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Inclusive, Transformative, or Reparative—what kind of housing equity are we pursuing?
Shelterforce breaks down 3 frameworks shaping racial equity in housing.
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#FairHousing #Policy
Shelterforce breaks down 3 frameworks shaping racial equity in housing.
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#FairHousing #Policy
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Inclusive, Transformative, or Reparative—what kind of housing equity are we pursuing?
Shelterforce breaks down 3 frameworks shaping racial equity in housing.
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#FairHousing #Policy
Shelterforce breaks down 3 frameworks shaping racial equity in housing.
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#FairHousing #Policy
“Frugal only is the way I think.”
In “The Homeless Stretch,” poet Jacob Folger invites us to see—and feel—the quiet ingenuity and exhaustion of living without enough.
His story asks us to stretch our empathy, too.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47VYQ1D
#Homelessness #Humanity #Shelterforce #Poetry
In “The Homeless Stretch,” poet Jacob Folger invites us to see—and feel—the quiet ingenuity and exhaustion of living without enough.
His story asks us to stretch our empathy, too.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47VYQ1D
#Homelessness #Humanity #Shelterforce #Poetry
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“Frugal only is the way I think.”
In “The Homeless Stretch,” poet Jacob Folger invites us to see—and feel—the quiet ingenuity and exhaustion of living without enough.
His story asks us to stretch our empathy, too.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47VYQ1D
#Homelessness #Humanity #Shelterforce #Poetry
In “The Homeless Stretch,” poet Jacob Folger invites us to see—and feel—the quiet ingenuity and exhaustion of living without enough.
His story asks us to stretch our empathy, too.
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/47VYQ1D
#Homelessness #Humanity #Shelterforce #Poetry
4/ Special thanks to @francozacha.bsky.social for this amazing illustration!
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
4/ Special thanks to @francozacha.bsky.social for this amazing illustration!
1/ Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and pest infestations don't only affect your health. These issues also make the housing crisis worse. We're putting housing quality under the lens in our new series, Fit to Live in: Fixing Our Housing Stock. bit.ly/UTLhabitabil...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
1/ Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and pest infestations don't only affect your health. These issues also make the housing crisis worse. We're putting housing quality under the lens in our new series, Fit to Live in: Fixing Our Housing Stock. bit.ly/UTLhabitabil...
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NYCHA calls it “revolutionary.” Residents call it displacement.
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
November 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
NYCHA calls it “revolutionary.” Residents call it displacement.
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
Read Shelterforce’s story on Chelsea’s public housing fight → bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#TenantPower #PublicHousing
Stretching every resource. Every ounce of humor. Every shred of hope.
In The Homeless Stretch, Jacob Folger finds things to hold on to in the coldest hours.
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#Poetry #Homelessness #Community
In The Homeless Stretch, Jacob Folger finds things to hold on to in the coldest hours.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Poetry #Homelessness #Community
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Stretching every resource. Every ounce of humor. Every shred of hope.
In The Homeless Stretch, Jacob Folger finds things to hold on to in the coldest hours.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Poetry #Homelessness #Community
In The Homeless Stretch, Jacob Folger finds things to hold on to in the coldest hours.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Poetry #Homelessness #Community
Policy is shifting, investment is rising, and stakes are high.
“We need cues from biotech, not IT—if we go fast and break things, we break someone’s financial life.” — Syeed Mansur, GreenLyne
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4omeGZq
#AI #FairHousing #ConsumerProtection #Shelterforce
“We need cues from biotech, not IT—if we go fast and break things, we break someone’s financial life.” — Syeed Mansur, GreenLyne
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4omeGZq
#AI #FairHousing #ConsumerProtection #Shelterforce
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Policy is shifting, investment is rising, and stakes are high.
“We need cues from biotech, not IT—if we go fast and break things, we break someone’s financial life.” — Syeed Mansur, GreenLyne
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4omeGZq
#AI #FairHousing #ConsumerProtection #Shelterforce
“We need cues from biotech, not IT—if we go fast and break things, we break someone’s financial life.” — Syeed Mansur, GreenLyne
🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4omeGZq
#AI #FairHousing #ConsumerProtection #Shelterforce
What does it really mean to increase racial equity in housing?
Shelterforce outlines 3 frameworks—inclusive, transformative, and reparative—and why knowing the difference matters.
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#HousingJustice #Equity
Shelterforce outlines 3 frameworks—inclusive, transformative, and reparative—and why knowing the difference matters.
📰 buff.ly/98k4ZjR
#HousingJustice #Equity
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What does it really mean to increase racial equity in housing?
