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Cross-sector, nationwide collaborative fund working to protect renters and solve homelessness. Learn more: housingisopportunity.org

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NLIHC @nlihc.org · 06/08/2026
It's been one year since Trump issued his anti-homeless Executive Order, and since then, the administration has used it as a blueprint for far reaching policy changes that are harming communities and making homelessness worse. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34hRH9Jc8Y
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What does it look like when philanthropy shares power with community? FHO's six brilliant Community Advisors authored a piece for @npquarterly.bsky.social, offering practical steps funders can take, starting now. nonprofitquarterly.org/philanthropy...
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Philanthropy and Community Sharing Power: What It Looks Like from the Field’s Perspective | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
A group of housing organizers, advocates, and practitioners, have come together to reflect on shared experiences with philanthropy: being invited to share expertise but not included in shaping what co...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Nonprofit Housing folks—In response to rising insurance rates & operating costs, Housing Partnership Network is exploring a solution for the broader field modeled on the insurance captive they built & managed for 20+ years. Provide feedback by 7/1 to shape what it looks like:
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Alliance for Housing Justice @aforhj.org · 10/06/2026
👉 “People cannot be housed when there is nowhere affordable to house them.”
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HUD’s new direction on homelessness is missing the most important facts
Housing First, paired with clinical and social services and sustained federal investment in affordable housing, is the path to reducing homelessness.
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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Juneteenth is a day of celebration and hope for Black communities across the U.S. Today and every day, Black organizers, advocates, and caregivers continue to build a world where the freedom to live and thrive in a safe and stable home is a right guaranteed to all of us.
Against a yellow background featuring gold fireworks, images of people celebrating Juneteenth. Graphic reads: “No matter our race, place, or party, we all deserve the freedom to live in a safe and stable home.” Banner on bottom reads “Happy Juneteenth” and shows the logo of the National Housing Law Project.
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Housing Not Handcuffs @housingnotcuffs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
NEW: June 28th marks 2 years since #JohnsonVGrantsPass. Since then, 350+ cities, 14 states, and the Trump administration have criminalized homelessness and moved further away from making housing more affordable. homelesslaw.org/06252026stat...
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Two years since Grants Pass ruling, 350+ cities, 14 states, and the Trump administration have criminalized homelessness
In the two years since the Grants Pass decision to criminalize homelessness, over 350 cities and 14 states have passed laws making it a crime to be homeless. The ripple effects of this decision have…
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NLIHC @nlihc.org · 25/06/2026
Applications are now open for #NLIHC’s inaugural Organizing Fellowship! This intensive, nine-session program will train advocates on the fundamentals of community organizing. Learn more and apply today! www.surveymonkey.com/r/6DNTXGR
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
FHO was honored to be chosen by our peers as one of 22 high-performing collaborative funds for an in-depth study on how effective collaborative funding impacts grantees. Download it @ bit.ly/collabeffectreport 🧵
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The Collaborative Effect: Grantee Perspectives on How Collaborative Funds Work Best » Philanthropy Together
The Collaborative Effect provides one of the most comprehensive examinations of how collaborative funds operate and how grantees experience their impact
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
"'The safest communities are those with the most housing and resources, not those that make it a crime to be poor or sick,' said Jesse Rabinowitz of the National Homelessness Law Center" (@homeless-law.bsky.social)‬ www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Trump signs order pushing cities and states to remove homeless people from streets
President Trump wants to make it easier for cities and states to move homeless people to treatment centers under new executive action he's taking.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
FHO Exec. Director Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie is taking sabbatical July 21-Oct 10! During this time, Deputy Director Jennifer Angarita will serve as acting ED. At FHO, we rest as essential to sustaining ourselves and our work for housing and racial justice. 🌿 www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanne...
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At the Fund For Housing and Opportunity, we believe rest is a practice of care and a way to restore our commitment to each other and to the long work ahead. | Jeanne (Reitz) Fekade-Sellassie
At the Fund For Housing and Opportunity, we believe rest is a practice of care and a way to restore our commitment to each other and to the long work ahead. I will be taking a 12-week sabbatical begin...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
With Congress debating tax changes & funding cuts, join Tax Equity Funders Network, FHO & Funders Together to End Homelessness on June 10 to understand how funders can leverage the tax code to protect communities, support equitable policies & drive impact. www.taxequityfunders.org/events-posts...
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Unlocking Equity: How Philanthropy Can Leverage the Tax Code for Housing Security and Racial Justice – Tax Equity FundersAccessibility ToolsIncrease TextDecrease TextGrayscaleHigh ContrastNegative Con...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
“It’ll give free rein to companies, to states, to governments to take advantage of people, to refuse to respect their rights, without fear of response from the government...no one will hold them accountable.” #fairhousing @shelterforce.bsky.social @propublica.org shelterforce.org/2025/05/15/t...
