Shelterforce

In this webinar, Chris Brown shares how the Hudson Valley Alliance is combining rural CLTs, conservation, and manufactured housing to protect affordability and farmland—while pushing back on private equity.

Watch here: bit.ly/4ag2EfI

#RuralHousing #CLTs #HousingJustice

Joan Pransky—tenant lawyer, advocate, and original Shelterforce member—fought for rent control and tenant protections across New Jersey.

Her legacy shaped the state’s tenant movement. bit.ly/4pz9lhk

#TenantRights #NJHousing

OZ 2.0 adds transparency and reporting.

The question now: will the money follow community priorities or flow to luxury projects? Chicago’s CDFIs are proving it can work for residents.

Read more: bit.ly/3K7Dtl8

#CDFI #ImpactInvesting #AffordableHousing

Heat is killing people in their homes. AC laws vary wildly by state. Cooling is becoming a tenant right—and a political battle.

Read the story here: 🔗 bit.ly/4pajBwI

#CoolingRights #ClimateHousing

New Mexico Program Tackles Repair Needs and Affordability A program started in Roswell, New Mexico, has gone statewide. Here's how Rehab-2-Rental works, and what's to come.

8/ A program started in Roswell, New Mexico, has gone statewide. Here's how Rehab-2-Rental works, and what's to come. shelterforce.org/2025/12/02/n...

"Let the resources reach the roots—where workers channel change."

"A Memphis Love Letter" celebrates the everyday leaders, culture keepers, and visionaries who make the city—and so many others like it—thrive.

Read the full poem: bit.ly/48CiCzy

#Memphis #CommunityPower #Poetry #Shelterforce

NYC’s CLT ecosystem went from one operational CLT to more than 20 across all five boroughs.

In this webinar, Deyanira Del Rio shares how policy (COPA/TOPA-style bills), operating support, and a shared-services model can help CLTs scale without losing community control.

Watch: bit.ly/4ag2EfI

Michael McKee led rent strikes, founded NY Tenants & Neighbors, and fought to preserve rent control for 50+ years. His work built power that lasts today.

Read more: bit.ly/4pz9lhk

#TenantPower #RentRegulation

🎉 We Did It—THANK YOU! 🎉

We reached our 50 for 50 Giving Tuesday goal—50 people donating $50 for our 50th anniversary!

Thank you for helping fuel another year of housing justice reporting. We’re grateful for this community! 💛

#50for50 #GivingTuesday #Shelterforce50 #GivingNewsDay

Everyday leaders, extraordinary love—They pack backpacks and deliver meals. They convene, translate, and create space for connection. They are Memphis’s caretakers and waymakers—and this poem honors them.

Read the full poem here: bit.ly/48CiCzy

#MemphisLove #CommunityStories #PoetryInAction

Opportunity Zones: Billionaire Handout or Housing Booster? The Opportunity Zone (OZ) program has unleashed billions in private capital. But who does the program really help?

Congress made Opportunity Zones permanent.

Will they lift neighborhoods or just investors?

Chicago’s Hope Manor shows what’s possible when local groups guide the dollars.

Listen here: apple.co/4pT6

#OpportunityZones #Housing #CommunityDevelopment

Celebrate our 50 years by helping us reach our 50 for 50 goal today.

Please support: bit.ly/4oJc1Jl

#Shelterforce50 #GivingNewsDay

If Shelterforce has ever helped your advocacy or understanding of housing—please support us today: bit.ly/4oJc1Jl

#GivingTuesday #GivingNewsDay

Final hours!

We’re just 17 donors away from our 50 for 50 goal.

Give $50 → Doubled.

bit.ly/4oJc1Jl

#GivingTuesday #50for50 #GivingNewsDay

Your support helps us tell the stories of real people fighting for housing justice.

Please support today: bit.ly/4oJc1Jl

#Shelterforce50 #GivingNewsDay

Independent journalism needs you.

Support Shelterforce today—every gift doubled.

bit.ly/4oJc1Jl

#NewsMatch #SupportNonprofitNews #GivingNewsDay

✨ We’re halfway to our 50 for 50 goal!

Your $50 gift = doubled.

