This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Amid a national housing affordability crisis and declining federal resources for affordable housing, local governments across the country are taking matters into their own hands. Some are finding new ways to raise revenue to directly support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rent relief gained national attention last week, when the federal eviction moratorium lapsed before a new protection was enacted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for areas with high…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Middle-class people who made long -term plans to stay in their neighborhoods before a flood are less likely to relocate afterward, even if they’ve suffered significant damage, researchers report. For…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Sophea Soung has been farming on Boeung Tompoun, one of the few remaining lakes in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh, since 2009. Every day, her family rises with the sun to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The COVID-19 pandemic took the world by surprise, leading to confusion, panic, illness, and significant loss of life. In the United States, which has experienced the greatest documented loss of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the summer of 1995, Chicago experienced one of the most deadly heatwaves in U.S. history. As temperatures spiked that July, hitting 100 degrees for five straight days, 739 Chicagoans…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Of the myriad issues brought to prominence by the pandemic, schooling and housing have been two of the most prominent. While news outlets, pundits and politicians will often treat them…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. According to a 2020 report by the Aspen Institute, an estimated 30 million to 40 million people in the U.S. are at risk of eviction due to the COVID-19 housing crisis. Previously, a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-MO), sleeping away from the comfort of a bed is an unfortunately familiar feeling. Years ago, Bush had to live out of her car for a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been collecting a lot of information about flood risks across America, including the increased risk of flooding linked to climate change. But the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The homeless services world will grapple with the fallout from the pandemic for several years to come. In a series of surveys that began last year, the Alliance gathered and shared real-time…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. On July 31, the CDC eviction and the Federal Housing Finance Agency foreclosure moratoriums expired (the single family home eviction moratorium is set to expire September 30, 2021), leaving millions…