Brooklyn faith communities turn unused land into affordable housing as "YIGBY" movement grows

Religious institutions across the country are exploring how their properties can help address the affordable housing crisis, ...

New initiative helps unhoused community in Greensboro

On Monday, two unhoused people living on the streets of Greensboro will get the keys to their very own apartment. It is a ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Girls Inc. facing possible program cuts in Santa Fe Public Schools if not selected for city grant

After receiving financial support from the city of Santa Fe for the past 50 years of its 71-year history, Girls Inc. is in the dark about whether that will continue. The city has yet to announce its ...
ProPublica

A Low-Income Housing Program Is Pouring Billions Into Housing Many People Can’t Afford

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. On any given ...
OPB

A low-income housing program is pouring big money into housing many Oregonians can’t afford

On any given night, thousands of people sleep on the streets in Portland, Oregon. They seek shelter in tents, bushes and overpasses in a city that has struggled with one of the worst housing crises in ...
WBEZ

Housing program to give eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 toward down payment

Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Housing announced Monday a new program that gives eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 in financial assistance to buy a new home. The HomeGrown ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Housing program to give eligible Chicagoans up to $70,000 toward down payment

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FOX 5 Atlanta

Killer Mike launches Atlanta rent-to-own housing program

Atlanta rapper Killer Mike announced a new rent-to-own housing initiative through his real estate company. The program aims to help families transition from leasing homes to homeownership. The ...
International Monetary Fund

The Housing Affordability Crunch

A newly developed dataset shows how the pandemic’s aftermath ushered in the worst housing affordability crisis in more than a decade DENIZ IGAN is head of the World Economic Studies Division at the ...
abc7NY

Housing voucher funds dry up for thousands of NYC residents

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Thousands of New Yorkers may not have a place to live by the end of the year as funds for a federal housing voucher program run out, years ahead of schedule. "It's draining, it ...
CBS 6

Thousands in New York at risk of losing housing aid as voucher program ends early

Albany police investigate stabbing that injured woman on Central Avenue early Sunday Albany police are investigating an early-morning stabbing that left a 37-year-old woman hospitalized with a slash ...
WIBW

Housing and Credit Counseling, Inc. merges with national organization, expands financial counseling services

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Topeka nonprofit that offered financial guidance to people in need has a new name, a new way of connecting with people and some new ways to help. Housing and Credit Counseling ...