An Arkansas housing authority installed storm-resistant roofs. What it will bring is uncertain; it’s a matter for lawmakers.

When organizers in Pittsfield fought for a more compassionate approach to unsheltered homelessness, the city did something rare. It listened. Across the U.S., homelessness has been steadily rising.

When cities remove encampments or restrict aid, street medicine providers must scramble to keep providing healthcare.

Across 21 states, voters will consider proposals to fund affordable housing, ease property taxes, strengthen tenants rights, ...

The most recent annual count of unhoused people across the country dropped for the first time since 2016. But the reasons it dropped, and the groups affected, complicate the victory. We do not know ...

As more older adults face housing instability, aging and homelessness service providers are building partnerships to fill the gaps between two systems that have long operated separately. Longer ...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens's $5 billion-plus Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative aims to reduce inequity between the city's neighborhoods, and even has a proactive anti-displacement plan. But its ...

Early childhood education is a fast-growing but low-paying profession. In response, one New Haven, Connecticut, center has started offering rent-free housing to its educators. When it came time for ...

Longer lifespans, evolving household structures, and growing care needs are changing what people need from their homes and communities. In this Under the Lens series, Shelterforce examines what it ...

In recent years, the Democratic Socialists of America, both nationally and in many chapters, have committed to housing organizing, contributing to the rise of tenant unions while also altering their ...