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How the Trump Administration Is Weakening the Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
Starting with cases involving sexual orientation and identity, HUD is hobbling enforcement of the Fair Housing Act.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
"Many cities require tenants to sign crime-free leases that are so broad that virtually any perceived violation could be grounds for eviction, even if the allegations are never fully investigated or proved." news.wttw.com/2025/05/14/u...
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Under ‘Crime-Free Housing’ Laws, Families May Be Evicted for Minor Offenses
An investigation by The New York Times and the Illinois Answers Project shows that many cities in Illinois have turned crime-free housing programs into a blunt instrument to oust families for virtuall...
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Jesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Investigations frozen. Charges withheld. Defendants emboldened not to cooperate. The Trump administration is mounting a major retreat in the government's fight against housing discrimination and segregation, according to ten federal officials. Story here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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How the Trump Administration Is Weakening the Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws
Starting with cases involving sexual orientation and identity, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is hobbling enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. Said one HUD attorney: “People are reall...
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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Renting is precarious across the country, but some states have more tenant protections than others. NHLP’s Eric Dunn contributed to @consumeraffairs.bsky.social report about how tenants can navigate the market, even when most of us feel like it isn’t working. www.consumeraffairs.com/moving/best-...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Well said, Kim Johnson @nlihc.org: "The end of the program represents 'an awful cycle': Our assistance ran out because rent is too expensive, so...figure out how to pay for your expensive rent on your own even though you couldn’t afford it.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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60,000 people set to prematurely lose federal housing assistance
The Emergency Housing Vouchers program was supposed to last through 2030, but funding will probably run out sometime next year.
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Health in Partnership @hiporg.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Coverage from @nextcity.org on our latest report on the health impact of private equity on mobile home communities 🗞️ And read our full report, Home Sick, here: humanimpact.org/hipprojects/...
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Home Sick: Uncovering the health harms in Homes of America’s manufactured housing communities
In collaboration with Manufactured Housing Action, we explored the state of housing habitability for 10 Homes of America manufactured home communities, and assessed the health impacts of these habitab...
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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
This can lead to housing insecurity for kids and can have long-term impacts on their health and development. We can keep families stably housed by preserving affordable housing and protecting tenants. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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When little kids don’t have stable housing, it can affect their health later
Researchers following a group of American children for decades found that even short periods of housing instability increased the chances of poor mental and physical health years later.
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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Permanent supportive housing emerged three decades ago as a solution to chronic homelessness, initially with bipartisan support. Proponents say it saves lives by getting chronically homeless people off the streets, where they die at high rates. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
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Trump Seeks to End Permanent Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless (Gift Article)
More than 300,000 people live in such housing, all chronically homeless and disabled. Many are veterans.
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Eviction Lab @evictionlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🚨 NEW: A groundbreaking database from the Eviction Lab, the Housing Initiative at Penn, and the Urban Displacement Project reveals how $46B in emergency rental aid was distributed by states, counties and cities. evictionlab.org/pandemic-ren...
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How Much Rental Assistance Did Your Community Receive During the Pandemic?
Over the course of 2021 and 2022, the U.S. carried out an unprecedented experiment: we invested $46.55 billion to help Americans pay rent when they fell behind. Here we provide insight into how this m...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
"Children in unstable housing environments – behind on rent, moving frequently or experiencing homelessness – are more likely to be hospitalized, in poor health and have cognitive impairments than those whose families don’t struggle financially." www.businessrecord.com/the-links-be...
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The links between unstable housing and health - Business Record
Children and their caregivers who live in unstable housing situations are more likely to have health-related issues than their more financially stable peers. That was keynote speaker Stephanie Ettinge...
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Roshan "fatigue haver" Abraham @roshanabraham.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
NEW: I wrote a roundup of all the HUD grants that have been cancelled or frozen by the Trump administration nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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Millions of HUD Funds Remain Trapped in Legal Limbo. Here’s Where Things Stand.
After a seemingly endless stream of HUD cuts, some federal funds for housing and homesless have been restored. But as legal challenges work their way through the courts, uncertainty remains.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
📣Funders📣 Join us for our monthly Policy Funder Call, held jointly with Funders Together to End Homelessness. We'll take an informal chance to connect on housing and racial justice in this pivotal moment. Note this call is for funders only. www.funderstogether.org/monthly_poli...
