According to a ruling in the ninth circuit court (which covers nine western US states), “the government cannot criminalize indigent, homeless people for sleeping outdoors, on public property, on the false premise they had a choice in the matter.”
A smoldering conflict between a nonprofit working on homeless support and resident-based homeless enclaves grows hotter. Limited resources from the Seattle city government to address homelessness doesn’t help.
A nonprofit pilot uses individualized data to boost Housing First efforts and address chronic homelessness. While data is still preliminary, initial outcomes are promising.
Dramatic price increases have spawned a historic gentrification trend, as even many with housing and employment income find themselves priced out of their homes. A community land trust based in Columbus, Ohio aims to change this.
Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest nonprofit integrated healthcare system, is investing $200 million in housing to better address some of the social determinants of health that affect the 12.2 million people it insures.
In January 2018, the first 30 families, all from transitional housing programs, moved into permanent housing at Kahauiki Village.
The all-too-familiar pattern of residents uniting around NIMBY themes is currently in full view in Pasadena, where proposed plans for a “permanent supportive housing solution” at what’s now a motel quickly led to what’s been described as a “raucous community meeting.”
Malls are closing left and right. Meanwhile, more than 500,000 Americans are homeless. Might malls be repurposed to provide housing for those who need it? In Alexandria, Virginia, a nonprofit just made that happen.
California’s economy may be booming, but the rise in land prices that boost has caused has resulted in rising homelessness. Addressing this situation properly requires broad recognition of the need for a humanitarian and policy—not police—response.
In Reno, Nevada, a city and a community foundation partner to develop a nonprofit community land trust that can help the city’s homeless population more effectively transition to permanent housing.
