Good News About Housing

People, governments, and organizations are addressing housing insecurity, homelessness, and affordable housing

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Good News This Week: May 31, 2025 - Penguins, Dogs, & Maps

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A pile of textile waste on a sandy beach

Woman transforms clothing waste into building materials to solve 'global south housing crisis'

South African entrepreneur Phumla Makhoba is confronting the “polycrisis” of global textile waste, housing insecurity, and unemployment with the Texiboard.
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Good News This Week: May 24, 2025 - Gels, Coral Reefs, & Vaccines

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An aerial view of a former prison being renovated into apartments

Prison that once held suffragists transformed into affordable apartments a century later

After a $64 million renovation, the Liberty Crest Apartments offer a fresh place to live while still “preserving history.”
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A row of tiny homes sits along a path with well-manicured lawns and clear sidewalks

Rent and teacher shortages are on the rise, so this school district is building a tiny home village

The project is the first of its kind in Colorado and aims to serve as a case study for future teacher housing communities.
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On the left, a senior woman sits beside a younger woman in front of a puzzle on a table as they both smile. On the right, another senior woman wearing sunglasses raises a glass in cheers as college students to her right and behind her pour wine.

Dutch nursing home offers free rent to college students in exchange for their time and companionship

A nursing home in the heart of the Netherlands is giving college students free housing. All they ask is that the students lend their time, and friendship, to their senior neighbors.
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Good News This Week: May 3, 2025 - Axolotls, Fridges, & Fungi Tiles

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On a snowy New York plain, a lime green and turquoise cottage sit side-by-side

Storybook-inspired tiny home cottages bring neighbors together in this small town

In Caroline, New York, a property of 140 tiny cottages was inspired by the children’s book, “Miss Rumphius.”
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Barbara Papitto, an older white woman with short blond hair, gives a community member a bag of groceries at a donation drive

Millionaire donates $100M to housing, education nonprofits in honor of late husband

Barbara Papitto has spent the last five years supporting causes in her own community in Rhode Island.
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A close-up of a dome-like shelter made from sandbags and wire

'SuperAdobe' sandbag shelters offer sustainable, cheap housing for people in need

First designed by Iranian architect Nader Khalili, SuperAdobe homes have popped up all around the world.
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On the left: a kitchen common area. In the middle: A huge group of college students gather in a house for Thanksgiving. On the right: A door marked with '16' numbered balloons opens up to a living room.

A college priced students out of campus dorms. This homeless shelter, run by fellow students, stepped in to help

Colleges are pricing students out of dorms and campus housing with increasing frequency. The nonprofit, Aggie House, believes every student “deserves a home.”
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A photo collage of an aerial view of Chattanooga, Tennessee, a picket sign on the grass that says 'ALTADENA IS NOT FOR SALE', the tower of Denver City Hall, a group of kids drawing on a table, and an ocean's shoreline

Good News This Week: April 19, 2025 - Parrots, Parks, & Peels

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