2024年9月26日 · “What they’re saying here is that the government should take vouchers from poor Black women and give them to married couples,” she says, adding, “and because the rest of Project 2025 defines marriage as between one man and one woman, this would ensure that federal subsidies would be prioritized for heterosexually married, …

2024年12月23日 · Fair Housing. Fair housing is in danger under a new Trump administration. Matthew Murphy, executive director of the Furman Center, told Curbed in November that fair housing would likely be the focus of “some of the biggest changes” under Trump, with localities unlikely to face reporting requirements under the new administration. Doug Ryan, vice president of housing policy at Grounded ...

2025年1月8日 · Reported Article HUD. Trump’s Pick to Lead HUD Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor. As HUD secretary, Scott Turner would oversee billions in housing aid, but as a Texas state legislator he voted against protections for poor tenants and has called government assistance “one of the most destructive things for the family,” according to a recent ProPublica report.

2024年10月22日 · Once dismissed as a “third-rail political issue,” housing is finally being prioritized as a platform issue in the 2024 presidential election.That is in no small part because the housing crisis, decades in the making, has reached a boiling point. Today the U.S. has a housing shortfall of an estimated 4 million to 7 million homes.A record-high number of renter households—about 22 million ...

2024年11月7日 · Prop 5—Voters rejected this measure, which, if passed, would have reduced the threshold to approve local bonds to fund affordable housing, supportive housing, or public infrastructure initiatives from two-thirds to 55 percent, and added various accountability requirements to those bonds. Legislative analysis showed that 20 percent to 50 percent more local bond measures would have passed ...

2024年3月1日 · A year after the count began, in 2008, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launched the HUD-VA Supportive Housing program, which has provided housing vouchers and supportive services for thousands of homeless veterans every year since its establishment.. The scale of resources for housing homeless veterans is far closer to the actual need when compared to any other subgroup of ...

Date: April 28–29, 2025 Location: Newark, New Jersey About the conference. For 50 years, Shelterforce has been at the forefront of affordable housing and community development, championing stories of resilience, innovation, and advocacy that have helped shape communities across the nation.In honor of our five decades of work, we’re hosting our first-ever housing conference in Newark, NJ.

2024年9月13日 · States Extending Affordability. Last December, the Poverty and Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) released a report finding that more than two dozen states have extended the minimum affordability period beyond the 30 years required by federal law. In fact, 51 percent of all properties financed by LIHTC in 2021 will be affordable for longer than the federal minimum, according to National ...

2024年11月27日 · CFRR builds on the RRH model and is intended to help students experiencing homelessness complete college. According to campus leaders interviewed for an evaluation of the program, students eligible for CFRR typically require long-term assistance, in-depth intervention, and wraparound services.

2025年1月31日 · Shelterforce covers topics from community planning to racial equity, housing affordability to homeownership, and the future of community development.