The topic bubbled up at Monday’s mayoral debate at Boise State University when the question arose of whether Boise should join other cities in asking the Ninth Circuit’s case to be reexamined by the U.S. Supreme Court or let it stand. READ MORE
What few constitutional rights the homeless enjoy may soon be on the line at the high court. READ MORE
Typically used to pay for things like medical procedures and appointments, Medicaid provides health care for tens of millions of low-income people – more than 1 in 5 Americans. Now, for the first time, it’s being used for housing and rent for people who are homeless or in danger of becoming so. READ MORE
World Homelessness Day is recognized annually on October 10, but one day is not enough to bring attention to the issue and highlight the successes of communities. Community Solutions took an entire week to foster hope and demand for the right action. Read: The Costs and Harms of Homelessness World Homelessness Week – Community Solutions
There are now 3.9 million fewer affordable rental homes than in 2013, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies’ latest State of the Nation’s Housing report. Explore how many units are affordable in various cities and search your city on the charts in this article. (To search for your city, use the links under each…
The four contenders to the mayor’s office shared their visions for the city at a debate on Thursday, at a forum hosted by City Club and the League of Women Voters. You can listen to the entire mayoral candidates forum HERE.
Organizations, cities and states throughout the West, including in Idaho, have filed amicus briefs aiming to overturn the landmark homelessness decision Martin v. Boise and a follow-up case decided recently in Oregon. READ MORE
Los Angeles is housing more people than ever, and building lots more low-income housing, yet it can’t keep pace with this ever-rising number of people who end up in cars, tents and shelters. “It’s a bucket with a hole in it, so we’ve got to do something … to fill that hole,” says Dana Vanderford,…
As decriminalization director Will Knight once aptly explained, criminalizing homelessness has a long and harrowed history in the United States of America. While forcing people to sleep in places unfit for human habitation should definitely be considered a crime, it is the people who are enduring it rather than those endorsing it who keep winding up behind…
An affordable housing project near Saint Alphonsus Medical Center is getting even lower rents after an investment from the City of Boise. READ MORE