Give today: bit.ly/4oJc1Jl

#GivingTuesday #50for50 #GivingNewsDay

Shelterforce Newsmatch campaign 2025 Thank you for helping us close out our 50th year strong! We deeply appreciate all our readers and supporters who help us to keep doing the important work of reporting […]

If Shelterforce reporting has informed your work or deepened your understanding of housing, please support us today: bit.ly/4oJc1Jl

#SupportLocalNews #GivingNewsDay

🎉 It’s #GivingTuesday!

Our goal today is simple: 50 people giving $50 for our 50th.

Your gift is doubled through NewsMatch and directly supports independent housing journalism.

Help us start the day strong → Donate today and fuel our next 50 years: bit.ly/4rrZDzf

#GivingNewsDay #50for50

Three must-read stories in this week’s Shelterforce newsletter: conta.cc/48jfd7k

🏠 Why We Must Fight for Housing First
🏚️ Healthy Homes or Hollow Promises?
🏡 Beyond Basic Standards

#Habitability #DesignForDignity #Shelterforce

Val Thomason moved into a Vegas apartment full of roaches. Her landlord’s weekly “spray” counted as meeting the law.

This is why habitability reform is surging. Read more here: 🔗 bit.ly/4pajBwI

#HousingJustice

LA’s Measure ULA is generating hundreds of millions of dollars—and a portion is locked in for social housing and community ownership.

Hear how CLTs and the new LA Housing Training Hub are using it (and defending it) in this Shelterforce webinar: bit.ly/4ag2EfI

#SocialHousing #CommunityOwnership

🎧 Audio: Unsafe housing does more than frustrate families.

It threatens health and stability. Shelterforce's Lara Heard explains what you can expect in our new series—Fit to Live In: Fixing Our Housing Stock.

Listen here: 🔗 apple.co/4rvAy6i

#AudioStory #Habitability #UnderTheLens

Why Habitability Is a Growing Rallying Cry Across the country, tenants and lawmakers are pushing for better standards around habitability: mold, cooling, and more. How did we get here?

Tenants nationwide are demanding better habitability standards—mold, cooling, and more.

Why now? Why everywhere?

New from Shelterforce: 🔗 bit.ly/4pajBwI

#Habitability #TenantRights

⏳ Giving Tuesday is almost here!

Help us reach 50 donors giving $50 to honor our 50th year.
Matched by NewsMatch.

#50for50 #GivingTuesday #Shelterforce50

From Orange Mound to Frayser—this is Memphis Love. Inspired by interviews with 13 community workers, "A Memphis Love Letter" pays tribute to the "caretakers and waymakers" who keep the city vibrant and resilient.

Read more: bit.ly/48CiCzy

#Memphis #Poetry #CommunityDevelopment #ArtsAndCulture

Fueling the Future of Community Ownership, a Shelterforce Webinar A dive into some promising new approaches to both funding community ownership and building out an ecosystem that supports its sustainability.

How do we move community ownership from “cool pilot” to normal?

In this Shelterforce webinar, organizers from NYC, LA, and the Hudson Valley talk CLTs, public funding, and building the ecosystem to sustain social housing.

Watch or read: bit.ly/4ag2EfI

#CommunityOwnership #CLTs #HousingJustice

Inside the Colorado Town Where Public Camping Is Considered Workforce Housing Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · 11/10/2025 · 9m

Public camping as workforce housing?

A Colorado town allows temporary employee camping to fill housing gaps—raising tough questions about who is truly responsible for solving a town’s affordable housing needs.

🎧 Listen here: apple.co/47FHeqP

#HousingPolicy #WorkforceHousing #Zoning #Shelterforce

The Tenant Movement Has Lost Two Leaders—Michael McKee and Joan Pransky Joan Pransky fought for and defended tenants and rent control policies in NJ. Michael McKee defended and strengthened rent regulations in NY.

Two tenant movement icons have passed—Michael McKee and Joan Pransky. McKee organized NY tenants for decades; Pransky fought to defend NJ rent control and was an early Shelterforce member.

Read our reflections on their legacy: bit.ly/4pz9lhk

#TenantRights #HousingJustice

Why Does Habitability Matter? Health and Our Housing Stock Housing problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and mold can mess with your health. It's also making the U.S. housing crisis worse.

Heat kills 500 people a year in NYC. Half of U.S. homes have mold or moisture issues.
More than 30 million homes contain hazardous lead paint.

Habitability = health. Our new series breaks it down.

🔗 bit.ly/3XlEOYw

#PublicHealth #HealthyHomes #HousingCrisis