(ShelterForce) Activists Win Control of Buildings: Now What?

In This Issue: Health Care and Community Development Partnerships in the Time of COVID-19 ● Housing Organizing in the Year of the Pandemic ● Activists Win Control of Vacant Philadelphia Buildings: Now What?● Massachusetts Showed States How to

Week of Nov. 9 In This Issue: Health Care and Community Development Partnerships in the Time of COVID-19 ● Housing Organizing in the Year of the Pandemic ● Activists Win Control of Vacant Philadelphia Buildings: Now What?● Massachusetts Showed States How to Create an Eviction Ban. Now It’s Backpedaling ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● You Said It ● In Case You Missed It + Massachusetts Showed States How to Create an Eviction Ban. Now It’s Backpedaling Miles Howard, Shelterforce The Massachusetts eviction moratorium—one of the strongest in the nation—expired, just in time for winter. How did this happen? Read Full Article Health Sector 101: Our Coverage Continues Health Care and Community Development Partnerships in the Time of COVID-19 Amanda Abrams, Shelterforce In the wake of the pandemic, why have some partnerships between health care and community development organizations struggled, while others have endured? Read Full Article Activists Win Control of Vacant Philadelphia Buildings: Now What? Meir Rinde, Shelterforce The city and the activists involved have referred to the organization that will receive the properties as a community land trust, but it’s not not yet clear how the group will be structured. We take a closer look at what’s happening on the ground. Read Full Article Housing Organizing in the Year of the Pandemic James Tracy, Community Housing Partnership  The pandemic has been very hard on renters—but it has also energized the tenants movement and emboldened organizers to . . . Read Full Article In Case You Missed It Forming Partnerships With Public Health Departments, Part 2: How to Make the Connection Who Gets to Live Where, and Why? The Answer May Be Settled By Our Narratives Tobacco Causes Cancer. Can it Build Housing? New York State Stiffs Nonprofits Outside Their Comfort Zone: Health Sector Players Speaking Up for Housing Policy Change Events Thursday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m. ET | Remaking the Economy post-election webinar | Join NPQ for this installment in Remaking the Economy where it will focus not on election minutiae, but rather the mid-term and longer-term possibilities for designing a more just economy centered on values of democracy, solidarity, equity, and building community wealth. Register here. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1 p.m. ET | New Progressive Messaging for 2021, the COVID Economy, and Beyond | Join The Democracy Collaborative, Economic Policy Institute, Groundwork Collaborative, and New Economy Coalition, who will speak on what a new progressive economy looks like and messaging guidance regarding pushing an anti-austerity, pro-public investment, and new economy framework. Register here. We only list free events and resources of national interest.  To learn about advertising, click here. Looking for a Job? Scroll Down... You Said It Juan Manuel Del Rio: Shelterforce rocks! The cutting edge of advocacy planning & affordable housing. Via LinkedIn On “How Engagement and Design Won Over Wary Neighbors” Cindy A. Ramirez: Interesting article on how a neighborhood was originally #NIMBY but then turned around and supported the proposed affordable housing project. Via Twitter On “Health Sector Players Speaking Up for Housing Policy Change” J. Catherine Rollins: Housing is a key social determinant of health; love this intersection. Via Twitter Claas Ehlers: Stable, affordable housing prevents significant amounts of morbidity and premature mortality. Via Twitter On “Real Estate Defaults Are Coming. Don't Waste Them.” Jim King: Real Estate Defaults Are Coming, to combat we need a flexible source of capital, combined with a system for turning distressed properties into affordable ones. Via Twitter Jobs Director of Real Estate Development, Champlain Housing Trust, Burlington, VT ● Champlain Housing Trust is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to lead its real estate development activities throughout Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties. The ideal candidate will be committed to social justice, equity, and . . . Read Full Listing Executive Director, Building Memphis, Memphis, TN ● Building Memphis seeks an experienced executive with strengths in organizational development, civic engagement, and team leadership to continue and strengthen our work supporting the community development sector. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors. Read Full Listing Initial Executive Director, California Community Land Trust Network, Berkeley, CA ● The California Community Land Trust Network seeks an initial Executive Director to support the organization in its transition from a member and volunteer board-led organization to a fully staffed one while maintaining the collaborative member relationships and member-centric structure. Read Full Listing Manager/Director of Media Relations & Communications, National Low Income Housing Coalition, Washington, D.C. ● National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) seeks a manager/director of media relations and communications to develop, implement, and manage media and public relations strategies to advance NLIHC’s mission of achieving socially just public policy to ensure . . . 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