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Why Land Banks Matter

Center for Community Progress

They work with local leaders and residents to ensure that properties are transitioned to responsible owners, resulting in long-term benefits like stable housing and economic opportunity. The other part of successful land banking that addresses racial and economic inequity is community engagement. 31 of The Road Ahead ) 2.

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How Cities Can Rethink Housing After COVID-19

The City Fix

When the world shut down last March, the urban housing conversation took on a radically different hue. Suddenly, housing was a public health concern – which, of course, it always had been. Where you live, and under what conditions, appeared. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Tackling New York City’s Housing Crisis is a ‘Shared Responsibility’

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Top New York City officials urged state leaders in Albany to provide the necessary funding and legislative support to build additional housing as the city contends with its worst housing crunch in over 50 years. "We percent—the lowest mark since 1986, according to the latest NYC Housing and Vacancy Survey released last Thursday.

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Make the Pledge to House Homeless Veterans

NLC (National League of Cities)

Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Program Offices Principal Advisor, Intra/Inter-Agency Collaboration and Director of Community Engagement Anthony Love No veteran should be homeless in the country they swore an oath to defend. Authored by U.S.

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How to comply with the latest social housing regulations through an online community engagement platform

Citizen Lab

The post How to comply with the latest social housing regulations through an online community engagement platform appeared first on CitizenLab's Blog. This content is restricted in your region.

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Changing Narratives and Engaging Communities Toward Better Policy: New York City’s Low-Density Neighborhoods Event Recap

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

New York City’s least-dense community districts are permitting new housing at lower rates compared to the rest of the city, raising questions for policymakers over how to achieve fair and equitable housing growth across a broad range of neighborhood types, according to a recent report from the NYU Furman Center.

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Using the cloud to integrate homelessness data with whole-person care services

AWS Public Sector Blog

In San Diego County, California, for every 10 homeless people who found housing in the last year, 13 more people became homeless. In communities across the country, organizations, philanthropists, and government are working hard to make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring. Clarity Human Services runs on AWS. The 2022 U.S.