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Webinar | Community Catalyst | Aging in Place: Integrating Health and Housing for Low-Income and Chronically Ill Seniors | Dec. 1, 1 p.m. ET
This webinar will provide an overview of initiatives related to aging in place for low-income and chronically ill seniors. Speakers across sectors will address housing issues and more effective integration of housing and health care systems.
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Webinar | National Low Income Housing Coalition | The Changing Post-Election Landscape for Affordable Housing | Dec. 2, 1 p.m. ET
NLIHC President and CEO, Diane Yentel, will provide an overview of the work needed to move affordable housing policy in this new political landscape. Read more about what to expect under the new administration here and register for the webinar here.
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Subsidy Tracker Expands Coverage of Corporate Welfare Deals
Good Jobs First has expanded its Subsidy Tracker database, the national search engine capturing company-specific economic development incentive awards totaling more than $260 billion in taxpayer assistance to corporations from the federal government, states, and localities across the U.S.
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Malign Neglect? Urban Policy in the Trump Era
Alan Mallach, Center for Community Progress
How much do we have to fear from the president-elect's policy plans for urban America? He might mostly ignore the cities. And yet . . . More
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On Clinton, Obama, and the Failures of Liberal Urban Policy
James DeFilippis, Rutgers University
When we look at liberal Democratic urban policy of the past 25 years, it seems the answer to the question of why urban turnout fell so dramatically in this election may simply be that residents of urban areas were not given enough to vote for . . . More
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Some HUD Secretary Nominees Made Sense -- But Not the One We Got
Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
Though the decision has since been made, as of last week, some of the HUD secretary possibilities were extremely ideologically conservative, but nonetheless relevant. Unfortunately, and perhaps unsurprisingly, what we got instead came from the list of candidates who were a giant flying middle finger to everything the department stands for. More
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Stop Subsidizing Bad Landlords
Paula Franzese, Seton Hall Law
Despite the fact that a huge percentage of low-income and government-subsidized units have serious code violations, a startlingly small number of residents use that defense in eviction court, and even when they do . . . More
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Banks' CRA Exams Are Public. Why Not Consumer Compliance Reviews?
Josh Silver, NCRC
Public participation is a core aspect of Community Reinvestment Act exams, which assess and rate banks' lending, investments, and services in low- and moderate-income communities. So why would a key function of regulatory agencies--assigning performance ratings to lending institutions--be hidden from public view? More
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People will not be surprised that I believe that vouchers should be an entitlement for everyone who cannot afford the local Fair Market Rent with 30 percent of after-tax income. How can we tolerate homelessness? Why can't hard-working middle income families find housing in high-cost areas? This article is a clear, eloquent excellent piece of work. Thanks, Mike and Ellen. --Carol Lamberg, more
20th century support for public housing and project-based Section 8 rested on recognition that those programs put poor people, including minorities, exactly where taxpayers wanted them: somewhere else. Vouchers allow . . . --Martin French, more
Thank you for this interesting and informative interview. Lisa Mensah's leadership and optimism is greatly appreciated by many of us living and working in rural America. --Marty Miller, more
On behalf of . . . the co-producers of Arc of Justice, I want to express our gratitude to Professor Nembhard for her thoughtful review of our film. Our intent in limiting it to 22 minutes was to create a useful tool for community organizing and . . . --John Emmeus Davis, more
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Managing Editor
A new position at ArtPlace America, the Managing Editor will implement a content and publishing strategy and will publish a variety of rich content across multiple platforms . . . Read Full Listing
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Portfolio Manager
Will manage, monitor and review the multifamily loan and asset management program for compliance and fiscal stability; assist with structuring, underwriting, and financing . . . Read Full Listing
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Director of Property Management
CHP seeks a seasoned PM professional with demonstrated experience in best practice operations and compliance who cares deeply about social impact and . . . Read Full Listing
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Director of Resource Development
NJCC seeks a creative and dynamic individual for this role, responsible for cultivating relationships with investors, overseeing impact assessment, providing strategic advice . . . Read Full Listing
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Executive Director
The executive director will lead the Affordable Housing, Property Management, Resident Services and Housing Choice Voucher aspects of Charter Oak Communities' . . . Read Full Listing
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Senior Manager
The Senior Manager will manage urban and rural programs created to build assets in communities across the country, with a focus on programs that support housing and . . . Read Full Listing
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President
The President of the Partnership will create the annual work scope and operating budget, will work with governments, lenders, developers, housing advocates, and users to identify housing needs and meet those needs . . . Read Full Listing
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Interfaith Worker Justice
Murtaza Baxamusa
Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC
Housing Assistance Council
USC Price School of Public Policy
Janis Bowdler
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
HOPE Credit Union
Burlington Associates
Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
Planner, Louisa County, Va.
Tulane University
Habitat for Humanity
National Urban League
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
NCRC
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