In the News
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Solving Homelessness Together
Boise homeless shelter rebrands to ensure people of all faiths, backgrounds feel welcom – 12/2/24
Oregon’s new Medicaid rental assistance aims to prevent homelessness – 10/30/24
Two presidential candidates agree on something: the source of the housing crisis – 10/14/24
Amid rising needs, Boise Rescue Mission helps hundreds transition to independence – 10/11/24
Tiny Houses: A High-Cost Solution to a Housing Crisis (newsbreak.com) – 10/4/24
The YIMBY push for multifamily housing hits a ‘nope’ from homeowners | News From The States – 9/16/24
Boise Rescue Mission adds 58 beds for homeless women and children (idahonews.com) – 8/22/24
Boise Rescue Mission completes renovation for homeless veterans’ shelter (idahonews.com) – 8/21/24
Here’s How Much You Need To Earn per Hour To Afford Rent in Every State (newsbreak.com) – 8/17/24
Making Housing Affordable
A look at how tariffs, deportations and more of Trump’s proposals could affect housing costs – 11/28/24
Most People Earning Under $50,000 Struggle to Afford Housing – 11/18/24
Plan for one of downtown Boise’s largest construction projects collapsed. What went wrong – 11/12/24
50 hours of work to pay the rent? Report finds many renters can’t afford their homes – 11/1/24
Billionaire Investors Behind Rising Housing Costs, Homelessness in the US: Study – 10/25/24
Minimum-Wage Earners Can Not Afford to Rent a One-Bedroom Apartment Across the Country – 10/24/24
Previously stalled 7-story affordable housing project to move forward – 10/24/24
Treasure Valley city seeks to remove barriers to affordable housing through funding – 10/15/24
One possible housing crisis solution? A new kind of public housing for all income levels – 10/7/24
Solving America’s housing crisis means fixing the ‘ROI problem,’ says White House economist – 10/5/24
Nonprofit exposes ‘housing cartel’ behind sharp rent increases across the country (newsbreak.com) – 9/26/24
Some Landlords Changing How They Set Rents (rentalhousingjournal.com) – 9/24/24
In a major shift, the U.S. government explores giving renters cash, not vouchers (newsbreak.com) – 9/19/24
Thousands of homes on $1 land: The new housing crisis solution sweeping the country (newsbreak.com) – 8/31/24
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
Most affordable housing is funded, in part, using Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC). Here’s a simple, 3-minute illustration of how tax credit funding works: Scooter’s school conversion project