Seniors are turning personal housing struggles into collective action and challenging assumptions about who leads housing justice movements. 🎧 Shelterforce's Sandra Larson reports: apple.co/3TXTRsW #HousingJustice #OlderAdults #TenantOrganizing

Older Adults Are Fighting for Housing Justice—And They Refuse to Be Pushed Aside

Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · August 13 · 15m

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With #NationalNonprofitDay around the corner, how will you celebrate? Support, volunteer, donate, share—or simply spread the word. Tell us below, and show some love to the housing and community development nonprofits making a difference. #HousingJustice

Private equity ownership isn't just changing who owns housing—it's changing what renters experience. Learn how tenant organizers are responding and the policies that could help. 🎧 Listen: apple.co/4gc2ubQ #Podcast #HousingJustice #PrivateEquity #TenantRights #AffordableHousing

Everyone's Talking About Private Equity in Housing: Here's What You Need to Know

Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · July 31 · 19m

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Nepal's constitution guarantees a right to housing. Making that promise real is another story. 📖 bit.ly/4i7LgxJ #HousingJustice

Nepal’s Right to Housing Is Put to the Test — Shelterforce

In 2015, Nepal adopted a new constitution that promised a right to housing. But a right to housing does not enforce itself.

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#NationalNonprofitDay is almost here! Did you know there are plenty of ways to support Shelterforce? Whether you subscribe to our newsletter, read and share our stories, attend a webinar, or recommend us, you're helping strengthen #independentjournalism ✔️ Shelterforce.org #HousingJustice

Mondragón isn't just growing businesses—it's building a global social economy. Read why cooperation across borders matters. 📖 bit.ly/4gejSNb #SolidarityEconomy #WorkerOwnership

"The stakes for seniors are extremely high." Here's why older renters are especially vulnerable in today's housing market. 📖 bit.ly/3TR36Lr #HousingJustice #OlderAdults

Roommates. Co-ops. Shared land. Communities are rethinking how older adults can stay housed while creating more affordable housing. bit.ly/3TM9Mua #HousingInnovation #HousingJustice

What could help people spend their later years as they wish? Shelterforce spoke with experts and service providers about which programs and policies are effective and where service and coordination gaps remain. 📖 bit.ly/4wIwXnG #HealthyAging #Caregiving #Housing

In the lead-up to #NationalNonprofitDay, we're giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how our stories come to life. Every article starts with an idea—but it takes reporting, editing, publishing, and readers like you to turn that idea into something that informs and inspires action. Thank you!

What does "2 and 20" have to do with housing? A lot. Our latest article breaks down the private equity model—and why it matters for renters. 📖 bit.ly/4g2ERkD #PrivateEquity #HousingPolicy

Could home-sharing help older adults remain in their homes? We check in with a few innovative solutions for aging in community. 📖 bit.ly/3TM9Mua #HousingInnovation #Aging

More older adults are renting than ever before—and many are one rent increase away from housing instability. Read: bit.ly/3TR36Lr #HousingJustice #TenantRights

For Older Renters, the Housing Crisis Comes with Higher Stakes — Shelterforce

Older renters are especially vulnerable to rising housing costs, inaccessible buildings, weak tenant protections, and homelessness.

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As we count down to #NationalNonprofitDay, we're taking a moment to recognize the people who make Shelterforce possible. Every interaction you have with us helps strengthen independent nonprofit journalism and advance housing justice. Thank you! #IndependentJournalism #HousingJustice

#NationalNonprofitDay is next week! Let’s recognize housing and community development organizations that help strengthen our communities. 💬 Shout them out, tag them below, and share your story! Let’s amplify the #nonprofit organizations doing the work. #CommunityDevelopment #AffordableHousing

Private equity has become a major force in rental housing. Our latest story explains how its impact on renters—and how tenants are pushing back. 📖 bit.ly/4g2ERkD #HousingJustice #PrivateEquity

Everyone's Talking About Private Equity in Housing: Here's What You Need to Know — Shelterforce

Private equity firms are major players in the rental housing market. Here's how private equity ownership works, how it harms tenants, and the organizing strategies and policy responses that could…

