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Solving Homelessness Together

Appeals court rejects HUD homelessness overhaul, saying it would be ‘disastrous’ – 4/1/26

The Hidden Crisis of Dying While Unhoused – 3/31/26

Trump HUD Policy Change Could Affect Permanent Housing Programs – 3/31/26

Trump turns housing agency into another weapon in his immigration crackdown – 3/30/26

Boise shelter transition reshapes emergency bed access as Interfaith moves to new facility – 3/6/26

Interfaith Sanctuary shifts to waitlist system at new Boise location – 3/6/26

Interfaith Sanctuary secures certificate of occupancy for new shelter – 3/2/26

HUD to close ‘mixed status households’ roommate loophole – 2/19/26

Those living outside say homelessness is like being stuck in quicksand – 2/14/26

Homelessness is often a consequence of violence — not poor choices – 2/13/26

‘Housing not handcuffs’: National advocacy groups take aim at Utah’s homeless campus – 1/30/26

Meet the man who will feed Interfaith’s residents: ‘I’d been waiting for them to ask.’ – 1/17/26

Interfaith Sanctuary’s Shelter Home holds ribbon cutting following years of legal battles – 1/15/26

Idaho housing nonprofits raised record $6.1m, aiding thousands – 1/8/26

Idaho senator-backed bill removing housing assistance barriers for disabled veterans heads to president’s desk – 1/7/26

Military Wife Helps Homeless Veterans in Idaho Through RV Donations – 1/7/26

Nearly Half the Country Sues Trump Over Massive Cut to Housing – 11/25/25

HUD changes could endanger housing for 170,000 people  – 11/21/25

HUD’s New Rules Could Trigger a Homelessness Surge, Experts Say – 10/26/25

Making Housing Affordable

Illegal clauses in Idaho leases pose serious risks for renters and nonprofits – 4/10/26

Seniors Face Unfair Rents and Homelessness. They Need Rent Control – 4/4/26

Governor Little signs two bills cutting local zoning rules, weighing a third – 4/3/26

A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis – 3/27/26

Idaho lawmakers advance bills to make housing more affordable – 3/26/26

Alarms as Trump’s affordable housing official crowdfunds his own down payment – 3/17/26

America has a housing affordability crisis. Building houses for rent can help – 3/4/26

Idaho Bill Would Offer More Property Tax Breaks to Affordable Housing Developers – 3/1/26

HUD proposes time limits and work requirements for rental aid – 2/27/26

This housing program helped kids escape poverty — by changing who they befriended – 1/28/26

West Ada students to provide tiny homes to veteran farmers, rancher – 1/22/26

Idaho students build tiny homes for rural veterans – 1/14/26

Residents picket housing proposal as Planning and Zoning hearing nears – 1/3/26

Infrastructure, zoning, incentives: Idaho housing study committee homes in on recommendations – 10/24/25

Videos & Webinars

Solving Homelessness Together

NPR: The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet over 10 percent of people – nearly 40 million – live in poverty. It’s something we see, say, if we live near a tent encampment. And it’s also something we feel. More than a third of people in the U.S. say they’re worried about being able to pay their rent or mortgage. In this video, NPR talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning author and sociologist Matthew Desmond, whose book Poverty, By America, helps explain why poverty persists in the United States, how it’s holding all of us back, and what it means to be a poverty abolitionist. The Roots of Poverty in America : Throughline : NPR

Boston University School of Public Health: Public health is centrally concerned with supporting those who are most vulnerable. This discussion explores the factors that threaten the health of those who are precariously housed or homeless. How can we better care for homeless and housing insecure individuals? What can we do to prevent homelessness? How can we ensure that the voices of the homeless and precariously housed are centered in these discussions? Watch Insecure Housing, Homelessness, and Health.

SCANPH (Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing): Lessons from Other Cities on Effective Housing First Models and Homelessness Strategies

NLIHC Webinars on Housing First: This National Low Income Housing Coalition webinar series on Housing First is fantastic! The series is over, but NLIHC has posted recordings of the webinars. You can read recaps of each webinar and view a recording or presentation slides by using the links in the second paragraph of each recap. Housing First Webinar Recaps | National Low Income Housing Coalition (nlihc.org)

Webinars from the Law Center: In these webinars, the Law Center discusses and shares various resources and advocacy tools that people across the country can use to prevent and end homelessness. Webinars – National Homelessness Law Center (homelesslaw.org)

NAEH is a trusted resource for best practices in addressing homelessness. Choose videos from a list of over 30 topics. Resources – National Alliance to End Homelessness

Making Housing Affordable