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Immigrants And Refugees Are Solving Teacher Shortages In These Midwest Cities
This story was produced by The 74, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on education in America. Despite immigrating with a bachelor’s degree in education, Iraqi refugee Maysoon Shaheen...
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What Liberation Requires From Us
Statues in Richmond, VA. (Photo by Tangie Bodden / Pexels) This essay is part of the Richmond Racial Equity Essays series exploring what racial equity looks like in Virginia’s capital, where we held...
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Philadelphia Might Become The First City To End Unlawful Medical Deportations
(Photo by ByteForByte / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This story was originally published by Prism. A bill that aims to end the unlawful practice of medical deportations or international patient dumping was...
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Perspectives In Place: Moving Forward, Seeking Home
(Anti-Racist Community Development illustration by Marco Tirado) Sponsored content from ThirdSpace Action Lab. Sponsored content policy As a coalition organizer with a health and healing justice lens,...
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Tenants Are Teaming Up To Target Voucher-Snubbing Landlords
Elizabeth Byrd works with Unlock NYC to help prospective tenants report landlords who refuse their housing vouchers. (Phot by Ben Fractenberg / THE CITY) This story was originally published by THE...
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The Weekly Wrap: New York City Only Has 400 Legal Short-Term Rentals
(Photo by Clay LeConey / Unsplash) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap! This week, we’re excited to announce our 20th Anniversary Solutions of the Year Festival, taking place November 6-9, 2023. To sign...
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A Place For Autistic Youth To Play And Disabled Adults To Work
(Photo by Nicola Barts / Pexels) Next City and Prism’s series “Disability Justice For All,” covers how people of color are leading a disability justice movement in American cities, making strides...
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Baltimore Buried These Streams. Now An Artist Is Bringing One Back.
(Rendering courtesy Public Mechanics) Listen carefully nearby certain storm drains in Baltimore’s Remington neighborhood, and you might be able to hear the echo of Sumwalt Run, flowing 30 to 40 feet...
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A New Mexican CDFI’s Formula For Lending Is Paying Off
A neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Photo by Raychel Sanner / Unsplash) This story was co-published with El Paso Matters as part of our joint Equitable Cities Reporting Fellowship For...
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The Future of Community Development Isn’t Neutral
(Anti-Racist Community Development illustration by Marco Tirado) Sponsored content from ThirdSpace Action Lab. Sponsored content policy In my journey from a community development funder to a...
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What Philly Can Learn From The Making Of D.C.’s Chinatown Sports Arena
(Photo by Jason Weingardt / Unsplash) Ever since the ownership of the Philadelphia 76ers first announced their intention to build a downtown arena, people have drawn comparisons to the construction of...
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In Detroit, A Building Is Transformed Into Permanent Housing For Veterans...
Freddie Tucker was the first veteran to move into 211 Glendale, a property in Detroit that converted 60 transitional units into permanent housing units for veterans exiting homelessness. (Image...
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The Weekly Wrap: A California City Was Sued For Not Zoning For Affordable...
Coronado is a wealthy island city in San Diego County. (Photo by Alejandro Luengo / Unsplash) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap! Last week, we announced our 20th Anniversary Solutions of the Year...
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In Hong Kong’s Shoebox Flats, An Opportunity For Targeted Care
Morning Wan’s daughter, now 8 years old, plays violin in the family’s small subdivided flat in the Sham Shui Po area of Hong Kong. A lack of proper kitchen facilities in the apartment makes it...
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Cities Facing Climate Emergencies Need All Hands On Deck
Urban gardening can supplement affordable nutrition for Kampala slumdwellers. (Photo courtesy Girl Up Initiative Uganda) Most people, in thinking about the most dramatic impacts of climate change,...
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These Maps Show The Growth Of CDFIs
Hope Credit Union in New Orleans (Photo courtesy of Oscar Perry Abello) According to a new report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)...
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Housing Booms Benefit Just A Few While Communities Struggle
(Photo by Allan Vega / Unsplash) In June 2018, a fence went up around Arrowhead Mobile Home Park in Flagstaff, Arizona. By that time, any remaining mobile homes were empty. Some of them were still...
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The Path To Decarcerating Our Food Systems
(Photo by Robinson Greig / Unsplash) It’s no secret that the impacts of Philadelphia’s long and tragic history of redlining and disinvestment are still hurting its Black residents today. Neighborhoods...
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The Weekly Wrap: Oakland Gathers Input For Potential Highway Removal
(Photo by Rodrigo Soares / Unsplash) Welcome back to The Weekly Wrap! Next week, we’ll be having a handful of conversations in celebration of our 20th Anniversary. Tap here to learn more about each of...
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How Organizers In Rio’s Favelas Are Harnessing Solar Energy
Inside Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0) In September, as a heat wave pushed temperatures in Brazil to record heights, a few dozen volunteers in yellow and...
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