According to the 2023 report, Idaho has 38 affordable rental homes for every 100 households with extremely low incomes — a decrease from 42 units in 2022. READ MORE
The West Ada School District (WASD) Career and Technical Education (CTE) construction trade program is partnering with the Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce to build transition housing for unhoused Idaho veterans, according to a recent news release. READ MORE
The City of Boise is set for a significant overhaul of its zoning code – the rules that underpin how citizens, developers, and businesses can use property within the city limits… …The proposal has already sparked public conversation – including from some people who have planted signs in their yards, which read “Zoned Up, Sold…
The City of Boise is reaching out with an opportunity for local organizations and residents to provide input as they plan how federal funding will be invested in our community. Each year, the City of Boise receives Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships (HOME) funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and…
In Boise, Idaho, NeighborWorks prides itself on turning NIMBYs into YIMBYs. The CDFI has taken a unique approach to affordable housing, building what they call “pocket neighborhoods” that are embedded seamlessly into the surrounding community and have access to public transit, schools and green space. READ MORE
NAEH (National Alliance to End Homelessness) recently emailed this Action Alert to homeless advocates: Last week, President Biden released his budget for the next fiscal year. It’s a bold framework for spending priorities to address poverty in America, but it doesn’t go far enough. We need at least $200 million in additional homeless assistance grants…
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer talks to author Tracy Kidder about his new book, Rough Sleepers, which profiles Dr. Jim O’Connell, who runs an organization called Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. ‘Rough Sleepers’: How one person can make a difference caring for the unhoused : NPR
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) has released a report noting that while rents are rising nationally, a significant portion of that increase is due to what the consumer advocacy group calls “junk fees.” READ MORE
The Ada County Commission on Tuesday unanimously declined to extend financial support to the city of Boise to help house extra Interfaith Sanctuary guests in hotels. READ MORE HERE.
The City of Boise’s Zoning Code Rewrite is in its final stages. If you don’t know, a zoning code is how new buildings and developments are planned and approved. City leaders say this rewrite will help create a modern city for everyone, but critics say it will only bulldoze old neighborhoods to put up cramped apartments.…