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Invisible Peoplepolicy

Should You Need a Permit to Ask for Help?

Mississippi's Safe Solicitation Act, which took effect last summer, requires people who panhandle to obtain a daily permit costing up to $25, designate a specific intersection, and solicit only during restricted hours.

National Network for YouthFunding

The CoC Application Reopened and is Due This Week—Now What?

The FY 2026 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) Notice of Funding Opportunity offers $4.04 billion in federal funding, with…

Coalition for the Homelessadvocacy

Celebrating the success of Project: Back to School

The Coalition for the Homeless completed its 2026 Project: Back to School drive, distributing 6,329 backpacks filled with school supplies to children living in 62 shelters across…

Shelterforce
Shelterforceadvocacy

New Models Emerge to Facilitate Community Land Ownership

New models for community land ownership are gaining traction across the country, offering residents and local organizations new ways to build wealth and influence how their…

Invisible Peopleadvocacy

Cold Truth: Most Homeless People Are Invisible

Homelessness in America extends far beyond the visible figures sleeping on sidewalks or in encampments.

Chicago Coalition for the Homelessadvocacy

Chicago Tribune Letters: If we don’t want tent encampments in Chicago parks, we need funding to address homelessness

A registered nurse and volunteer with NWS Outreach Volunteers in Chicago argues that tent encampments in public parks are the direct result of inadequate investment in affordable…

Shelterforce
Shelterforcefunding

Enterprise Is Selling Its Stake in the Lender It Said It Couldn’t Control

Enterprise Community Partners, a major affordable housing nonprofit, is selling its ownership stake in a for-profit commercial mortgage lending subsidiary.

Shelterforce
Shelterforceadvocacy

From Emergency Response to Building Power: The Story of LA’s Rent Brigade

In Los Angeles, a new tenant support group called The Rent Brigade emerged out of urgent community responses to wildfires and immigration enforcement raids.

Invisible Peopledata

What Declining Immigration Means for the US Housing Shortage

For the first time since the Great Depression, the United States may be experiencing net negative migration, meaning more people are leaving the country than entering it. A…

Chicago Coalition for the Homelessadvocacy

CBS News Chicago: Boulder Hill, Illinois, residents concerned about overnight shelter coming this winter

Residents of Boulder Hill, a southwest suburb of Chicago, gathered for a community meeting to voice concerns about a proposed overnight emergency shelter for unhoused individuals…

Florida Housing Coalition
Florida Housing Coalitionresearch

New Analysis Estimates Amendment 3’s Potential Impact on Florida Renters

A statewide analysis by property tax expert Jared Walczak examines how Amendment 3, a Florida constitutional amendment on the November ballot, could affect renters if it passes.

Chicago Coalition for the Homelessdata

FOX 32 Chicago: Chicago homelessness rate drops to 12 percent – What this means

Chicago's homelessness rate has dropped to 12 percent, according to reporting featuring Mary Tarullo, Director of City Policy at the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness (CCH).…

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