"'The safest communities are those with the most housing and resources, not those that make it a crime to be poor or sick,' said Jesse Rabinowitz of the National Homelessness Law Center" (@homeless-law.bsky.social)‬ www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

FHO Exec. Director Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie is taking sabbatical July 21-Oct 10! During this time, Deputy Director Jennifer Angarita will serve as acting ED. At FHO, we rest as essential to sustaining ourselves and our work for housing and racial justice. 🌿 www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanne...

With Congress debating tax changes & funding cuts, join Tax Equity Funders Network, FHO & Funders Together to End Homelessness on June 10 to understand how funders can leverage the tax code to protect communities, support equitable policies & drive impact. www.taxequityfunders.org/events-posts...

“It’ll give free rein to companies, to states, to governments to take advantage of people, to refuse to respect their rights, without fear of response from the government...no one will hold them accountable.” #fairhousing @shelterforce.bsky.social @propublica.org shelterforce.org/2025/05/15/t...

"Many cities require tenants to sign crime-free leases that are so broad that virtually any perceived violation could be grounds for eviction, even if the allegations are never fully investigated or proved." news.wttw.com/2025/05/14/u...

Investigations frozen. Charges withheld. Defendants emboldened not to cooperate. The Trump administration is mounting a major retreat in the government's fight against housing discrimination and segregation, according to ten federal officials. Story here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Renting is precarious across the country, but some states have more tenant protections than others. NHLP’s Eric Dunn contributed to @consumeraffairs.bsky.social report about how tenants can navigate the market, even when most of us feel like it isn’t working. www.consumeraffairs.com/moving/best-...

Well said, Kim Johnson @nlihc.org: "The end of the program represents 'an awful cycle': Our assistance ran out because rent is too expensive, so...figure out how to pay for your expensive rent on your own even though you couldn’t afford it.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Coverage from @nextcity.org on our latest report on the health impact of private equity on mobile home communities 🗞️ And read our full report, Home Sick, here: humanimpact.org/hipprojects/...

This can lead to housing insecurity for kids and can have long-term impacts on their health and development. We can keep families stably housed by preserving affordable housing and protecting tenants. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

Permanent supportive housing emerged three decades ago as a solution to chronic homelessness, initially with bipartisan support. Proponents say it saves lives by getting chronically homeless people off the streets, where they die at high rates. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

🚨 NEW: A groundbreaking database from the Eviction Lab, the Housing Initiative at Penn, and the Urban Displacement Project reveals how $46B in emergency rental aid was distributed by states, counties and cities. evictionlab.org/pandemic-ren...

"Children in unstable housing environments – behind on rent, moving frequently or experiencing homelessness – are more likely to be hospitalized, in poor health and have cognitive impairments than those whose families don’t struggle financially." www.businessrecord.com/the-links-be...

NEW: I wrote a roundup of all the HUD grants that have been cancelled or frozen by the Trump administration nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

📣Funders📣 Join us for our monthly Policy Funder Call, held jointly with Funders Together to End Homelessness. We'll take an informal chance to connect on housing and racial justice in this pivotal moment. Note this call is for funders only. www.funderstogether.org/monthly_poli...

"The spirit of the Fair Housing Act is to protect everyone who is vulnerable to discrimination, even if the text of the law does not explicitly include gender identity as a protected class" See more about recent changes in transgender protections in HUD’s housing policies: ow.ly/khlh50VN45O

We can't solve the housing crisis without better supports for renters. Multiple studies have shown that rental assistance cuts #homelessness dramatically. Why not make it a priority? Read more from @centeronbudget.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/blog/our-res...

Community organizers and movement leaders are working tirelessly to support their communities and neighbors who are impacted most by the federal government's continued attacks. And many are wondering: Where is philanthropy in all this? 🤔 We'll dig in on May 21 -- Join us! nfg.org/events/culti...

Last year, SCOTUS ruled cities/states can arrest & ticket people for experiencing homelessness, making homelessness worse. Folks across the US—Housing Not Handcuffs, National Coalition for the Homeless, VOCAL-US, WRAP and more—will rally to demand Housing NOW: nationalhomeless.org/housing-now-...

"We’re not just facing a crisis of housing, but a crisis of communication to reach and change minds." 💭💥 Check out this @invisiblepeople.tv toolkit for insights into how we can build understanding across different audiences to advance housing justice solutions. invisiblepeople.tv/2025research...

How are anti-immigrant policies driving displacement and deepening the housing crisis? Join FHO, @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social & @gcir.bsky.social on 4/23 for a funder briefing on how to support immigrant rights as a vital part of the housing justice movement. 🏡✨ RSVP: bit.ly/4ihUu6Q

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones at @nlihc.bsky.social's Policy Forum: “People who control the narrative control the policies." Inequality we experience is not natural nor innate. Reshaping narrative exposes power—It gets us closer to winning the world our communities deserve.

HUD issued a memo, removing critical disaster resilience, community participation, federal oversight, fair housing, & civil rights requirements & standards from nearly $12 billion in disaster recovery funding approved by Congress for disasters occurring in 2023 & 2024. bit.ly/4bKAiJv

"Last week’s executive order has renewed concerns across the industry that mass terminations—illegal or otherwise—of CDFI Fund staff or contracts w/ application readers would mean losing cumulative decades of experience administering this intricate application process." nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

📢 This City Cut Homelessness by 30%—Here’s How They Did It 📌 Listen or Watch Now: 🎥 YouTube ▶️ bit.ly/4bHgCEu 🍏 Apple 🎧 apple.co/4cckQ86 🎵 Spotify 🔊 spoti.fi/3XyM98c

Secretary Scott Turner says that HUD will now begin issuing formal award notices to communities awaiting some $3.6 in grants for homeless shelters — with some added boilerplate about how funds can't be used for DEI Shelters have been waiting for word for weeks: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Department of Housing and Urban Development funds have been disrupted, sometimes through means that are likely illegal.

