Disaster Aid Perpetuates Inequality

Week of Monday, June 3 In This Issue: Building Healthy Housing Through Health Action Plans ● One Community's 40-year Fight Against Displacement ● Disaster Aid Perpetuates Inequality ● Also: Jobs ● Shelter Shorts ● Events + Disaster Aid Perpetuates Inequality Chrishelle Palay, Home Coalition After natural disasters, recovery efforts tend to lift up those who have the resources to bounce back quickly, and cement poverty for those with modest means. What can be done to change this reality? Read Full Article Building Healthy Housing Through Health Action Plans Amanda Abrams, Shelterforce Health Fellow A pilot program required CDCs to collaborate with public health professionals in order to discover—and address—a community's pressing health issues. What the collaboration uncovered were issues that the participating CDCs hadn't even considered. Read Full Article U.N. to U.S. Government: Do Better on Housing Jackie Smith and Emily Cummins, Pittsburgh's Human Rights City Alliance In a stinging letter, the U.N. slams U.S. housing policy that puts profits over people and tramples on human rights. Read Full Article An Austin Neighborhood Pushes Back Against Displacement Heather Way, Elizabeth Mueller, and Nicholas Armstrong, The University of Texas at Austin How is one neighborhood's 40-year fight against displacement instructive for other communities fighting similar challenges? Read Full Article Shelter Shorts—the Week in Community Development Shelterforce Staff Making the Cannabis Industry More Accessible, and Equitable | Criminalizing Protest | Chicago Evictions and Race | Regulating Public *and* Private Art in Upstate NY | The Flooding Continues | And More Quick Takes From Our Editors Industry News Gary Cunningham has been selected as Prosperity Now's next president, beginning in August. Cunningham currently serves as president and CEO of the Metropolitan Economic Development Association, and he formerly served as vice president and chief program officer for the Northwest Area Foundation. Cunningham will take over for Andrea Levere, who will assume the title of president emerita. Events Thursday, June 6, 2 p.m ET | #HealthyCommunitiesChat on Twitter | ASTHO, a national nonprofit that represents public health agencies in the U.S., will partner with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the National Association of County and City Health Officials to host a Twitter chat focused on building healthy and resilient communities. To learn more, and to register for the chat, click here. Thursday, June 6, 11 a.m ET | State Efforts to Link Housing and Healthcare Webinar | The Pennsylvania Health Access Network is hosting a webinar about efforts in various states to push Medicaid to cover more people with supportive housing services. A panel of experts on housing policy and health will discuss these efforts nationally. Click here to learn more and register. Monday, June 17, 12:30 p.m ET | A Deep Dive into Opportunity Zone Hot Topics Webinar | Presented by and with the working group on Opportunity Zones of Nixon Peabody law firm, this webinar offers a high-level explanation of the benefits, challenges, and limitations of Opportunity Zones with discussion on the current guidance and explores potential issues in structuring transactions. Topics will include: basis step-up, Section 1231 gains, 90 percent deadline, depreciation recapture, mere triple-net leasing, and more. To register, click here. We only list free events of national interest here. To learn about advertising, click here. Lighter than your laptop, bigger than your smartphone, instant power on, works anywhere you go! Subscribe to Shelterforce in print!  Shelterforce, the original voice of community development! You Said It! On Can Using a Racial Equity Lens Increase Capital in Communities of Color? Robin Hacke: Thoughtful, penetrating analysis. This matters!! Via Twitter On The Uncertain Flood Zone Karl Bursa: Great article on FEMA mapping and NFIP reform proposals. Via LinkedIn On Closing Liquor Stores, Hoping to Gain Public Health Chris Thompson: Prohibition doesn't work. Top down management of individual communities without consulting said communities is a breach of power. Taking away the businesses of some due to the . . . Via Facebook Gloria Barney: God, they have liquor stores near every elementary and middle school in my county. It's sort of depressing. You know what would help bring down violent crime? Affordable housing with realistic rent rates. So people . . . Via Facebook On Eviction Lab Misses the Mark Dorlissa Minick: @Shelterforce's critique of Desmond's extractive practices instead of using his platform to work with existing housing justice organizations and movements is also important to consider. Via Twitter On Time to Delink Homeownership From Asset Building Jerry Rioux: Thanks for the plug for Limited Equity Housing Co-ops, Rick. LEHCs are a great option for providing affordable homes that becomes more affordable over time. Many California cities and counties require that affordable units be created as part of new development projects. Unfortunately, these deed-restricted homes can be lost far too easily. During the Great Recession, many units were... Read More On How to Have Conversations about Homelessness Claire Shanahan: This is a great piece, I plan to practice their recommendations when speaking about homelessness to mixed audiences! Via LinkedIn On Q: What Do All These Housing Affordability Terms Mean? Mauricio Garcia: Just stumbled upon this super practical & helpful #Housing Affordability term cheat sheet. @shelterforce #TheAnswer #LocalGov Via Twitter Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... In Case You Missed It Will Limited Equity Co-ops Make a Comeback? Resilience 101 Regenerating a Place of Cultural Pride and Healing in Albuquerque Poem: ms. margaret on her landline phone with ruth  Creating Miles of Art in the Mile High City Q: Why Don't Low-income Families Save?  A New Responsibility for Children's Hospitals: The Health of Neighborhoods  Report Highlights Health and Housing Links Sign up for Shelterforce Weekly! Jobs Affordable Housing Senior Specialist ● Grounded Solutions Network is looking for an Affordable Housing Senior Specialist who will provide technical assistance, training and field tools to our diverse community development stakeholders including local/state/federal government staff, community residents, nonprofit organizations, financial industry leaders, and regional coalitions. Read Full Listing Training Specialist ● Grounded Solutions Network is looking for a Training Specialist who will help coordinate our annual national conference, Intersections, and grow our training program's scale and impact by developing new curriculum that advances racial equity and meets the needs of new audiences. Read Full Listing Executive Director ● The Texas Association of Community Development Corporations seeks an executive director who will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in conducting the business of the collaborative and will be responsible for all matters pertaining to the operation of the Collaborative. This person will perform all duties in... Read Full Listing Director, Success Measures Partnerships ● The director, Success Measures Partnerships is responsible for leading external relations and new business and partnership development for the social enterprise. This includes establishing strategies and carrying out processes and activities to secure new clients for Success Measures evaluation services and... Read Full Listing Senior and Junior Policy Analysts ● The Inclusivity Institute is seeking qualified applicants for two positions: Senior Policy Analyst and Junior Policy Analyst.  The Institute is a new non-profit organization based in Carmel, Indiana, with nationwide connections and expertise. The Institute seeks to promote economic and racial integration and to... Read Full Listing Director of Real Estate ● The Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) is seeking a senior level position to join our team and manage and grow our real estate portfolio. MMDC seeks applicants who have an understanding and history of developing, difficult, small to mid-sized real estate projects in existing urban contexts. Read Full Listing Executive Director ● Norris Square Community Alliance (NSCA) is seeking a seasoned, dynamic, executive director with experience in housing and community development to lead the organization recognized as one of the leading community-based development corporations in Philadelphia. The mission of NSCA is to... Read Full Listing Click here to post a job! More Jobs Director of Lending ● Cinnaire Senior Staff Attorney ● New Economy Project Paralegal/Program Associate ● New Economy Project Executive Director ● Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust Housing Program Coordinator ● City of Charlottesville Editor, Miriam Axel-Lute Managing Editor, Lillian M. Ortiz Senior Editor/Development Manager, Keli A. 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