"Women- and Minority-Owned:" A Meaningless Category + Posts by Emily Seibel, Doug Ryan + More!




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Industry News

Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation Wins Citywide Recognition 
At the 21st Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation won the Polk Bros. Foundation Affordable Rental Housing Preservation Award


See Shelterforce's articles featuring Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation here and here

Events

Webinar on Social Impact Investment Report
Hosted by The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and The Global Learning Exchange on Social Impact Investing (GLE). This webinar focuses on a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
March 4 9:00 a.m. PST


Apply for Catalyzing Impact Grants
From the National Community Land Trust Network
Proposals are due 
March 6
5:00 p.m. PST

2015 Color of Wealth Summit
Hosted by The Center for Global Policy Solutions
April 29 and 30th
Washington DC


Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
The Center for Community Progress conference will be held in Detroit, Michigan on May 19-21

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New Arrivals


The New York Nobody Knows: Walking 6,000 Miles in the City
By William B. Helmreich
Putting his feet to the test, Helmreich decided that the only way to truly understand New York was to walk virtually every block of all five boroughs--an astonishing 6,000 miles.


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"Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses" Is a Meaningless Category
By Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce
It's time to drop this category. Here are the reasons why...  More 




From the Print Issue


Homeless Women Vets: We're Overlooking Them
By Keli Tianga, Shelterforce
Women are an increasing percentage of veterans, and of homeless veterans. Their experiences of homelessness differ from their male counterparts, however, enough that the programs currently out there often don't meet their needs. Some providers are showing us how we can do better. More 

Vets Get Access to Land Trust Homeownership
By Emily Seibel, Yellow Springs Home, Inc.
VA home loan guaranties and community land trusts are perfect partners. Here's how to explain it to your regional VA.  More 


Veterans By the Numbers
A look at the state of veterans in America...  More 




Read more from Shelterforce's latest issue, Almost Home, all about veterans issues.




New Report Dampens Outlook for Would-Be Homebuyers
By Doug Ryan, CFED
We're celebrating a housing recovery. Guess who's not invited to the party?  More 



Featured Resource


The Urban Land Institute and the MacArthur Foundation launched a new website, How Housing Matters, that links housing and a broad range of topics related to the overall well-being of individuals and families. The site will provide readers with research, reports, news, and more. 



The Answer

Q: Do Section 8 voucher holders increase crime in a neighborhood?

ANo!


This is a perennial fear, but researchers at NYU's Furman Center took a really close look at the data to see, when controlling for other factors, if there was any association between an increase in Housing Choice Vouchers and the crime levels in that neighborhood....

Read more and download The Answer here!




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Featured Bloggers
Transit Equity Network/Gamaliel

Housing Assistance Council

Regional Housing Legal Services

USC Price School of Public Policy

HOPE Credit Union

Burlington Associates

Democracy Collaborative

Columbia University

Tufts University

Fund for Public Schools

Planner, Louisa County, Va.

National CAPACD

Opportunity Agenda


HACBED

ORNG Ink

National Housing Institute

Housing Assistance Council

Independent CLT consultant

CFED

ACLU Maryland

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 

Housers, LLC

Housing Assistance Council 

Appalachian State University

San Francisco Community 
Land Trust

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