Skating the Surface of Gentrification

In this Issue: Skating the Surface of Gentrification ● What to Do When ICE Comes to Your Buildings ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● Industry News ● You Said It ● In Case You Missed It +

Week of February 25 In this Issue: Skating the Surface of Gentrification ● What to Do When ICE Comes to Your Buildings ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● Industry News ● You Said It ● In Case You Missed It + Skating the Surface of Gentrification Alan Mallach, Center for Community Progress With Newcomers, the author has done a lot of homework. He’s interviewed a lot of people, read a lot of reports, and every so often demonstrates that he actually understands quite a bit about the stories he tells. But he never . . . Read Full Review From the Shelterforce archive: What to Do When ICE Comes to Your Buildings Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce If you own and/or manage affordable housing, do you know what to do if ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) shows up at your doorstep looking for someone? This will help.  Read Full Article Raise Your Voice Comment periods are open until April 8, 11:59 p.m. ET on the substantial proposed rule changes regarding the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), and until March 16 on the substantial changes to HUD’s Affirmative Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule. Be sure to weigh in with your opinion.  See Shelterforce’s coverage of the CRA proposals here and the AFFH proposals here.  Industry News National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) has renamed the organization Partners for Dignity & Rights. View their updated website here. Events Prosperity Now | Promoting Mental Health Through Financial Well-Being | Thursday, Feb. 27, 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET | This free webinar will explore how to enhance mental health outcomes by investing in financial well-being. Register here. We only list free events and resources of national interest.  To learn about advertising, click here. You Said It On “The Opposite of Deficit-Based Language Isn't Asset Based Language. It's Truth Telling.” Melanie Breault: I really loved & appreciated this piece by @miriam_mjoy @Shelterforce. Via Twitter On “Parks, People, and Inclusive Collaborative Planning” Hanaa A. Hamdi: What a great model of innovative partnerships and investments to build a park for all people! Via Twitter On “Is the Housing Market the Answer to the Racial Wealth Gap?” Ally Schweitzer: This @Shelterforce piece is an extremely good read on the extent to which homeownership can bridge the racial wealth gap, and how white homeownership in the U.S. can be viewed historically as “ill-gotten gains.” Via Twitter On “Tiny Houses — Does Size Matter?” Mark Shelburne: @Shelterforce is great. I sometimes don’t agree with the articles but they are always thought provoking. Via Twitter Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... In Case You Missed It Invest in Home Repairs to Improve Health Only Halfway to Economic Democracy Generating Civic Power in North Philadelphia Rebellion Spurs Opportunity and a New Housing Movement Sign up for Shelterforce Weekly! Jobs Publisher/Executive Director, Shelterforce, Montclair, NJ ● Shelterforce seeks a publisher/executive director to advance its mission, grow its audience and influence, and strategically and sustainably guide the organization through an evolving and dynamic media landscape. Read Full Listing Vice President, National Real Estate Programs, NeighborWorks America, Washington D.C. ● The Vice President, National Real Estate Programs plays a key role in strengthening NeighborWorks’ place as a leader in the nonprofit affordable housing industry and supporting the productivity and strength of the NeighborWorks network in multifamily housing and single family homebuilding. The Vice President leads . . . Read Full Listing Program Assistant, Healthy Communities, Center for Community Investment, Washington, D.C. ● Center for Community Investment (CCI) is seeking a creative self-starter with a strong learning orientation to join their team. The right candidate will combine an interest in the big picture with the ability to pay close attention to detail. The Program Assistant will support the execution and impact of CCI’s Accelerating Investments . . . Read Full Listing Program Manager I (Community Land Trust Program Manager), City of Austin, Neighborhood Housing & Community Development Department, Austin, TX ● The purpose of this position is to manage the Long Term Affordability and Community Land Trust Program for the City of Austin, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Read Full Listing Director of Development, Grounded Solutions Network, Washington, D.C. ● Grounded Solutions Network seeks a dynamic, experienced Director of Development to create and implement a comprehensive fundraising program to diversify and grow fundraising efforts. This position will focus on cultivating and expanding relationships with a diverse set of national and . . . Read Full Listing Grants Manager, Capitol Hill Housing, Seattle, WA ● Capitol Hill Housing seeks a grants manager who will be responsible for grant acquisition and stewardship for the annual fund and the capital campaign, including research and prospecting, annual strategic grant planning, grant writing . . . Read Full Listing Partners for Rural Transformation Project Director, Fahe, Telecommute ● The Partners for Rural Transformation has an exciting opportunity for a Project Director to provide leadership to bring prosperity to the persistently poor regions of rural America. The position works closely with nationally recognized CDFIs, Hope Enterprise Corporation/Hope Credit Union . . . Read Full Listing Click here to post a job! More Jobs Executive Director, Northampton, MA ● Valley Community Development Executive Director, Durham, NC ● Habitat for Humanity Director of Financing and Accounting, Raleigh, NC ● DHIC Associate Director of Real Estate, Boston, MA ● Urban Edge Editor, Miriam Axel-Lute Managing Editor, Lillian M. Ortiz Senior Editor, Keli A. Tianga Assistant Editor, Elizabeth Oguss Operations Assistant, Sam Fields Publisher, Harold Simon Made possible by the generous support of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ● Kresge Foundation ● NeighborWorks America ● Kaiser Permanente ● Bank of America Foundation ● JPMorgan Chase Foundation ● Citi Community Development ● PNC Bank Foundation● BB&T ● Valley National Bank ... and with the support of readers like you.