Television's Antidote to Trump

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here.

Also: Letters to the Next President ● Seeing Vacancy as a Canvas ● Ownership Has Its Privileges ● Where Housing Is on the Ballot in California

Shelterforce in Print!

1 Year for $18

Subscribe Now!

Events

Webinar | Paycheck to Paycheck | Nov. 3, 2 p.m. ET

National Housing Conference will host a demonstration of the online, interactive Paycheck to Paycheck database, which uses data from the first quarter of 2016 to examine the gap between wages and housing costs, both rental and ownership, in 210 metro areas across the country.

The NYU Furman Center | Housing Reforms for the Next President: Optimizing Federal Subsidy | Nov. 17, 8 a.m. ET

Given the dim prospects for a substantial increase in federal funding for housing, this breakfast will explore how funding can be made more responsive to local housing needs.

Webinar | Bringing Clarity to Impact Investing | Nov. 17, 3 p.m. ET

While impact investing continues to grow, it remains difficult to articulate, analyze, and differentiate the impact. In a new report, social investment experts propose ways to optimize the process of matching investors with the right investment opportunities. In this one-hour session of Connecting Communities, sponsored by the Federal Reserve System, report co-authors will share their findings on how to turn this concept into reality.

Subscribe to

It's free! Click here!

Help support the voice of community development

Your Voice!

Do you have a national or regional event coming up?

Let us know at events@nhi.org!

Seeing Vacancy as a Canvas

Daniel Kravetz, freelance writer

The bulk of the 1,000-plus attendees to the Center for Community Progress' 2016 Reclaiming Vacant Properties conference came from the inner cities and Rust Belt towns that Trump evoked, their work devoted to the challenges he distorted. Yet if the tenor of the conference could have been bottled and distributed, it would have made for a great antidote to the brand of pessimism he peddles . . . More

Ownership Has Its Privileges

Tamara E. Holmes, freelance writer

A growing number of municipalities are embracing economic development tactics built upon community ownership, such as worker cooperatives, social enterprises, and community land trusts. Here's some of what's working and how other municipalities can embrace these new forms of wealth creation too. More

Television's Antidote to Trump

John Atlas, Shelterforce co-founder

It's a tragedy that HBO's Show Me a Hero failed to get even a nomination for an Emmy Award earlier this month. The show has important lessons on how to fight back when public officials try to divide their communities based on race. It goes deep into the heart of a U.S. city in the middle of racial strife to portray how . . . More

Where Housing Is on the Ballot in California

Murtaza Baxamusa, Sol Price School of Public Policy, USC

Though housing is not directly on a statewide ballot, this November's election will see over 40 local ballot measures in cities and counties across California that are related to housing. The following is a scan of local housing-related ballot measures in the state . . . More

Letters to the Next President

A Presidential Agenda Requires a Racial Equity Lens

A. Adar Ayira, Associated Black Charities

Dear Hillary: I am proud of your using the phrases "institutional racism" and "structural racism," and I hope you really know what they mean. In using them, it appears as if you've come a long way from "super-predator" . . . More

You Said It!

On How *Not* To Do Economic Development

Great article on NJ incentives. I'm circulating to all staff here to remind them of the importance of considering opportunity costs. --Christopher Jones, Regional Plan Association, via email

The "Filtering" Fallacy

It boggles the mind that the same advocates calling for zero housing at market prices are the same folks who turn around and say the market won't build enough units anyway. That is like . . . --Anthony Lazarus, more

Pointing out the fallacy of believing we can solve our affordability crisis by building luxury units is not the same as saying we need to "shut down" market-rate housing. Rather . . . --Fernando Marti, more

On Cleveland-East Cleveland Merger Plan Overlooks Main Issue

One wonders: does regional identity inspire tax sharing, or does tax sharing inspire regional identity? What would it really take to get . . . --Stephen Gross, more

On Putting the "Public" Back into Public Housing: A Justice-oriented Agenda

Thank you Amy and Janet for this courageous and cogent vision for the future of public housing. I would like to add to your list two items: (1) the need for a creative communication strategy to re-introduce . . . --Frankie Blackburn, more

Looking for a Job?


Director of Resource Development NJCC seeks a creative and dynamic individual for this Senior Management position, which is responsible for cultivating relationships with investors, overseeing impact assessment systems, providing strategic advice . . . Read Full Listing	President The President of the Partnership will create the annual work scope and operating budget, will work with governments, lenders, developers, housing advocates, and users to identify housing needs and meet those needs through . . . Read Full Listing


Housing Choice Voucher Operations Manager The successful candidate will coordinate marketing communications for HOC programs and properties; maintain strong relationship with media contacts, draft op-eds, letters-to-the-editor, blogs, articles and other opinion . . . Read Full Listing	Senior Multifamily Underwriter The HPM is responsible for compliance reporting, investigation and follow-up, development and implementation of corrective actions and overall quality control, implementing thorough client re-certifications . . . Read Full Listing


Public Information Specialist The successful candidate will coordinate marketing communications for HOC programs and properties; maintain strong relationship with media contacts, draft op-eds, letters-to-the-editor, blogs, articles and other opinion . . . Read Full Listing	Housing Programs Manager The HPM is responsible for compliance reporting, investigation and follow-up, development and implementation of corrective actions and overall quality control, implementing thorough client re-certifications . . . Read Full Listing


Compliance Analyst This position provides oversight and guidance on compliance issues such as policy, procedure, guideline, requirement development, and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures. Will insure that employees are adhering . . . Read Full Listing	Policy Analyst The PA will author reports and other materials, work with state and national policy and advocacy organizations to secure funding and policies to benefit low-income families and individuals, reduce housing instability and . . . Read Full Listing


Senior Manager The SR will manage urban and rural programs created to build assets in communities across the country, with a focus on programs that support housing and economic . . . Read Full Listing	Research Associate The Research Associate is responsible for technical assistance requests, data management and visualizations, building and strengthening relationships with community . . . Read Full Listing


Program Manager for Self-Help Housing We are dedicated to finding a PM who is excited to manage a new homes program helping farmworkers and other low-income families achieve the American Dream. Will work with . . . Read Full Listing	Does your organization want to post a job ad? Click here to learn how!