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In this Issue: Flexibility Key to Vermont Nonprofit's COVID-19 Homeless Housing Pivot ● Community Organizations Have to Talk About Police Violence Directly ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● You Said It ● In Case You Missed It +
Week of June 8
In this Issue: Flexibility Key to Vermont Nonprofit’s COVID-19 Homeless Housing Pivot ● Community Organizations Have to Talk About Police Violence Directly ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● You Said It ● In Case You Missed It +
This Vermont nonprofit was able to turn an existing facility into COVID isolation housing in a matter of days. What allowed them to be so nimble?Read Full Article
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Raymond Neirinckx: . . . My first issue I remember was from 1982 when it was in a newspaper-format. I was unemployed working at a social change group in Providence. There was an ad from the Progressive Planners for a Summer Institute at Tufts University. I attended that Summer Institute on Local Economic Development with Richard Shramm. It was career changing for me. Shelterforce has been a critical part of my toolbox of knowledge threads supporting a new generation of Houser and CED practitioners . . . Read More
Dan Pence: I agree that expanded federal programming for housing is needed and necessary, but it will not fix the problem. Vouchers are useless unless they are used. Too many times we see people who are sitting on a wait list for a voucher, get one, only to find that they cannot find an apartment that is decent, safe . . . Read More
Chief Executive Officer, 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