NEW policy brief from @centeronbudget.bsky.social: "We can solve homelessness if we address its primary driver: the gap between incomes and rent." www.cbpp.org/research/hou...

We will never return to the way things were—and we shouldn’t want to. The work ahead isn't just about resisting and repairing harm. This is also a moment for imagination and creation. Together, FHO & @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social call on funders to take bold action: www.linkedin.com/pulse/call-b...

In response to massive HUD funding cuts, FHO and @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social are co-hosting a Rapid Response Policy Funder Call on Wednesday (3/12) @ 4pm ET/1pm PT. This call will be highly interactive—come prepared to share and/or ask for advice. www.funderstogether.org/rapid_respon...

Los Angeles has now stopped accepting new applications for housing vouchers due to uncertainty in Washington — exactly what @patrickcsisson.bsky.social warned might happen www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

On Tuesday, March 11, FHO & @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social will host a funder briefing on pathways to stabilize affordable housing amid rising insurance costs. RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/insurancefunderbrief Learn more on the issue via @shelterforce.bsky.social ➡️ shelterforce.org/2024/06/27/r...

Attending Housing California this week? Don't miss @aforhj.org's session!

“I think now what this shows is that there is hope,” said Andrea Henson, an attorney who represents Alfred and also leads the Berkeley-based nonprofit aid organization Where Do We Go? calmatters.org/housing/home...

"The US Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to close dozens of field offices across the US, leaving most states without sites or staff to underwrite mortgages and potentially violating current federal law" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"The very phrase 'working homeless' should be a contradiction, an impossibility in a nation that claims hard work leads to stability. And yet, their homelessness is not only pervasive but also persistently overlooked." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...

Without intervention, rising insurance costs could change the availability of affordable housing—especially amid frequent climate disasters & a changing policy landscape. 📈📈 Join FHO and partners on 3/11 for funder briefing to learn more and discuss solutions! RSVP: bit.ly/insurancefunderbrief

"Every year, more people across the US brace for climate disasters—all while home insurance protections shrink and become increasingly unaffordable..."[email protected] Join FHO & @endhomelessnesssd.bsky.social for a funder briefing on 3/11 to learn how philanthropy can act. RSVP: bit.ly/41ELS5e

"Enough is enough." HAPPENING NOW: National Low Income Housing Coalition, national orgs, advocates, and supporters are convening to demand answers about DOGE’s efforts to disseminate housing programs. www.youtube.com/live/cYM5oI8...

TODAY (March 3) @ 5pm ET, NLIHC will convene organizations and supporters for a press event at HUD headquarters in DC to demand answers on DOGE's efforts to fire half of HUD staff, freeze federal investments in affordable housing & more. More info/RSVP: bit.ly/3XOP0JN Watch LIVE: bit.ly/4bnyxBw

“My real worry is that very soon we’ll start to see homeless service agencies that go belly up, & there will be formerly homeless people that are served by these programs who are getting forced back onto the streets,” says NHLP @shamusroller.bsky.social. We need to protect tenants & save our homes.

🚨Philanthropy Rapid Response Call: Navigating Federal Action Impacts on Housing Justice Efforts 🚨 Join FHO & Funders Together to End Homelessness for an open-space call to discuss emerging questions, immediate concerns & how funders are responding. WHEN: Thurs, 1/30 @ 12pm ET RSVP: bit.ly/3WGpsOd

Last night, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a directive to halt critical federal assistance funding. This goes beyond political posturing—it is a far-reaching, insidious attack on the supports millions rely on to make ends meet. 🧵 www.housingisopportunity.org/post/fho-res...

"Already, there have been reports of landlords hiking rents in and around Los Angeles, despite the fact that dramatically increasing rents during a state of emergency is illegal in California." That ain't right. www.vox.com/policy/39526...

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we are grounded in the belief that—together—our communities will succeed in bending the arc toward equity for all. The fight for housing justice as racial justice must remain unwavering.

“One way to learn from each other and help to bring new funding into the field was to join funder collaboratives..." Learn how the Freedom Together Foundation put equity strategy into practice—including support for FHO!—over the last decade: www.freedomtogether.org/wp-content/u...

"Starting with President Richard Nixon...public housing started facing serious austerity measures & never recovered. Federal investments shifted away from building new public housing units & toward housing vouchers & public-private partnerships."

HUGE WIN for @housingjustice4all.bsky.social and tenants fighting for Good Cause Eviction protections! Rochester is now the largest city so far to stop price-gouging and retaliatory evictions since New York authorized the Good Cause Eviction law in April. 🙌🙌 rochesterbeacon.com/2024/12/17/r...

On Monday (12/16), join FHO & Funders Together to End Homelessness to discuss how philanthropy can support housing justice and seed the work that is to come in 2025 and beyond. 💥WHEN: Monday, 12/16, 1pm ET 💥RSVP (Please note, this call is limited to funders): www.funderstogether.org/policy_funde...