Shelterforce outlines 3 frameworks—inclusive, transformative, and reparative—and why knowing the difference matters.
📰 buff.ly/98k4ZjR
#HousingJustice #Equity
Shelterforce outlines 3 frameworks—inclusive, transformative, and reparative—and why knowing the difference matters.
📰 buff.ly/98k4ZjR
#HousingJustice #Equity
Jacob Folger spent 13 years homeless. His poem The Homeless Stretch tells that story through small acts of faith and endurance.
“Stretch my smile for there still is hope.”
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#Homelessness #Resilience #Shelterforce
“Stretch my smile for there still is hope.”
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Resilience #Shelterforce
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Jacob Folger spent 13 years homeless. His poem The Homeless Stretch tells that story through small acts of faith and endurance.
“Stretch my smile for there still is hope.”
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Resilience #Shelterforce
“Stretch my smile for there still is hope.”
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Resilience #Shelterforce
Chicago’s Community WEB is showing what it takes to make community ownership the rule, not the exception.
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#CommunityWealth #PolicyInnovation
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#CommunityWealth #PolicyInnovation
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Chicago’s Community WEB is showing what it takes to make community ownership the rule, not the exception.
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#CommunityWealth #PolicyInnovation
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CommunityWealth #PolicyInnovation
“We’re gonna fight to the death,” says Milagros Lugo, as Chelsea residents battle NYCHA’s demolition plan.
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#HousingJustice #Shelterforce
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#HousingJustice #Shelterforce
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“We’re gonna fight to the death,” says Milagros Lugo, as Chelsea residents battle NYCHA’s demolition plan.
✊ bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #Shelterforce
✊ bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#HousingJustice #Shelterforce
Most AI in lending is built to maximize volume—not fairness. New research shows you can do both.
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Most AI in lending is built to maximize volume—not fairness. New research shows you can do both.
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
What “distribution matching,” inclusive data, and new underwriting approaches could change.
Read: bit.ly/4eh4tJC
#AIinFinance #FairLending #Homeownership #Equity
Community voices shaping Denver’s growth. Tierra Colectiva blends advocacy & development to protect residents.
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#AntiDisplacement #Denver
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#AntiDisplacement #Denver
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Community voices shaping Denver’s growth. Tierra Colectiva blends advocacy & development to protect residents.
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#AntiDisplacement #Denver
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#AntiDisplacement #Denver
Baltimore’s SHARE network is making community ownership the rule, not the exception with a pipeline of permanent affordability and power.
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#CLT #AffordableHousing
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#CLT #AffordableHousing
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Baltimore’s SHARE network is making community ownership the rule, not the exception with a pipeline of permanent affordability and power.
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CLT #AffordableHousing
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#CLT #AffordableHousing
Happening today!
Join Shelterforce for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding, sustaining & scaling shared ownership.
🔗 Register to join live: bit.ly/42ZM4wp
#CommunityOwnership #AffordableHousing #UnderTheLens #Shelterforce
Join Shelterforce for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding, sustaining & scaling shared ownership.
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#CommunityOwnership #AffordableHousing #UnderTheLens #Shelterforce
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Happening today!
Join Shelterforce for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding, sustaining & scaling shared ownership.
🔗 Register to join live: bit.ly/42ZM4wp
#CommunityOwnership #AffordableHousing #UnderTheLens #Shelterforce
Join Shelterforce for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding, sustaining & scaling shared ownership.
🔗 Register to join live: bit.ly/42ZM4wp
#CommunityOwnership #AffordableHousing #UnderTheLens #Shelterforce
Happening tomorrow!
Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
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#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #ShelterforceWebinar
Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42ZM4wp
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #ShelterforceWebinar
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happening tomorrow!
Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42ZM4wp
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #ShelterforceWebinar
Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a Shelterforce webinar on funding & sustaining shared ownership.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42ZM4wp
#CommunityOwnership #HousingJustice #ShelterforceWebinar
Fighting displacement through creativity & community power—Denver’s Tierra Colectiva is redefining development.
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#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
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#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
November 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Fighting displacement through creativity & community power—Denver’s Tierra Colectiva is redefining development.
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#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
🔗 bit.ly/3X6QFcF
#LandTrusts #CommunityPower
We’re grateful for our readers and listeners—thank you for being part of the Shelterforce community. 💛
This #NewsMatch season, your support means double the impact for housing justice journalism.
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#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #CommunityJournalism
This #NewsMatch season, your support means double the impact for housing justice journalism.
