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Larchmere Homes: 30 new affordable lease-purchase homes near completion

Lee Chilcote

July 11, 2023 |

The Land |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

The CHN Housing Partners’ lease-purchase program builds affordable homes for low-income individuals to rent. Residents live and pay rent in the homes for 15 years while taking homeownership and financial counseling courses to equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to become homeowners. Over the past 30 years, CHN has built more than 1,700 lease-purchase homes and more than 1,600 of them have been sold to owner-occupants.

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Branford Manor residents make a difference with mold complaints

Kimberly Drelich

June 24, 2023 |

The Day |

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Response Location: United States, Groton, Connecticut

To address issues with the conditions of their apartments, such as mold, residents at Branford Manor joined forces and began seeking help from local organizations and media to get the apartment complex's attention to fix the problems. Their collective action resulted in overdue improvements and repairs to the complex, demonstrating the effectiveness of community organizing.

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On the Brink of Homelessness, San Diego Woman Wins the Medi-Cal Lottery

Angela Hart

June 13, 2023 |

KFF Health News |

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Response Location: United States, San Diego, California

California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, is piloting a program that covers rental move-in costs for low-income people in need, specifically those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The goal is to keep people out of expensive institutions, like emergency rooms, by providing services like housing assistance and healthy food. So far, 20 locals have received Medi-Cal’s housing move-in assistance.

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To Reduce Infant Mortality, Just Add Stable Housing

MaryLou Costa

June 09, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

Healthy Beginnings At Home provides rental assistance and housing support to pregnant women in unstable housing situations. The program originally started as a research study and proved that providing adequate housing support led to reduced infant mortality. The program helps connect those in need with affordable housing and even covers rent for several months while the moms get adjusted.

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How a Colorado college is using rapid rehousing to help its students experiencing homelessness

Tracy Ross

May 07, 2023 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

Fort Lewis is the only Colorado college tackling the student homelessness crisis with a rapid rehousing program. The school’s basic needs administrator works with students experiencing homelessness to get them in temporary housing within 24 hours and permanent housing with financial assistance as quickly as possible.

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When Tackling Homelessness, Prevention is Often the Best Medicine

Hannah Wallace

April 20, 2023 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

A Portland shelter’s Homeless Prevention Program provides rent assistance to families who have not yet been involved with social services and are about to lose their homes. In 2022, the program helped 93 families pay back rent, pay past-due utilities, or create payment plans with their landlords.

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A New Hampshire in-home energy storage program saved money and helped the grid

Sarah Shemkus

March 16, 2023 |

Energy News Network |

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Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

A pilot program in New Hampshire provided residents with home batteries that can be charged during lower-cost electricity hours and used later during higher-cost hours to reduce energy costs. Stored energy could also be sent back to the grid for use during peak hours.

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Tenants Empowering Tenants

Briana Méndez-Padilla

March 13, 2023 |

DÍG en Español |

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Response Location: United States, Long Beach, California

Tenant advocacy group Long Beach Residents Empowered (LIBRE) works with renters and helps them advocate for themselves against tenant harassment, unsafe living conditions and unjust evictions. LIBRE is divided into various campaigns, each with a different focus, like neighborhood organizing or training others about how to fight for tenant protection and advocate for policy change.

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Solar for all? U.S. cities take green power to low-income homes

Carey L. Biron

March 01, 2023 |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

Community solar projects like the Oxon Run Community Solar Farm in Washington D.C. give lower-income communities a chance to reduce energy bills while helping the city meet climate goals. These solar farms are typically set up on vacant lots and the electricity is directed to specific users through the grid instead of used onsite.

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Regional Shelter Offers Opportunity for Reclaimed Lives

Angela Mapes Turner

February 13, 2023 |

Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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Response Location: United States, Auburn, Indiana

Fortify Life takes a holistic approach to addressing homelessness and also provides emergency and long-term stays in a renovated motel for people experiencing homelessness. Long-term guests participate in a micropayment program that teaches them how to budget and become financially self-sufficient. Since 2021, Fortify Life has helped 179 families with emergency or transitional housing.

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