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LIHTC: How It Started, How It’s Going - Shelterforce
WEBNov 15, 2023 · The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is a ubiquitous presence in the affordable housing field. The program helps to finance, by some counts, around 90 percent of affordable rental projects in the U.S., and it provides the largest chunk of funding for the deals in which it is involved. Most housing advocates know these things about LIHTC:
What Is NIMBYism and How Do Affordable Housing ... - Shelterforce
WEBNov 17, 2021 · NIMBYism is often driven, more or less openly, by racism and classism. But the concerns more commonly voiced are about increased crime, traffic congestion, strain on sewers, overcrowded schools, and lowered property values and “quality of life.”. When developments are built, however, these fears rarely come to pass. Some examples:
Helping Tenants with Mental Health Challenges Who Are at Risk of ...
WEBJun 14, 2022 · Reported Article Housing. Helping Tenants with Mental Health Challenges Who Are at Risk of Eviction. Support at all stages of an eviction could help vulnerable tenants navigate the process, avoid being removed from their home, or if they are evicted, help them catch their footing.
Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors From Eviction
WEBAug 25, 2021 · Housing. Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors From Eviction. COVID-19 has led to a surge in intimate partner violence. The Violence Against Women Act prohibits evictions of survivors simply because they have experienced violence in their homes, but such protections can be lacking in LIHTC-funded developments.
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Roshan Abraham. Roshan Abraham, Next City's housing correspondent, is a journalist whose reporting on criminal justice, housing, and health has appeared in VICE, The Verge, Pacific Standard, The Village Voice, and more. He is a graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism and a former Equitable Cities fellow.
Understanding Community Land Trusts - Shelterforce
WEBJul 12, 2021 · A community land trust (CLT) is a structure that allows land to be held “in trust” for community needs, outside of the influence of market pressures. A classic CLT is an independent community-controlled entity that owns land and takes care of (or “stewards”) that land, making sure it is being used in ways that support the community it ...
Black Churches, Community, and Development - shelterforce.org
WEBJan 1, 2001 · The history of Black church-based community development is a history of diverse institutions championing a kaleidoscopic variety of African-American concerns, which themselves have been rooted in broader political, social, and economic contexts that are always shifting. This essay briefly reviews Black churches’ changing definitions of ...
The Past, Present, and Future of Community Development
WEBJul 17, 2013 · Since 1980, LISC has invested $11.1 billion ($1.1 billion in 2010 alone) in community development, which contributed to $33.9 billion in total development of 277,000 affordable homes and millions of square feet of retail and community space, not to mention schools, child care facilities, and children’s playing fields.
We Need Rental Registries Now More Than Ever - Shelterforce
WEBDec 18, 2020 · San Francisco recently estimated a $300,000 startup cost with annual costs of around $1.7 million to $3.6 million per year. Most existing registries were created only to support code enforcement activities, but a simple set of requirements could allow them to do much more. Unsurprisingly, all rental registries start with registration.