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September 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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"The public deserves to know what’s going on in their communities economically [and] socially. If people are afraid to talk to reporters, we are poorer as a society for it," FPF's @adamrose.bsky.social told @hopedaviswrites.bsky.social.

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How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story — Shelterforce
Chicago tenants stopped speaking publicly about their landlord as part of settling their eviction cases. His lawyers still came after them.
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May 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Shelterforce previously investigated Enterprise Community Partners' relationship with a lender financing corporate purchases of manufactured home communities.

Now Enterprise is selling its stake entirely.

What happens next? buff.ly/1bcHkcB

#ManufacturedHousing #AffordableHousing
Enterprise Is Selling Its Stake in the Lender It Said It Couldn’t Control — Shelterforce
The for-profit subsidiary had been pressed over lending to corporate buyers of manufactured home parks. The sale will seed an endowment.
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October 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
shelterforce.bsky.social
As Mamdani moves New York closer to a rent freeze, landlords say their buildings wouldn’t survive it. Recent analyses suggest the real culprit behind distressed buildings is predatory equity, not rent stabilization.

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Are NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Buildings Really in Crisis? — Shelterforce
As New York moves closer to a rent freeze, landlords say their buildings wouldn’t survive it. Recent analyses suggest otherwise.
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June 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Criminalizing homelessness doesn’t reduce it. A new national study proves that bans on sleeping outside don’t work.

Read: bit.ly/4nyBRPU

#housingpolicy #endhomelessness #shelterforce
July 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
shelterforce.bsky.social
The myth is busted: Ordinances targeting homeless people don’t decrease homelessness. A study confirms it.

Full article: bit.ly/4nyBRPU

#housingjustice #policy #shelterforce
July 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
shelterforce.bsky.social
Would you enter a shelter if it meant leaving your pet behind?

That's a choice some people experiencing homelessness face.

Father Joe's Villages decided people shouldn't have to choose.

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#Homelessness #AnimalWelfare #Housing
Pets Are Family—Shelters Should Not Ask People to Leave Them Behind — Shelterforce
People experiencing homelessness are often forced to choose between shelter and their pet. But it doesn't have to be that way.
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September 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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You told us you wanted to know what could be done at the state & local level. We listened.
Shelterforce is launching Shelter in a Federal Storm — a new Under the Lens series on what's being done to advance affordable housing when federal support is absent or hostile. bit.ly/4e634Hw
April 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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For more from Shelby R. King: @shelby-r-king.bsky.social
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July 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Here is a great starting point. The linked post specifically details dozens of such sources…

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Harms Committed@harmscommitted.com • 3d Source List Here is the current source list of independent journalism for Harms Committed. This thread provides additional information about each source, along with ways to support them. Bellingcat In These Times Block Club Chicago InvestigateWest Bolts M Investigative Journalism Foundation Breach LA LA Public Press ALT Briarpatch Capital & Main Searchlight New Mexico Capital B Shelterforce SW Solitary Watch Я Chicago Reader Street Roots City Street Sense Media ALT ALT Texas Observer
December 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
thatseankeenan.bsky.social
ATTN: Atlanta Civic Circle readers...

I'm still writing about housing/homelessness!

My first for @shelterforce.bsky.social:
Will the World Cup Fuel Arrests of Homeless People in Atlanta? — Shelterforce
As World Cup matches begin, advocates warn that Atlanta will ramp up arrests, displacement, and criminalization of homeless residents.
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June 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
shelterforce.bsky.social
This week in Shelterforce:

✔️ Eugene advocates push for a Tenant Right to Purchase Act.
✔️ What NYCHA’s heat pump strategy says about green affordable housing.
✔️ A poem on gentrification and neighborhood change.
✔️ Plus, explore our Shelter in a Federal Storm series guide.

Read more: conta.cc/49vflSZ
Shelterforce: Essential Reporting on Affordable Housing
Shelterforce reports on affordable housing, homeownership, community planning, organizing, the future of community development, and more.
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June 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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March 24, 2026 at 10:34 AM
freelandtradeppl.bsky.social
From the venerable Josie Faass, Director of the Progress and Poverty Institute!
Property Taxes Aren’t the Cause of Our Housing Crisis, They’re a Solution to It — Shelterforce
Taxing land and buildings at different rates can discourage land speculation and encourage housing development.
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April 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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Frances Nguyen: shelterforce.org/author/franc...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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#NationalNonprofitDay spotlight: Our changemakers—writers & editors who dig deep, amplify unheard voices, & shape the housing justice conversation.

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August 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
theoverheadwire.com
Wednesday's Most Read # 2 - The Population Is Getting Older. Our Housing System Isn’t Ready. link.theoverheadwire.com/yqu67 Shelterforce @shelterforce.bsky.social
The Population Is Getting Older. Our Housing System Isn’t Ready. — Shelterforce
Our new Under the Lens series explores what it means when our housing system isn’t built for a population that’s growing older.
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July 23, 2026 at 12:16 AM
shelterforce.bsky.social
“Housing First has faltered not because its logic is flawed, but because it has been forced to operate within a profit-driven housing system defined by scarcity, speculation, and rising rents.”

Read more 👉 bit.ly/44la4L7

#SystemsChange #AffordableHousing #HousingFirst #Shelterforce
December 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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This week at Shelterforce:
– Are Opportunity Zones helping communities or just investors?
– Honoring tenant advocates Michael McKee & Joan Pransky
– A Memphis Love Letter to caretakers & waymakers
– Updates on Section 8 and D.C.’s TOPA law
Read the stories & support housing justice: conta.cc/3LOE4IJ
Shelterforce: Essential Reporting on Affordable Housing
Shelterforce reports on affordable housing, homeownership, community planning, organizing, the future of community development, and more.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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This week on Shelterforce: housing justice through organizing, policy, and art.

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#HousingJustice #AffordableHousing #HousingPolicy #CommunityDevelopment
When Art Becomes a Tool for Housing Rights
Email from Shelterforce Housing Policies That Won Voters’ Support   View in Browser Week of Jan. 12, 2026 New National Collaborative Links Local Housing Justice Efforts Sandra Larson, Shelterforce Bri
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January 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
capublicbanking.bsky.social
CPBA's @trinitytran.bsky.social joins Shelterforce to talk public banking & state/local community investment breakthroughs.

"Nobody thinks their tax dollars should be making Jamie Dimon richer while our streets are crumbling and our neighborhoods are deteriorating."
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Laboratories of Democracy: Emerging State and Local Policy Visions, a Shelterforce Webinar — Shelterforce
There's a lot that can be done to advance housing and community investment at the local and state level. This is the perfect moment to do it.
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July 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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📰 This week in Shelterforce:
✔️ HUD pulls back on trans shelter protections
✔️ National housing protests hit the streets
✔️ L.A. landlords charged with rent gouging
✔️ Tenants fight back in Missouri

Read now: buff.ly/MIpWVBo

#Shelterforce #HousingJustice #TenantRights #FairHousing #LGBTQHousing
May 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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February 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Connecticut became the first state to ban hostile architecture in public spaces.
New from Shelterforce + Next City:

📖 bit.ly/4fL7XGK

#HousingJustice #Homelessness
June 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
evictionlab.bsky.social
“The project soon evolved from emergency response into a vehicle for bringing new individuals into the tenant movement.”

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From Emergency Response to Building Power: The Story of LA’s Rent Brigade — Shelterforce
In Los Angeles, as people organized in response to wildfires and ICE raids, a new group of tenant supporters—The Rent Brigade—emerged. But can its energy, born in crisis, be sustained for the long…
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October 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM