The top states people are migrating to for affordable housing, job opportunities
We need to stop making assumptions about Indiana and face the reality that affordable housing just doesn’t exist.
Homelessness is a Housing Problem
Sounds like a no-brainer, but in most cases homelessness and housing are seen as separate issues. Changing the homelessness mindset to a housing mindset broadens everything and gets those operating in both, mostly separate arena, working together.
The Tenant Movement Will Build on the Biden “Nothingburger” Rent Announcement
President Biden issued his formal response to the campaign last week, and it was a disappointment.
'I'm tired of this' | Hoosiers fighting for better tenant laws
Another story of Indianapolis renters who are forced to live in inhabitable conditions because their landlords will not make repairs.
Time to Stop Pushing Homeownership?
A recent article by Jerusalem Desmas in The Atlantic made a bold claim: The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake. Like all of Desmas’ writing on housing (check out her work in The Atlantic and in Vox), the piece is extremely well-reasoned and researched, and definitely worth your time to give it a full read. But is her argument correct?
A computer model predicts who will become homeless in L.A. Then these workers step in
Los Angeles is using predictive algorithms to identify people who might be at risk of evictions and homelessness. Imagine having a tool that let’s us help someone before they get to the point of eviction or homelessness!
Holcomb’s 2023 Proposed Budget Priorities
I’m not seeing anything on here about housing or evictions relief. Are you?
Eviction “Answers” Reveal Renters’ Struggles
In Indiana, no one ever asks, “why are you facing eviction?”
Huge Profits, No Taxes: How We Reward Landlords and Punish Tenants
But housing is not cheap. Ensuring that all in need are safely housed will cost money. Is it even possible for the U.S. government to afford the cost of making housing a fully-realized human right? In a word, yes.
OPINION: Summary eviction proceedings must end
These processes are not only unfair, they are structurally racist.
Why Indianapolis still doesn't have enough affordable housing
“Housing researchers also said Indianapolis' current model of developing affordable housing through tying financing for private developers to affordability requirements has not been successful in solving the affordable housing crisis.”
GIMA Joins Indiana OSAH Initiative
GIMA, along with representatives of Foster Success, Indiana Association of Area Agencies on Aging, St. Joseph County Community Forum for Economic Justice, CareSource, Grassroots Maternal Child Health Initiative, and the Indiana Justice Project, is part of the inaugural Engagement Team for The Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition’s (HHNC) Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH) campaign initiative.
Religious institutions want to build affordable housing. Say ‘Yes in God’s Backyard’
“Throughout California, there are churches, temples and mosques sitting on large swaths of underused land. Many religious leaders want to put that property to work serving their mission and their communities by building affordable housing.”
A local man creates affordable housing opportunities for his employees
This is a creative, compassionate way to address affordable housing. Why aren't more employers creating housing for their employees?