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  • Illinois Ended Cash Bail. Now Reformers Want More Support for People on Pretrial Release.

    May 01, 2024 |

    Bolts |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Community Release With Support program provides wraparound services to people on pretrial release by connecting them with housing support, employment services, and education programs, as well as helping participants make their court dates. These services have become even more vital since Illinois passed the Pretrial Fairness Act to eliminate cash bail requirements. Roughly 3,000 people have participated in the support program, which has connected 1,000 people with employment services, more than 740 with education programs, and more than 250 with housing support.

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  • Also Migrating From Latin America: A Wave of Urban Innovation

    April 30, 2024 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

    The UCSD-Alacrán Community Station is a sanctuary neighborhood for migrants fleeing violence in their countries of origin that allows them to participate in building a community and new life for themselves. The neighborhood houses about 1,800 people on three acres and features a health clinic, food hub and school.

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  • Distressed hotels turned into apartments for affordable housing

    April 08, 2024 |

    Solutionaries |

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    Response Location: United States, Roanoke, Virginia

    The “Lodging to Living Fund” at Saul Urban identifies vacant or problematic commercial properties — like old hotels — acquires them and converts them into affordable housing. Repurposing existing buildings cuts project costs in half, allowing developers to offer affordable rates to renters. The Heights at Gateway Park is the first such project and has converted 180 hotel rooms into 88 new apartments.

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  • 'It Is Safe Here': Women Share The Delight Of Living At Uganda's First Safe Shelter For People With Albinism

    April 03, 2024 |

    Solutions Now Africa |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Women and Children with Albinism in Uganda is a supportive shelter for women and children with albinism to build a community and be safe from stigma and violence. At the shelter, women are trained in a variety of skills, like tailoring and farming, to be able to sustain themselves and their families. Over the past decade, about 40 women and children across four regions have been positively impacted by the group.

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  • North Carolina tried to rebuild affordable housing after a hurricane. It took half a decade.

    April 03, 2024 |

    Grist |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s disaster recovery program provides federal funding to build affordable apartments in areas that have lost significant housing stock to disasters such as hurricanes. But due to the required congressional approval process and complex regulations, projects funded by the program often take so long to complete that people affected by the disaster are not able to benefit from the housing. In North Carolina, one such development opened to tenants more than five years after Hurricane Florence struck the area.

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  • How a renter education course could lower barriers to housing

    March 26, 2024 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Wood County, Wisconsin

    The Rent Smart renter’s education program helps people who face barriers to finding housing gain the necessary skills and knowledge to have a successful renting experience. The program teaches participants their rights and responsibilities as a tenant and in a six-month follow-up survey, 92% of participants said they found safer, more affordable, better-quality housing after finishing the program.

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  • Booted From the Army, He Spiraled. Now He Works to Solve the Veteran Homelessness Crisis

    March 25, 2024 |

    The War Horse |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    Various efforts to reduce veteran homelessness have worked together over the years to cut the number of unhoused veterans almost in half since 2019. One such effort is the VA Housing First model, which prioritizes finding permanent, supportive housing without conditions like sobriety. In 2023 alone, the VA placed more than 46,500 veterans into permanent housing.

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  • How UNC Charlotte's student support organizations help international students with off-campus housing challenges

    March 19, 2024 |

    Niner Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

    The Triveni Indian Student Association helps international students secure housing off-campus by bridging the gap and representing the students with landlords in-person, before the international students arrive for school year. During the fall semester, the Triveni Indian Student Association helped about 600 new international students, and about 100 new students during the spring semester.

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  • Migrants Navigate State's Apartment Program On Their Own As Evictions Loom And Help Runs Dry

    March 18, 2024 |

    Borderless Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago’s federally-funded Asylum Seeker Emergency Rental Assistance Program is helping migrants move out of shelters by covering six months of rent.

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  • What If Finding Affordable Housing Worked More Like Matchmaking?

    March 18, 2024 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Brilliant Corners helps vulnerable, low-income individuals secure housing by working with other local organizations, including the Flexible Housing Subsidy Poll, which helps match people with suitable housing options. Brilliant Corners has helped about 13,000 people get into permanent housing and can cover over $10 million in rent subsidies every month.

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