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Monthly Policy Funder Call: Navigating Philanthropy’s Role in a Shifting Political Landscape
Homelessness ends here.
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NLIHC @nlihc.org · 05/05/2025
"The spirit of the Fair Housing Act is to protect everyone who is vulnerable to discrimination, even if the text of the law does not explicitly include gender identity as a protected class" See more about recent changes in transgender protections in HUD’s housing policies: ow.ly/khlh50VN45O
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
We can't solve the housing crisis without better supports for renters. Multiple studies have shown that rental assistance cuts #homelessness dramatically. Why not make it a priority? Read more from @centeronbudget.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/blog/our-res...
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Our Response to the Housing Crisis Must Include Rental Assistance, Not Just More Supply | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
In a Congress struggling to define its role during a time of political and economic upheaval, there is at least one area of broad agreement: lawmakers need to address the nation’s ever-worsening...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Community organizers and movement leaders are working tirelessly to support their communities and neighbors who are impacted most by the federal government's continued attacks. And many are wondering: Where is philanthropy in all this? 🤔 We'll dig in on May 21 -- Join us! nfg.org/events/culti...
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Cultivating Philanthropic Champions to Drive Real Solutions in Today’s Threateni - Neighborhood Funders Group
In this political moment, we are witnessing expedited harmful and inhumane treatment of our neighbors, particularly those who are unhoused. Politicians are exploiting the suffering in our communities ...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Last year, SCOTUS ruled cities/states can arrest & ticket people for experiencing homelessness, making homelessness worse. Folks across the US—Housing Not Handcuffs, National Coalition for the Homeless, VOCAL-US, WRAP and more—will rally to demand Housing NOW: nationalhomeless.org/housing-now-...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"We’re not just facing a crisis of housing, but a crisis of communication to reach and change minds." 💭💥 Check out this @invisiblepeople.tv toolkit for insights into how we can build understanding across different audiences to advance housing justice solutions. invisiblepeople.tv/2025research...
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Invisible People Messaging Tooklt
A recent research study we conducted at Invisible People reveals that a majority of people reject criminalizing homelessness when presented with housing-based
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
How are anti-immigrant policies driving displacement and deepening the housing crisis? Join FHO, @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social & @gcir.bsky.social on 4/23 for a funder briefing on how to support immigrant rights as a vital part of the housing justice movement. 🏡✨ RSVP: bit.ly/4ihUu6Q
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones at @nlihc.bsky.social's Policy Forum: “People who control the narrative control the policies." Inequality we experience is not natural nor innate. Reshaping narrative exposes power—It gets us closer to winning the world our communities deserve.
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NLIHC @nlihc.org · 21/03/2025
HUD issued a memo, removing critical disaster resilience, community participation, federal oversight, fair housing, & civil rights requirements & standards from nearly $12 billion in disaster recovery funding approved by Congress for disasters occurring in 2023 & 2024. bit.ly/4bKAiJv
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
"Last week’s executive order has renewed concerns across the industry that mass terminations—illegal or otherwise—of CDFI Fund staff or contracts w/ application readers would mean losing cumulative decades of experience administering this intricate application process." nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
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The CDFI Fund Is Under Fire. What Does That Mean for Community Development?
Trump’s executive order won’t kill the CDFI Fund. But it could slow down one of our most powerful tools for community-based banking.
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Invisible People @invisiblepeople.tv · 17/03/2025
📢 This City Cut Homelessness by 30%—Here’s How They Did It 📌 Listen or Watch Now: 🎥 YouTube ▶️ bit.ly/4bHgCEu 🍏 Apple 🎧 apple.co/4cckQ86 🎵 Spotify 🔊 spoti.fi/3XyM98c
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◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Secretary Scott Turner says that HUD will now begin issuing formal award notices to communities awaiting some $3.6 in grants for homeless shelters — with some added boilerplate about how funds can't be used for DEI Shelters have been waiting for word for weeks: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/03/2025
Department of Housing and Urban Development funds have been disrupted, sometimes through means that are likely illegal.
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DOGE’s Cuts to HUD Will Make It Harder to Afford Housing, Exit Homelessness
Department of Housing and Urban Development funds have been disrupted, sometimes through means that are likely illegal.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
NEW policy brief from @centeronbudget.bsky.social: "We can solve homelessness if we address its primary driver: the gap between incomes and rent." www.cbpp.org/research/hou...
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Policy Brief: Policymakers Can Solve Homelessness by Scaling Up Rental Assistance and Supportive Services | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Housing is a basic human need, but stable housing is out of reach or hard to keep for far too many people. This is a policy choice, not an economic inevitability. Evidence shows that we can solve...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
We will never return to the way things were—and we shouldn’t want to. The work ahead isn't just about resisting and repairing harm. This is also a moment for imagination and creation. Together, FHO & @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social call on funders to take bold action: www.linkedin.com/pulse/call-b...
