include learning and evaluation analysis, special projects, and/or departmental coordination and administrative support. Among other responsibilities, the role helps to coordinate, shape and...Read Full Listing
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Instructor of Community Development (Non-Tenure Track) ● The Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning is recruiting for a non-tenure track instructional faculty member in the area of Community Development. We seek candidates whose expertise complements the existing strengths of the faculty, and are especially interested in areas such as... Read Full Listing
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Director of Programs — Mile High Connects ● Mile High Connects is a broad collaborative of private, public, nonprofit organizations, and community leaders committed to ensuring that all residents of the Metro Denver region have access to affordable transit, affordable housing, and economic opportunity. The Director of Programs will collaborate with the Executive Director and senior leadership to develop and execute strategic direction and programs. Read Full Listing
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Director of Real Estate Development ● Home City Development Inc. seeks a strong, experienced, enthusiastic, entrepreneurial real estate professional to manage a large pipeline of on-going and potential real estate projects in Western Massachusetts. We are a mission-based, non-profit dedicated to building better neighborhoods... Read Full Listing
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Program Fellow ● Enterprise is seeking a Program Fellow to primarily work with the Connected Communities Team in the Northern California office to advance our regional program and policy work. This work includes research, data analysis, communications, technical assistance, and grants and contracts administration. Our regional work aims to... Read Full Listing
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Fellowship for Democratizing Disaster Planning, Recovery and Resilience ● Enterprise seeks a talented individual to join the San Francisco market office as a Senior Fellow in Democratizing Disaster Recovery and Resilience
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Program Director - Cultural Resilience ● Enterprise is seeking a Cultural Resilience Program Director. The ideal candidate will be an experienced creative practitioner with cross-disciplinary expertise in placemaking, social determinants of health, community development, cultural anthropology, participatory research or community-engaged... Read Full Listing
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Director of Field Building ● The Build Healthy Places Network is seeking a creative and equity-focused strategist with exceptional writing, research, and networking skills to lead our national field building operation through communications, engagement, and surveillance/learning of national trends in... Read Full Listing
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Vice President of Property Operations ● The primary responsibility of the Vice President of Property Operations is to ensure that all residents have a safe, clean, well-managed and affordable home while operating each building at maximum efficiency. Additionally, Capitol Hill Housing is committed to creating opportunities for residents to succeed. Ensuring the... Read Full Listing
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