Here is a interesting article! Living in South Florida, I am all too familiar with the cost of housing. But, how we do public housing has been the issue. Maybe we have learned from our past mistake. The Case for Public Housing The market can’t solve … Continue reading The Case for Public Housing
A new plan for low-rent apartments takes advantage of all that unused space devoted to cars. By Feargus O’Sullivan In Munich, the days when parking space was allowed to gobble up large chunks of city land may be ending. Like most thriving Western metros, … Continue reading Munich Is Building Affordable Housing Atop Parking Lots
We are so close to this goal. We should not change our focus before we meet it. By Elisha Harig-Blaine Since the numbers for the 2013 Point-in- Time (PIT) survey conducted for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were released, there has … Continue reading How Can We End Homelessness? Let’s Start—and Finish—With Veterans
Federal funding to end veteran homelessness has had a real impact, but a nationwide shortage of affordable housing could make its success temporary. By Maria Foscarinis In 2010, the Obama administration announced a Federal Plan to End Homelessness. Developed by the U.S. Interagency Council on … Continue reading Without More Affordable Housing, Veteran Homelessness Will Return
BY BRYCE COVERT On Veterans Day, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and President Obama announced that the state is the first in the country to end veteran homelessness. That means that every veteran who wants housing has been offered a place after the state says … Continue reading This State Just Became The First To House All Its Homeless Veterans
The same broken promise we see, time and time again. I don’t think it is not for good intention. Homelessness is a very complex and layered issues. A single style approach will never work. The “fix” will never come in a pretty package. We have to … Continue reading Despite Vow, Mayor de Blasio Struggles to Curb Homelessness
This is a great article about what is being done to address homelessness. Salt Lake City has really taken the lead! Other cities and regions need to look at what seems to be working. It’s a shame we don’t have this cooperation in Miami. “This … Continue reading ‘Monumental’ plan aims to prevent homelessness
Being in Miami, homelessness is particularly “close to home”. It is always interesting to see how different place tackle the many issues associated with this homelessness. Affordable housing is one great place to start! Look for more post in the coming days addressing Homelessness. National … Continue reading L.A. County supervisors vote to build $100-million affordable housing fund
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