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Spain's largest worker cooperative network is looking to U.S. housing models for inspiration. Why? Affordable housing is becoming a growing challenge there, too. 📖 bit.ly/4gejSNb #AffordableHousing #Cooperatives

Housing justice is in focus this week. Read about Nepal's right to housing, Chicago's accessibility settlement, local enforcement gaps, and aging in rural communities. Read: conta.cc/4xoxnzw Subscribe: bit.ly/45ui38r #HousingJustice #AffordableHousing

🎧 Older homeowners often fall into a catch-22: too much home equity to qualify for aid, but too little income to comfortably live in their homes. Shelterforce's Franklin Schneider reports on some housing models that aim to bridge that gap. apple.co/4wZiUtC #HousingJustice

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Most people want to remain at home as they grow older. Delivering the repairs, care, transportation, financial assistance, and community supports they need is far more complicated. 🎧 Listen to the story: apple.co/4fEsX0s #AgingInPlace #OlderAdults #HousingPolicy #Podcast #CommunityCare

Everyone Supports Aging in Place. But Can We Actually Deliver It?

Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · July 22 · 22m

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What if one of the world's largest businesses was owned by its workers? Meet Mondragón—and learn why it's building a global cooperative movement. 📖 bit.ly/4gejSNb #WorkerCoops #SolidarityEconomy

World’s Largest Worker Cooperative Network Seeks New Allies — Shelterforce

Mondragón Cooperative Corporation, based in Spain, is a 70,000-member worker cooperative network. In May, it sent three representatives to the U.S. as part of an effort to build an international…

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While 60 percent of older adults would prefer to live in their own home as they age, this is becoming more difficult, even for middle-class seniors who own their homes free and clear. 📖 bit.ly/3TM9Mua #HousingJustice #OlderAdults

When Home Equity Isn’t Enough: The Challenge Facing House-Rich, Income-Poor Older Adults — Shelterforce

Older homeowners often have too much home equity to qualify for aid, but too little income to comfortably live in their homes.

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The well-known definition of “aging in place” is unrealistic. Here's how the conversation is shifting. Read: bit.ly/4yT4FIU #CommunityDevelopment #AgeFriendly #HousingJustice #HousingPolicy #Aging

Aging in place isn't about staying put no matter what. It's about belonging somewhere, at every stage of life. This great series looks at how home choices and community connections make that possible. 👥 🏘️

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1/ Longer lifespans, evolving household structures, and growing care needs are changing what people need from their homes and communities. Our new Under the Lens series examines what it means to live in an aging society. 🧵 Follow the series here: shelterforce.org/series/housi...

Most older adults want to remain in their homes or communities as they age. But the programs that make that possible are often fragmented, underfunded, and difficult to navigate. bit.ly/4wIwXnG #AgingInPlace #HousingPolicy #OlderAdults

Everyone Supports Aging in Place. But Can We Actually Deliver It? — Shelterforce

Helping older adults remain in their homes has become a policy goal across the country. Making it happen is far more complicated.

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Federal programs can help rural homeowners make repairs, improve sanitation, and resolve heirs’ property issues. But many communities need more support to access them. Read more: bit.ly/4x9iC3J #RuralHousing #CommunityDevelopment #HousingJustice

People who cannot afford housing do not stop needing it. They may become homeless, double up, couch-surf, or remain with family. Why is HUD studying ways to “moderate demand”? Read: bit.ly/4yOybzq #HousingPolicy #AffordableHousing #HUD

Federal housing policy once embraced the goal of “a decent home” for every family. Could HUD be moving toward limiting access instead of expanding housing supply? Read: bit.ly/4yOybzq #HousingPolicy #AffordableHousing

Oregon shows that passing fair housing laws isn't enough. Implementation matters. 📖 bit.ly/4x0O43R #FairHousing #HousingJustice #CommunityDevelopment

The rural housing crisis is also a story of discriminatory policy, heirs’ property challenges, environmental hazards, and federal programs that often fail to reach the communities that need them most. Read more: bit.ly/4x9iC3J #AffordableHousing #HousingEquity #CommunityDevelopment