This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Northeast Kansas City, Missouri, one working-class neighborhood is using a multi-pronged approach to take control of its housing supply. Since 2018, the Lykins Neighborhood Association has been taking on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For months, Karian had tried to make it on her own in New York without the help of specialized child care centers. After the birth of her second daughter, she…
In June, Invisible People interviewed Kim, a homeless senior woman in Grants Pass. She and her cat Sylvester had to pack up their tent every Saturday due to local enforcement…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Trump administration made sweeping changes to federal transportation, housing and climate funding and policy while testing the boundaries of local autonomy and authority in 2025. The relentless pace is…
Four more people have died in Los Angeles County jails earlier this month, bringing this year’s death toll to 45. In the last 20 years, only 2021—the deadliest year on…
To help people facing homelessness and food insecurity, the city is piloting a program by placing QR code signs next to bus stops on Rivers Avenue that bring up a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Edgar Rosales Jr. uses the word “home,” the second-year college student with a linebacker’s build isn’t referring to the house he plans to buy after becoming a nurse or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We didn’t wake up one morning hating homeless people. Scroll long enough, and you’ll see why: shaky videos of suffering, thumbnails designed to shock, livestreams that turn human crisis into…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2024, the population of Fort Worth officially surpassed one million people, making it the 11th largest city in the country. Population growth, along with other factors, is a major driver…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As one housing advocate recently explained about how grassroots initiatives rebuild community and prevent homelessness, “Bottom-up activities at the block level may do more to assist with resilience and community…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What is not working about the US response to homelessness? Every year, cities spend more on services, but homelessness is on the rise and public frustration with the status quo…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Block & Build: A Framework for Housing Justice and Philanthropy…