Wednesday, January 3, 2018 (Happy New Year!)
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In this Issue: Using Old Data to Debunk Gentrification's Role in Displacement ●
Rent Control Advocacy on the Rise? ● The Details Behind Mobility Patterns ●
Art's Power to Heal, and Destigmatize ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts
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Oft-Quoted Gentrification Data is Glaringly Stale
Norman Oder, Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report
Though it may be hard to argue with research, looked at in contemporary context, these studies, rather than dismiss the existence of displacement actually suggest support for it. Especially in New York City. Read Full Article
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Could Rent Control Come Back?
Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
The voices saying that rent control should be put back into the toolbox have gotten more numerous and loud—and active. I’m glad to see this, as rent regulations are among the most maligned and misunderstood policies out there—in large part because . . . Read Full Article
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Where the Displaced Are Going
Caroline Nagy and Leo Goldberg, Center for NYC Neighborhoods
Very little data exists regarding who is being displaced, where they are going, and what role financially-vulnerable homeowners have in the displacement phenomenon. We sought to begin to fill these gaps by looking . . . Read Full Article
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How a Museum Integrates Trauma Recovery
Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
When a supportive housing building has something in it that appeals to and can be visited by anyone, neither the building nor the residents . . . Read Full Article
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Shelter Shorts
The Week in Community Development
Canada says housing is a human right // Protecting local business // Homelessness prevention saves money // A CLT milestone in Colorado. Read them all here.
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Help support Shelterforce, the voice of community development!
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Chief Impact Officer ● Housing Trust Silicon Valley seeks a leader who is enthusiastic about the creation and preservation of housing for low- to middle-income people in the Bay Area. If you have prior CDFI-related experience, can strengthen our leadership team, and can thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the role you’re looking for... Read Full Listing
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Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement ● Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California seeks the right person for this senior position. The person in this role will expand a growing center of expertise, resources, and capacity to move a pro-affordable housing agenda at multiple levels, building a foundation for successful electoral work in the Bay Area and... Read Full Listing
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Digital Communications Specialist ● Public Advocates Inc., a civil rights law firm and policy advocacy group, seeks a savvy team member as we co-lead the national CarsonWatch partnership. Our ideal candidate understands how to use social media to activate and grow an audience and is capable of working at the fast pace required... Read Full Listing
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Policy Analyst or Senior Policy Analyst—Housing Policy ● The CBPP seeks a Housing Policy Analyst to conduct analyses and design policy proposals across a range of federal housing policy issues. Most of the HPA’s work will be relevant to current legislative developments—including annual appropriations for housing programs, as well as efforts to reform them—so the role offers... Read Full Listing
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State and Local Senior Policy
Specialist ● The Senior Specialist will engage in all aspects of the State and Local Policy department’s work. They will support the provision of technical assistance to policy makers through research and creation of high-quality deliverables (e.g. reports, presentations, memos). Read Full Listing
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Chief Executive Officer ● The CEO will oversee governance and operation, leading the charge in establishing new pathways to private and public resources to support the organizational mission. Our primary goals are to advance housing policies that lead to access, equity, and inclusion; and to increase units with lasting affordability... Read Full Listing
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Assistant Project Manager ● Telesis seeks an Assistant Project Manager to assist the development team in the day-to-day management of all aspects of the housing development process, including responding to proposals and supporting existing projects (design, entitlements, financing, and construction). Current projects include... Read Full Listing
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Archdiocesan Housing Chief Executive Officer ● The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York seeks a recognized leader in the affordable housing community to direct and oversee its affordable housing programs as its first Archdiocesan Housing CEO. The CEO will oversee and manage the increasingly complex and... Read Full Listing
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Bob Annibale, Citi ● Laura Barrett, Interfaith Worker Justice ● Murtaza Baxamusa, Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC ● Michael Bodaken, National Housing Trust ● Bill Bynum, HOPE Credit Union ● Steve Dubb ● Jamaal Green, Portland State University ● John Henneberger, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service ● David Holtzman, newspaper reporter and former planner ● Josh Ishimatsu, National CAPACD ● Rick Jacobus, Street Level Advisors ● Daniel Kravetz, freelance writer ● Alan Mallach, Center for Community Progress ● Jonathan Reckford, Habitat for Humanity ● Doug Ryan, Prosperity Now ● Josh Silver, NCRC ● James Tracy, San Francisco Community Land Trust ● Eva Wingren, Baltimore Community Foundation
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