He Traded in High Rent Prices for Van Life
Van life isn’t always just for the likes. This is also a story about housing justice for all.
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Black Detroiters Say With Unified Voice, ‘Normal’ Housing Practices are Not Enough
Kea Mathis is a community organizer for Detroit People’s Platform fighting for racial justice and equity for low-income Black Detroiters. In this series, “Women of Color on the Front Lines,” made in collaboration with Shelterforce we hear from her how, as a Black woman and a mother, she is deeply affected by returning citizen issues, housing issues, and other issues that impact the Black community.
She Never Saw Herself as an ‘Impacted’ Person on Housing Issues. Then She Had An ‘Empowerment Moment.’
Housing activist from Louisiana Omari Ho-Sang tells her story about being empowered by the realization that she was an impacted person – not just an advocate.
She Was Looking for Housing Assistance and Found a Seat at the Table to Make Change
Donna Price, an organizer with Detroit Affordable Housing Task Force, shares her experience as an impacted person living in a homeless shelter who was determined to help others find housing, too.
No One Should Have to Choose Between Their Home or Their Health
No thinker, philosopher or theologian can tell you whether sickness or homelessness is more frightening. With the onset of the pandemic, millions of Americans have now experienced the fear of…
Housing is Essential for All of Us
Housing is essential for all of us. This year, we are facing a new stage in our decades-long housing crisis. Now, more than ever, we are having unprecedented national conversations…
Lean in to solve the housing crisis
As a kid growing up in Southern California in the 70’s and 80’s I was aware that there were homeless people. At that time, it seemed like a small group…
Americans Are Ready to Make Housing for All a Reality
Ever since the COVID-19 crisis, this country has been debating its many dysfunctions, like a family trying to face its deeply unresolved core problems. The temporary solutions that have been…
Convening of the Housing Narrative Project: Re-centering the Conversation About Housing Around Love, Belonging, and Human Dignity
The year-long Housing Narrative Project is rooted in a bottom-up approach that listens to the voices of the most impacted and those working on the front lines of the housing…
How the west was won–California leading the way on rent control
On the heels of learning that Southern California residents now need to earn over $100,000 a year to purchase a median two-bedroom home costing over half million dollars in Los…