housing Archive
WASHINGTON, D.C.- The National Low Income Housing Coalition and the United for Homes Campaign applaud Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) for his Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015, H.R. 1662, which he introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today. …
A new report shows that the lowest income households in the U.S. are struggling to find affordable rental housing in every state across the country, as well as in the 50 most populous metropolitan areas. This situation is not likely …
While we are disappointed in Judge Marcia G. Cooke’s ruling on Monday on our lawsuit against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to require the agency to lift its suspension on funding for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF), we …
In the wake of a $37 million cut to the federal Section 8 voucher program, thousands of enrolled New Yorkers have been forced to move out of their apartments due to an inability to maintain rent payments.
Today, 709 national, state, and local organizations joined together to express their deep appreciation for the recent bipartisan housing finance reform bill’s inclusion of significant funding for the National Housing Trust Fund. The Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act …
I’ve been delaying writing this post because for a stretch I was too outraged about certain things I’d been hearing in the foster care scene. Outrage is healthy if you can articulate it well and channel it productively, but anger …
Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence. Working in the field of chronic mental illness, I encounter clients dissatisfied with their housing on average of once a week. The majority of my clients reside …
by Victoria Brewster, MSW – SJS Staff Writer in Canada I came across this article on housing for seniors/older adults with high needs in London, Ontario. Everything about the housing unit is for an individual who is in a wheelchair and …
Gillian Shute shared the following story on SJS’s Facebook page. Please let us know what is going on in the world and we will be glad to post it! Being more informed of world events is the corner stone of …
According to an NPR report this morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said long-term housing would be needed for between 30,000-40,000 thousand New York City residents. Additionally, “The mayor said 114 public housing buildings, home to 21,000 people, are still without power …
