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Could Access To Child Care Help Parents Clear Arrest Warrants?
This story was originally published by The 19th. Cierra walked into the Bowens Senior Center with trepidation, but also hope. The promotional flier that brought the mother of three to this community...
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New York’s Driver-Owned Ride-Hailing App Is Putting Its Foot On The Accelerator
Sometimes the money’s good, sometimes not so good. Either way, Shaun Beckles loves the human aspect of working as a for-hire vehicle driver — getting to know fares even just a little in passing,...
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How Rental Assistance Programs Have Evolved During The Pandemic
A federal rental assistance program is drawing to a close, and housing stability programs are facing higher demand as eviction filings have risen. Jason Allen, community resolution program manager for...
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Dealing With Rats, And Their Health, In America’s ‘Rattiest’ City
(Photo by Mert Guller / Unsplash) This winter, I had the not-so-glamorous job of collecting organ samples from trapped rats in Chicago’s alleys. Normally a dead rat is not particularly attractive, but...
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The Weekly Wrap: Illinois Attempts to Ban Book Bans
(Image by Andy Quezada / Unsplash) Welcome to Weekly Wrap, our Friday round up of stories that explain the problems oppressing people in cities and elevate the solutions bringing us closer to...
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What Berkeley Can Learn From This Historic Fight Over Student Housing
Students walk past Sather Gate on Thursday, May 10, 2018, on the University of California at Berkeley campus in Berkeley, California. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) This op-ed was originally published by...
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New Report Underscores Why Minority-Led Banks Are Crucial To Communities of...
Harbor Bank, a three-decades-old Black-led community bank in Baltimore. (Photo by Oscar Perry Abello) If you’ve ever wondered where local developers or local businesses get funding to build, acquire,...
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What Ohio’s Co-op Evangelists Learned From Spain’s Thriving Union Co-op Network
(Photo courtesy Co-op Cincy) For his 91st birthday three years ago, Bob Moore, the namesake behind the ubiquitous Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods brand, surprised his employees during a celebration of...
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This Academy Was Built Just for CDFIs
(Photo by Sergey Zolkin) CDFIs face a number of unique challenges that don’t always affect traditional financial institutions. To help CDFIs navigate these issues, the National CDFI Academy recently...
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Why Are So Many Cities’ Homeless Policies Punitive?
The night before an encampment cleanup. (Photo by Rodney Choice / Street Sense Media / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) There is a strong body of evidence on what works when it comes to resolving homelessness –...
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Creating America’s First Native Public Housing Complex
The Little Earth subsidized housing complex is located in the East Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. (Photo courtesy LittleEarth.org) In this excerpt from “American Indians and the American Dream:...
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The Weekly Wrap: Rent Stabilized Tenants in New York City Get Another Rent...
(Photo by Andreas M / Unsplash) Happy first Friday of summer! And welcome to Weekly Wrap! Do you have news or an event that should be in next week’s newsletter? Email us details at...
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Public Banking Efforts Are Gaining Momentum And Clarity In California
(Photo by Suzanne Neubauer / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Prince Osemwengie has been looking into every tool in the toolbox to help stem the tide of local businesses being displaced due to rising rents and rising...
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Can Affordable Housing Be Energy Efficient? These Developers Say Yes
Brian Nowak developed an affordable housing project in Northfield, Minnesota, that incorporates energy efficiency measures and is designed to blend in. (Photo by Ken Paulman / Energy News Network)...
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“Pop-Up Care Villages” Bring Joy To Community-Led Homelessness Services
A LavaMaeX Pop-Up Care Village event in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy LavaMaeX) A celebration with guests, volunteers and partners sharing conversation, hugs, love and laughter isn’t what most people...
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Philly Nonprofit To Help Small Businesses Buy Property
(Photo by Dyana Wing So / Unsplash) The Enterprise Center, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization that helps promote small business development, has a new $500,000 revolving loan pool for...
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The Weekly Wrap: Will New York City Fund Reduced Fare Subway Rides?
(Photo by Adrian Hernandez / Unsplash) Welcome to the Weekly Wrap! This week, we wanted to point you to two recent stories published on the Next City site before getting to the briefs. First up, a...
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Housing Can Help Cultivate Connections. Here’s How To Do It Right.
Kelly Carlisle, center, founded Acta Non Verba Farm in East Oakland. (Photo by David Fenton) Shortly after the opening of Tassafaronga Village, a renewed 7.5-acre community in East Oakland, the Acta...
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This Guaranteed Income Program Is Banking On Moms
(Photo by Unsplash+ / Getty Images) Alex Harper was working at a Planet Fitness in Winnipeg when she became pregnant with her first child in the fall of 2022. When a friend heard the news, she told...
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What I Learned Making Dances With Firefighters And Sanitation Workers
"In Case of Fire," Allison Orr’s first collaboration with a City of Austin department, featured 13 firefighters from stations 11 and 17, as well as two fire engines and a ladder truck. (Photo by Blake...
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