The Paradox of Prevailing Wage

In This Issue: Entrepreneurship as a Path to Health? ● The Paradox of Prevailing Wage ● Ignore the Myth–Voters *do* Rally for Housing ● Is Local Control Good or Bad? ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events +

Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 In This Issue: Entrepreneurship as a Path to Health? ● The Paradox of Prevailing Wage ● Ignore the Myth–Voters *do* Rally for Housing ● Is Local Control Good or Bad? ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events + Is Local Control Good or Bad? Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce Going after wealthy areas when they try to exclude affordable housing is one thing that YIMBYs and housing justice activists of all stripes actively agree upon. But reactions to the idea of “local control” may be one of the biggest differences between the groups. Read Full Article Ignore the Myth—Voters *do* Rally for Housing Randy Shaw, Tenderloin Housing Clinic Despite what housing advocates and experts say, election results show that not only do voters care about addressing affordability, they support... Read Full Article Entrepreneurship as a Path to Health? Amanda Abrams, Shelterforce Health Fellow How a health foundation and a micro-lender teamed up to address the health of rural communities in a different way. Read Full Article Shelter Shorts—the Week in Community Development Shelterforce Staff This week: Criminalizing Homelessness | Self-driving Cars Further Inequality? | New Ideas for Public Housing | Commercial CLTs | And More Quick Takes From Our Editors The Paradox of Prevailing Wage Travis Watson, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation There's a complicated relationship between the Davis-Bacon Act and its prevailing wage mandate, Black construction workers, and Black-owned construction businesses in Boston. Read Full Article Industry News Ellen Sahli, president of the Family Housing Fund, has been selected to participate in the 2019 Janice Nittoli Practitioner Fellowship. As part of the program, Sahli will be paired with Urban Institute researchers to advance evidence-based solutions to alleviate inequalities. John Palfrey has been named the new president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Palfrey will begin his tenure at the foundation on Sept. 1. He previously served as head of school for Phillips Academy Andover. He succeeds current president Julia Stasch. Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... You Said It! On Can Estate Planning be Used to Help Preserve Economic Assets in Low-Income Communities? Heather Way: Great article! Transfer on death deeds are an important tool that every state should have in its toolbox to facilitate low-cost estate planning and facilitate the clear transfer of title to future generations of family members. More than... Read More Kevin Johnson: 1) YES, you are right this kind of thing is very much needed. 2) Research and practical experience says words matter. RICH people have estates. Thus if you are not RICH estate planning is not for you. You (the writer) are using the word accurately but... Read More On Long Before Redlining: Racial Disparities in Homeownership Need Intentional Policies Marcus Houston: Thank you for an excellent article. The clarity and historic foundation provided refute any argument presented for the lack of intentional and institutionalized racism. Your... Read More On Community Land Trusts in the Age of Climate Change Rick Lewis: This is a very inspirational story about how CLTs can address the extreme weather episodes cause by climate change. We have done a study in the Bay Area about about how housing cooperatives, especially those linked with CLTs, can be a positive planning tool for mitigating the effects of... Read More In Case You Missed It Greening Vacant Lots: Low Cost, Big Effect in Philly Mental Health and Community Development Millenials and the Affordability Crisis: A Review of Generation Priced Out Why Voters Haven’t Been Buying the Case for Building Taking Health Care Investments in Housing to the Next Level Sign up for Shelterforce Weekly! Help support Shelterforce, the original voice of community development! Subscribe to Shelterforce in print! Jobs Director of Field Building ● The Build Healthy Places Network is seeking a creative and equity-focused strategist with exceptional writing, research, and networking skills to lead our national field building operation through communications, engagement, and surveillance/learning of national trends in... Read Full Listing Vice President of Property Operations ● The primary responsibility of the Vice President of Property Operations is to ensure that all residents have a safe, clean, well-managed and affordable home while operating each building at maximum efficiency. Additionally, Capitol Hill Housing is committed to creating opportunities for residents to succeed. Ensuring the... Read Full Listing Housing Director ● The Athens Land Trust seeks a Housing Director to oversee development of affordable housing projects, the marketing of these projects, the preparation of eligible candidates to purchase ALT homes, and maintain the financial stability of all housing related programming... Read Full Listing Vice President for Housing Policy ● The Vice President for Housing Policy provides leadership and strategic direction for the Housing Policy team at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), working collaboratively with team members to develop and execute a policy agenda on a wide range of issues affecting... Read Full Listing Executive Director at NYU Furman Center ● The NYU Furman Center seeks a dynamic, energetic leader to serve as its Executive Director, helping to set the agenda for the Center, developing the best strategies for pursuing that agenda, and overseeing all aspects of the organization’s management. The ideal candidate will have experience in... Read Full Listing Director of Modernization and Development ● The Paterson Housing Authority (PHA) has an immediate opening for a highly motivated individual to lead the PHA’s Modernization & Development Department. This individual must possess a proven track record of prior Development/Modernization experience with development of affordable housing LIHTC, HUD and... Read Full Listing Assistant Director of Communications ● The Center for Community Investment is seeking a creative and curious self-starter with exceptional writing, editing and project management skills to develop, implement and steward our communications initiatives. Responsibilities will involve some writing, helping to shape key messaging and narratives, and a major effort to... Read Full Listing Senior Project Manager ● The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) seeks a Senior Project Manager to perform a wide variety of tasks related to planning and developing affordable housing for TNDC. The Senior Project Manager coordinates and implements all activities relating to project development from... Read Full Listing Click here to post a job! 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