Give today ➡️ www.shelterforce.org/donate
#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #CommunityJournalism
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We’re grateful for our readers and listeners—thank you for being part of the Shelterforce community. 💛
This #NewsMatch season, your support means double the impact for housing justice journalism.
Give today ➡️ www.shelterforce.org/donate
#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #CommunityJournalism
This #NewsMatch season, your support means double the impact for housing justice journalism.
Give today ➡️ www.shelterforce.org/donate
#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #CommunityJournalism
2 days away!
Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.
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#AffordableHousing #CommunityOwnership #UnderTheLens
Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.
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#AffordableHousing #CommunityOwnership #UnderTheLens
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
2 days away!
Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42ZM4wp
#AffordableHousing #CommunityOwnership #UnderTheLens
Join Shelterforce Nov. 12 for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership—a convo on funding & sustaining community-led housing.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/42ZM4wp
#AffordableHousing #CommunityOwnership #UnderTheLens
🏳️🌈 In Fresno, South Tower Community Land Trust (CLT) is bridging the gap between the housing world and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
🎧 bit.ly/4qzSs7P
#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
🎧 bit.ly/4qzSs7P
#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🏳️🌈 In Fresno, South Tower Community Land Trust (CLT) is bridging the gap between the housing world and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
🎧 bit.ly/4qzSs7P
#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
As director Kiel Lopez-Schmidt says, “If we’re designing for queer people, we’re designing for everybody.”
🎧 bit.ly/4qzSs7P
#LGBTQCommunity #AffordableHousing #Inclusive
“Stretch the blanket over my head, stretch the warmth through ’til dawn.”
Jacob Folger’s The Homeless Stretch captures humor, hope, and humanity amid hardship.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Poetry #Shelterforce
Jacob Folger’s The Homeless Stretch captures humor, hope, and humanity amid hardship.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Poetry #Shelterforce
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Stretch the blanket over my head, stretch the warmth through ’til dawn.”
Jacob Folger’s The Homeless Stretch captures humor, hope, and humanity amid hardship.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Poetry #Shelterforce
Jacob Folger’s The Homeless Stretch captures humor, hope, and humanity amid hardship.
bit.ly/4qQ4Pg7
#Homelessness #Poetry #Shelterforce
“They’re killing me with nice white gloves,” says 81-year-old Maria Ember as NYCHA plans to demolish her building.
🏠 bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#PublicHousing #TenantRights
🏠 bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#PublicHousing #TenantRights
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“They’re killing me with nice white gloves,” says 81-year-old Maria Ember as NYCHA plans to demolish her building.
🏠 bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#PublicHousing #TenantRights
🏠 bit.ly/3LnAIMQ
#PublicHousing #TenantRights
Happening next week!
🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#CommunityOwnership #HousingEquity #Shelterforce
🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#CommunityOwnership #HousingEquity #Shelterforce
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Happening next week!
🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#CommunityOwnership #HousingEquity #Shelterforce
🗓️ Join Shelterforce’s Miriam Axel-Lute & leaders from LA, NYC & the Hudson Valley for Fueling the Future of Community Ownership.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3Z1oFvS
#CommunityOwnership #HousingEquity #Shelterforce
Philly’s Kensington Corridor Trust shows how to make community ownership the rule, not the exception—locking properties out of speculation for good.
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#PurposeTrust #CommunityWealth
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#PurposeTrust #CommunityWealth
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Philly’s Kensington Corridor Trust shows how to make community ownership the rule, not the exception—locking properties out of speculation for good.
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#PurposeTrust #CommunityWealth
📖 bit.ly/4qDHjm9
#PurposeTrust #CommunityWealth
🌈 “Whenever you own something, it’s easier to protect it.”
In states with few renter protections—like Arkansas—queer and trans organizers are buying their own buildings to safeguard their communities.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#LGBTQRights #TransVisibility #CommunityPower #Equity #MutualAid
In states with few renter protections—like Arkansas—queer and trans organizers are buying their own buildings to safeguard their communities.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#LGBTQRights #TransVisibility #CommunityPower #Equity #MutualAid
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 PM
🌈 “Whenever you own something, it’s easier to protect it.”
In states with few renter protections—like Arkansas—queer and trans organizers are buying their own buildings to safeguard their communities.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#LGBTQRights #TransVisibility #CommunityPower #Equity #MutualAid
In states with few renter protections—like Arkansas—queer and trans organizers are buying their own buildings to safeguard their communities.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Lh58jI
#LGBTQRights #TransVisibility #CommunityPower #Equity #MutualAid