Share
Shelterforce Weekly
with your colleagues...
|
Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Wins Citywide Recognition
At the 21st Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation won the Polk Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Award
See Shelterforce's articles featuring Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation here and here.
|
Webinar on Social Impact Investment Report
Hosted by The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and The Global Learning Exchange on Social Impact Investing (GLE). This webinar focuses on a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
March 4 9:00 a.m. PST
|
Apply for Catalyzing Impact Grants
From the National Community Land Trust Network
Proposals are due
March 6
5:00 p.m. PST
|
2015 Color of Wealth Summit
Hosted by The Center for Global Policy Solutions
April 29 and 30th
Washington DC
|
Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
The Center for Community Progress conference will be held in Detroit, Michigan on May 19-21
|
The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
By William B. Helmreich
Putting his feet to the test, Helmreich decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to walk virtually every block of all five boroughs--an astonishing 6,000 miles.
|
|
 |
|
"Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses" Is a Meaningless Category
It's time to drop this category. Here are the reasons why... More
|
Homeless Women Vets: We're Overlooking Them
Women are an increasing percentage of veterans, and of homeless veterans. Their experiences of homelessness differ from their male counterparts, however, enough that the programs currently out there often don't meet their needs. Some providers are showing us how we can do better. More
|
 Vets Get Access to Land Trust Homeownership
VA home loan guaranties and community land trusts are perfect partners. Here's how to explain it to your regional VA. More
|
Veterans By the Numbers
A look at the state of veterans in America... More
|
Read more from Shelterforce's latest issue, Almost Home, all about veterans issues.
|
New Report Dampens Outlook for Would-Be Homebuyers
We're celebrating a housing recovery. Guess who's not invited to the party? More
|
 The Urban Land Institute and the MacArthur Foundation launched a new website, How Housing Matters, that links housing and a broad range of topics related to the overall well-being of individuals and families. The site will provide readers with research, reports, news, and more.
|
|
Q: Do Section 8 voucher holders increase crime in a neighborhood?
A: No!
This is a perennial fear, but researchers at NYU's Furman Center took a really close look at the data to see, when controlling for other factors, if there was any association between an increase in Housing Choice Vouchers and the crime levels in that neighborhood....
Read more and download The Answer here! |
|
|
Program Officer, Sustainable Environments
Surdna Foundation: New York, NY
The Program Officer is part of a four-person team led by a Program Director and staffed by two Program Officers and a Program Associate. The Program Officer works closely with the team on all aspects of the program, including day-to-day operations, broader program strategy development, and the implementation of a learning agenda... More
|
|
|
|
|
Transit Equity Network/Gamaliel
Housing Assistance Council
Regional Housing Legal Services
USC Price School of Public Policy
HOPE Credit Union
Burlington Associates
Democracy Collaborative
Columbia University
Tufts University
Fund for Public Schools
Planner, Louisa County, Va.
National CAPACD
Opportunity Agenda
HACBED
ORNG Ink
National Housing Institute
Housing Assistance Council
Independent CLT consultant
CFED
ACLU Maryland
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Housers, LLC
Housing Assistance Council
Appalachian State University
San Francisco Community
Land Trust
|
Help support the voice of community development...
|
|
|
|
