Good News About Housing

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

Row of orange shipping containers converted into residential units with solar panel canopies overhead, metal fencing, concrete walkway, and desert landscaping under clear blue sky.

First-of-its-kind shipping container housing village opens for homeless seniors

The community is powered by solar panels by day and lithium batteries at night.

A modern curved wooden structure with white horizontal siding and wood columns features a covered porch with black-framed windows and doors. Two dark green Adirondack chairs and a small table sit on the concrete patio in front. Bare trees are visible in the background.

These 3D-printed homes are built using 'ink' made of residual wood from local sawmills

The new project in Maine is part of an initiative to build more homes faster and more efficiently.

Two women stand at a kitchen counter, one wearing a dark purple top and the other wearing an orange sweater, both smiling at the camera. The woman on the left holds a bowl of popcorn.

She couldn't afford to live near work. Now she saves on rent and watches Jeopardy with her 77-year-old roommate

31-year-old Kayla Mazza has been living with 77-year-old Honey Donegan for over three years.

Multiple pink circular badges featuring black butterfly silhouettes and text reading "FREE FROM TRUST" and "SURVIVOR" with "Daisy Chain FIELDS MUSIC FESTIVAL" visible on one badge.

This group has given domestic violence survivors cash with no strings attached for 10 years. It's working

FreeFrom has invested $10 million into direct cash transfers for survivors of gender-based violence since 2016. They say it’s better — and cheaper — than the alternatives.

Two workers in yellow safety vests and hard hats stand beside large cardboard boxes wrapped in plastic and blue strapping on what appears to be an airport or cargo tarmac, with an overcast sky visible in the background.

84 metric tons of humanitarian aid arrive in Nepal in the wake of deadly floods

This represents just one aid intervention amid countless international organizations mobilizing to help.

A child rides a bicycle past a row of five pink structures with teal roofs and crosses mounted on their walls, elevated on wooden platforms beneath a large tree.

Bamboo tiny homes survive a 7.7 magnitude earthquake. They were built for the price of a smartphone

These simple one-room homes could be a new blueprint for scalable disaster housing.

Three people smile at a kitchen counter with packaged foods, bottles, and bowls visible.

Startup matches college students in need of housing with boomer homeowners who have rooms to spare

Students trade their time to support retired homeowners who need a little extra help. In exchange, they have a cheap place to stay.

A photo collage of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an aerial view of a field, a monkey sits on a tree, an aerial view of a basketball court, and three men posing together for a photo

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U-Haul rental trucks parked in front of Rosary Hall, a brick building operated by Sisters of Charity, with landscaped planters in the foreground.

When these college students faced homelessness, New York nuns welcomed them into their convent

At the University of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx, eight women pay $250 a month for a room of their own — and the stability to pursue a college degree.

Three women sit on a raised platform beneath a pink brick archway of a building with windows and a blue door. Green potted plants are visible in the foreground and to the sides.

Indian families living in slums given opportunity to transform one-room shacks into their dream homes

The Sanjaynagar Redevelopment Project engaged residents in solving their own housing crisis.

A man in a dark suit and tie speaks at a wooden podium labeled "BLOCK by BLOCK" with an official seal, standing before a railing with a cityscape and waterfront in the background.

Mamdani breaks ground on 50K affordable homes in NYC, ensuring 'city-owned land is not sitting idle'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “Block By Block” housing plan is officially becoming a reality.

Large-scale mural with black and white intricate patterns and orange text reading "ST MONGOS" on a building wall.

Graffiti transformed into interactive mural depicting success stories of people who have overcome homelessness

“I wanted to give these case studies a voice,” the muralist said.