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  • Struggle and Success: Section 8 vouchers provide a pathway to stability, but challenges remain

    October 17, 2022 |

    Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

    Programs like the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program — or Section 8 — and the Fort Wayne Housing Authority’s Family Self-Sufficiency Program help low-income individuals and families afford quality homes through participating private landlords and housing developments. With the voucher program, the tenant’s financial obligation is capped at about 30% of their annual gross income, while the voucher covers the rest. In some cases, the voucher can cover up to 100% of the tenant’s rent.

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  • Could an ADU revolution be underway in the Capital Region?

    October 13, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Accessory dwelling units are small homes in homeowners driveways and yards that can be rented out and might help address California’s housing crisis.

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  • For A Small Rural Texas Town, the Solution to a Teacher Shortage Is a Motel

    September 29, 2022 |

    The 74 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Stockton, Texas

    The Fort Stockton Independent School District in Texas is attracting qualified teachers with high pay and cheap rent at school-owned housing.

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  • In Seattle, Community Land Trusts Are Allowing Low-Income Families To Buy A Home

    September 23, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Homestead Community Land Trust and the local Habitat for Humanity specialize in helping lower-income residents become homeowners. They have portfolios of homes available to lower-income residents who make less than 80% of the area median income. To date, the community land trust model has been implemented at a small scale relative to the need and Habitat plans to build almost 300 new homes in the coming years.

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  • Sacramento's New Lavender Courtyard Keeps Its Promise of Safe, Comfortable Housing for LGBTQ Seniors

    September 22, 2022 |

    Outword Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    The Lavender Courtyard is an income-restricted, three-story complex designed to serve LGBTQ seniors by providing safe, inclusive and affordable housing. It has 53 units and serves seniors ages 62 and up who pay affordable rents based on income as determined by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines, which caps rents at 30% of their monthly adjusted income.

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  • Black foster youth who age out struggle to find housing

    September 21, 2022 |

    Sacramento Business Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    HomeAid builds and renovates affordable housing and shelters for people transitioning out of homelessness and also helps provide housing resources for those aging out of the foster care system. Affordable housing for people aging out of foster care provides them with a stepping stone to self-sufficiency, where they learn responsibilities like paying rent, opening a savings account, and managing their bills.

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  • Resettling refugees in Fort Wayne: How does the process work, and what is needed?

    September 21, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Wayne, Indiana

    Catholic Charities helps immigrants and refugees access housing and transition to life in a new country. Housing is the first step in the resettlement process, but Catholic Charities also helps immigrants find jobs, get their children in school and integrate into the community. In 2007, Fort Wayne welcomed 3,500 Burmese refugees. By 2016 the number had grown to more than 6,000 and counting.

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  • How some low-income buyers can afford a home in pricey Seattle

    September 12, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In Seattle, Homestead Community Land Trust and Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County help low-income residents buy homes using a community land trust model. Residents who make under 80% of the local median income can purchase a home at a rate far below the median home price in the city from a set portfolio of homes.

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  • Nehemiah: Making the American Dream possible for first-time homeowners

    September 11, 2022 |

    CBS News |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The Nehemiah project began in the 1980s building privately-owned homes on land that nobody wanted in East Brooklyn and sold the homes at prices that were affordable to working class families. Church and community organizers mobilized local politicians to sell the land for almost nothing and provide subsidies for community members and raise money that could be used for loans. The program has built 6,500 homes and created an estimated $1.5 billion of wealth for first time Black and Latino homeowners.

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  • Sacramento's new Lavender Courtyard keeps its promise of safe, comfortable housing for LGBTQ seniors

    September 08, 2022 |

    Sacramento News & Review |

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    Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

    Lavender Courtyard is a three-story apartment complex that serves LGBTQ+ seniors who pay affordable rents based on income, which caps rents at 30% of their monthly-adjusted income. With the housing crisis running rampant, the Lavender Courtyard provides seniors with affordable housing and a space where they can safely live comfortably and authentically.

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