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- Sacramento Wants to Charge Homeless Seniors to Sleep in Emergency Sheltersby Cynthia Griffith on December 5, 2025
New City Plan Would Force Elderly Residents to Pay for Tiny House ‘Micro-Communities’ Despite Having Nowhere Else to Go The Sacramento City Council is proposing that homeless elderly people be charged to live in temporary tiny house villages. Effectively, they … Continue reading →
- Telehealth That Actually Works for People Experiencing Homelessnessby Kayla Robbins on December 3, 2025
A Mobile, Nurse-Supported Hybrid Care Model Is Breaking Down Barriers the Healthcare System Has Ignored, Saving Lives and Money In the early years of the pandemic, healthcare was forced to transform in many ways. One of those ways was the … Continue reading →
- 20 States Sue Trump Over Homeless Services Cutsby Robert Davis on December 2, 2025
Sweeping New Lawsuit Says Administration’s Restrictions Will Punish Poor People, Violate Federal Law, and Dismantle Housing First A cadre of 20 states is suing the Trump administration over its proposed changes to one of the largest sources of federal funding … Continue reading →
- Making the Truth Louder: A Practical Guide to Ethical Storytelling on Homelessnessby Jocelyn Figueroa, Cynthia Griffith and Erin Wisneski on December 1, 2025
The Dangers of Unethical Reporting of Homelessness In September, I reached out to 16-year-old Eva. She was doxxed to 1.5 million viewers by content creator Caleb Cross, an emerging YouTuber called InRealTime Interviews. In an interview that had gone viral, … Continue reading →
- How Viral Hate Becomes Public Policyby Jocelyn Figueroa, Cynthia Griffith and Erin Wisneski on December 1, 2025
Inside the Online Echochamber: Turning Homelessness Misinformation Into Fear, Dehumanization, and Criminalization If you type “homeless” into YouTube’s search bar, you will likely find a viral clip of homeless people being portrayed in a negative light. These videos, often YouTube … Continue reading →
- How PragerU Turns Persuasion Into ‘Education’by Jocelyn Figueroa, Cynthia Griffith and Erin Wisneski on December 1, 2025
The Media Brand’s Polished Videos Redefine Homelessness as a Choice, Influencing Young Audiences and Pushing Punitive Policy When viewers watch PragerU’s viral YouTube Video “What Do We Do About the Homeless?”, they are told: “Homelessness is not a housing problem, … Continue reading →
- How the Internet Taught America to Hate Homeless Peopleby Cynthia Griffith, Jocelyn Figueroa and Erin Wisneski on December 1, 2025
Algorithms, Influencers, and Profit-Driven Narratives Are Reshaping Public Perception, Fueling the Policies That Keep People Unhoused We didn’t wake up one morning hating homeless people. Scroll long enough, and you’ll see why: shaky videos of suffering, thumbnails designed to shock, … Continue reading →
- Clicks Over Care: How YouTube Turns Human Suffering into Profitby Cynthia Griffith, Jocelyn Figueroa and Erin Wisneski on December 1, 2025
Livestreams and Viral Videos Are Making Creators Rich While Fueling Anti-Homeless Fear, Misinformation, and Punitive Policy Why do creators film misery? Because it pays extraordinarily well. There are nine livestream feeds operating simultaneously, showing the streets of Kensington, Philadelphia, 24 … Continue reading →
- It’s Not Just One Anchor: The Machine Behind Anti-Homeless Rhetoricby Erin Wisneski, Cynthia Griffith and Jocelyn Figueroa on December 1, 2025
From Right-Wing Think Tanks to Viral Creators, a Well-Funded Media Ecosystem Is Shaping Public Opinion and Policy Against America’s Unhoused Neighbors We are living through one of the most successful propaganda campaigns in modern America — one that convinces people … Continue reading →
- New 2025 Study Finds the Silent Majority of Homeless People Are Not Drug Addictsby Cynthia Griffith on November 28, 2025
Groundbreaking Research Reveals How False Assumptions and Harmful Labels Distort Public Understanding and Block People from Real Housing Help “I was trying to find shelters, and someone gave me the number to a rehab place, even though I have never … Continue reading →
Articles courtesy of ShelterForce.org
- 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.
- Beyond Basic Health Standards: Designing for Well-beingby Ross Chapin on November 25, 2025
An architect’s guide to affordable housing design that goes beyond the baseline. The post Beyond Basic Health Standards: Designing for Well-being appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Healthy Homes or Hollow Promises in New Orleans?by Shelby R. King on November 24, 2025
The Healthy Homes Ordinance is supposed to help fix New Orleans’s deteriorating rental housing stock. But three years in, many “certified habitable” apartments still have leaking roofs, black mold, and dangerous heat. What went wrong? The post Healthy Homes or Hollow Promises in New Orleans? appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Fueling the Future of Community Ownership, a Shelterforce Webinarby Miriam Axel-Lute on November 21, 2025
A dive into some promising new approaches to both funding community ownership and building out an ecosystem that supports its sustainability. The post Fueling the Future of Community Ownership, a Shelterforce Webinar appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Why Habitability Is a Growing Rallying Cryby Franklin Schneider on November 18, 2025
Across the country, tenants and lawmakers are pushing for better standards around mold, cooling, and more. How did we get here? The post Why Habitability Is a Growing Rallying Cry appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Why Does Habitability Matter? Health and Our Housing Stockby Lara Heard on November 18, 2025
Whether your home is safe and suitable for healthy living depends on a variety of factors. Shelterforce puts habitability under the lens to show how problems like inadequate heating, water damage, and pest infestations negatively affect your health and further exacerbate the housing crisis. The post Why Does Habitability Matter? Health and Our Housing Stock appeared first on Shelterforce.
- The Tenant Movement Has Lost Two Leaders—Michael McKee and Joan Pranskyby Patrick Morrissy on November 14, 2025
Pransky was an activist lawyer who fought for and defended both tenants and rent control policies in New Jersey. McKee organized in New York City, founding multiple organizations and helping to defend and strengthen rent regulations at the state level. The post The Tenant Movement Has Lost Two Leaders—Michael McKee and Joan Pransky appeared first on Shelterforce.