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Articles courtesy of Invisible People
- Corporate Takeover of Trailer Parks Is Making Homelessness Worseby Kayla Robbins on December 26, 2025
Private Equity Firms Increasingly Control Mobile Home Parks Nationwide — Hiking Rents, Cutting Services, and Trapping Low-Income Residents As private equity investors and real estate speculators greedily fanned the flames of the increasing commodification of one of life’s most basic … Continue reading →
- New NYC Study Finds Cash Plus Model Significantly Reduces Youth Homelessnessby Jocelyn Figueroa on December 24, 2025
Cash Assistance and Tailored Support Help NYC’s Homeless Youth Stay Housed, Save Money, and Build Stability In the U.S., many parents provide financial assistance to their adult children, primarily to help with rent. Collectively, parents spend about $500 billion a … Continue reading →
- Judge Halts HUD’s Plan to Gut $4 Billion in Homeless Services Fundingby Robert Davis on December 23, 2025
A Federal Court Says Trump Administration Changes Could Force Thousands Into Homelessness A federal judge in Rhode Island temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from overhauling nearly $4 billion in homeless services funding on Friday. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy … Continue reading →
- Trauma-Informed Charter School Refuses to Let Homeless Students Fall Behindby Kayla Robbins on December 22, 2025
How a Charter Network Achieved an 89% Graduation Rate, Outperforming the National Average by 21% The Learn4Life public charter school network is reporting an 89% graduation rate this year for homeless students across its 80+ schools. Compared to the national … Continue reading →
- Remembering Lives Lost to Homelessness This Yearby Invisible People on December 21, 2025
As Homelessness Hits Record Levels and Rhetoric Grows Harsher, We Honor Lives Cut Short and Demand Change Today is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day (HPMD), the longest night of the year — a night when communities across the U.S. gather … Continue reading →
- Denver’s Budget Battle Exposes a National Crisis for Homeless Familiesby Robert Davis on December 19, 2025
As Family Homelessness Skyrockets, Elected Officials Say No to $9M in Shelter Funding, Revealing Impossible Choices U.S. Cities Now Face As cities across the U.S. grapple with rising rates of family homelessness, one city’s debate over providing additional funds to … Continue reading →
- Why Trump’s ‘Transitional’ Plan Traps People in Homelessnessby Kayla Robbins on December 18, 2025
Stripping Housing Funds and Adding Barriers Won’t Move People into Stability. It Only Builds a Dead-end System Designed to Fail. The Trump administration is turning homeless services upside down. By rescinding funding for programs that work and forcing others to … Continue reading →
- What’s at Stake with Trump’s CoC Funding Cutsby Robert Davis on December 15, 2025
From LA to Chicago to New York, Life-Saving Housing Programs Could Vanish Overnight Under Administration’s New Restrictions Advocates are worried that a series of changes to the nation’s largest funding source for homeless services could cause hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading →
- How a Weak Job Market Is Pushing Young Adults Toward Housing Instabilityby Robert Davis on December 12, 2025
Rising Youth Unemployment, Stalled Household Formation, and a Brutal Housing Market Create a Crisis Young Adults Can’t Outrun Growing unemployment among young adults is compounding the housing challenges many face and increasing the likelihood that they will experience housing instability, … Continue reading →
- HUD Pauses ‘Life-or-Death’ Funding Overhaul for Homeless Servicesby Robert Davis on December 10, 2025
Court Challenges, Political Chaos, and Nationwide Confusion Leave Providers Unsure How to Keep People Housed The Department of Housing and Urban Development withdrew its most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care grant program on December … Continue reading →
Articles courtesy of ShelterForce.org
- Top 10 Shelterforce Stories of the Yearby Shelterforce on December 22, 2025
The year was marked by misinformation and confusion as the Trump administration made moves to cut HUD programming, as well as change the federal response to homelessness, housing discrimination, and more. The post Top 10 Shelterforce Stories of the Year appeared first on Shelterforce.
- From Fines to Fixes: Rethinking Code Enforcementby Matt Kreis on December 19, 2025
We can upkeep homes without punishing low-income residents. Here are some lessons for change, and cities already doing that work on the ground. The post From Fines to Fixes: Rethinking Code Enforcement appeared first on Shelterforce.
- What Happened to ‘Renter’s Choice’ Legislation?by Frances Nguyen on December 19, 2025
Years ago, officials in dozens of cities and states showed interest in passing legislation that required landlords to accept alternatives to the traditional lump-sum security deposit. Today, much of that momentum has diminished. The post What Happened to ‘Renter’s Choice’ Legislation? appeared first on Shelterforce.
- ‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens Community Feels Left Behindby Evan Simon on December 12, 2025
A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable. The post ‘We Are Forgotten Here’: As NYC Builds Seawalls, This Queens Community Feels Left Behind appeared first on Shelterforce.
- What Makes a Habitable Rental Home?by Lara Heard on December 11, 2025
Almost every state in the U.S. requires that landlords maintain safe and livable residential units. This is often called a “warranty of habitability.” In some places, there are laws that specify exactly what those requirements are; in others, the standards are less defined. The post What Makes a Habitable Rental Home? appeared first on Shelterforce.
- What We Can Learn From Cambridge’s Public Housing Overhaulby Sandra Larson on December 10, 2025
In Cambridge, Mass., residents speak positively of the renovations to their public housing stock. The housing authority attributes its success to an innovative mix of RAD with other funding sources. The post What We Can Learn From Cambridge’s Public Housing Overhaul appeared first on Shelterforce.
- The House on Chestnut Street: NJ’s Tenant Activists in the ’70sby Anthony Schuman on December 5, 2025
In the memoir Staking Our Claim, Pat Morrissy talks about the early days of Shelterforce, organizing for rent control laws in NJ towns, and supporting tenant leaders in their fights for better homes. The post The House on Chestnut Street: NJ’s Tenant Activists in the ’70s appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Program Mismatches Keep Repair Funds Unusedby Elana Brochin on December 4, 2025
A Massachusetts initiative uncovers how fragmented programs make healthy homes harder to achieve—and helps local leaders reduce the friction. The post Program Mismatches Keep Repair Funds Unused appeared first on Shelterforce.
- New Mexico Program Tackles Repair Needs and Affordabilityby Robert Lopez on December 2, 2025
A program started in Roswell, New Mexico, has gone statewide. Here’s how Rehab-2-Rental works, and what’s to come. The post New Mexico Program Tackles Repair Needs and Affordability appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Why We Must Fight for Housing Firstby Christopher Brzovic on November 26, 2025
Housing with preconditions means more people will cycle through shelters, jails, and the streets, fueling efforts to criminalize homelessness instead of solving it. The post Why We Must Fight for Housing First appeared first on Shelterforce.