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
In response to massive HUD funding cuts, FHO and @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social are co-hosting a Rapid Response Policy Funder Call on Wednesday (3/12) @ 4pm ET/1pm PT. This call will be highly interactive—come prepared to share and/or ask for advice. www.funderstogether.org/rapid_respon...
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Rapid Response Policy Funder Call: Responding to HUD Funding Cuts
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◥◤Kriston Capps 250 @kristoncapps.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Los Angeles has now stopped accepting new applications for housing vouchers due to uncertainty in Washington — exactly what @patrickcsisson.bsky.social warned might happen www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Cuts to Section 8 Housing Assistance Loom Amid HUD Uncertainty
The Housing Choice Voucher program, a rent lifeline for low-income families, faces a funding shortfall as layoffs target the federal housing agency.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
On Tuesday, March 11, FHO & @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social will host a funder briefing on pathways to stabilize affordable housing amid rising insurance costs. RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/insurancefunderbrief Learn more on the issue via @shelterforce.bsky.social ➡️ shelterforce.org/2024/06/27/r...
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Rising Property Insurance Costs: The Threat to Affordable Housing
This video and related articles explore a ballooning crisis endangering affordable housing, even as the need for it keeps growing.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Attending Housing California this week? Don't miss @aforhj.org's session!
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Western Regional Advocacy Project @withouthousing.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
“I think now what this shows is that there is hope,” said Andrea Henson, an attorney who represents Alfred and also leads the Berkeley-based nonprofit aid organization Where Do We Go? calmatters.org/housing/home...
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First-of-its kind court order halts sweep of California homeless camp
This appears to be the first such injunction since the U.S. Supreme Court let cities crack down on homeless camps in California and beyond.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
"The US Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to close dozens of field offices across the US, leaving most states without sites or staff to underwrite mortgages and potentially violating current federal law" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Administration Plans to Eliminate Dozens of Housing Offices
A looming reorganization of HUD would leave 34 states without offices that process mortgage insurance, despite a law requiring offices in every state.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"The very phrase 'working homeless' should be a contradiction, an impossibility in a nation that claims hard work leads to stability. And yet, their homelessness is not only pervasive but also persistently overlooked." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
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Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Without intervention, rising insurance costs could change the availability of affordable housing—especially amid frequent climate disasters & a changing policy landscape. 📈📈 Join FHO and partners on 3/11 for funder briefing to learn more and discuss solutions! RSVP: bit.ly/insurancefunderbrief
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"Every year, more people across the US brace for climate disasters—all while home insurance protections shrink and become increasingly unaffordable..."-@cplusc.bsky.social Join FHO & @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social for a funder briefing on 3/11 to learn how philanthropy can act. RSVP: bit.ly/41ELS5e
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Funder Briefing — Shared Fates: Pathways to Stabilize Affordable Housing Amid Rising Insurance Costs
Join us for a funder briefing on the impacts of rising property insurance costs for housing affordability and renter stability.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
"Enough is enough." HAPPENING NOW: National Low Income Housing Coalition, national orgs, advocates, and supporters are convening to demand answers about DOGE’s efforts to disseminate housing programs. www.youtube.com/live/cYM5oI8...
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Hands Off Housing
YouTube video by NLIHC Organization
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
TODAY (March 3) @ 5pm ET, NLIHC will convene organizations and supporters for a press event at HUD headquarters in DC to demand answers on DOGE's efforts to fire half of HUD staff, freeze federal investments in affordable housing & more. More info/RSVP: bit.ly/3XOP0JN Watch LIVE: bit.ly/4bnyxBw
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National Housing Law Project @nhlp.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
“My real worry is that very soon we’ll start to see homeless service agencies that go belly up, & there will be formerly homeless people that are served by these programs who are getting forced back onto the streets,” says NHLP @shamusroller.bsky.social. We need to protect tenants & save our homes.
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Fund for Housing and Opportunity @housingfund.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
🚨Philanthropy Rapid Response Call: Navigating Federal Action Impacts on Housing Justice Efforts 🚨 Join FHO & Funders Together to End Homelessness for an open-space call to discuss emerging questions, immediate concerns & how funders are responding. WHEN: Thurs, 1/30 @ 12pm ET RSVP: bit.ly/3WGpsOd
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Philanthropy Rapid Response Call: Navigating Federal Action Impacts on Housing Justice Efforts
Homelessness ends here.
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