Good News About Housing

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

A homeless man reaches out a cup to collect change from a stranger

Here's what happened when researchers gave homeless people $750 a month

The people taking part in this study overwhelmingly spent this money on basic needs, such as food, housing-related expenses, transportation, and health care.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is a group of four elderly women at a Pride parade. On the right is an old school building with a Pride flag displayed outside

Boston turned an old school into an affordable housing complex for LGBTQ+ seniors

Once the site of a school in Boston, LGBTQ+ elders gather in an affordable, inclusive living campus.

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A long hallway inside a former mall in Rhode Island

The country's oldest mall has been turned into apartments. Rent is just $550 a month

The Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island closed after 188 years in business. Then, it was transformed into a community of micro-lofts.

A homeless man sits with his light brown dog in his lap, swaddled in a yellow blanket

California spent $15M to make homeless shelters pet-friendly. It got people off the streets

When homeless shelters allow people to stay with their dogs and other pets, more unhoused people become more willing to stay in a shelter.

The exterior of Washington View Apartments, which was once the Pierce Brothers Mortuary, in Los Angeles

Old Los Angeles funeral home transformed into apartments for homeless seniors: 'A one-stop shop'

The historic chapel still maintains some of its most famous features.

A photo of an apartment building in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. On top is a circular frame with a photo of a cherry blossom-shaped rice cracker called Umeya

This building used to be a Japanese rice cracker factory. Now, it's home to 200 people

For nearly a century, the lot housed a factory where Japanese rice crackers called Umeya were made — until the production company shut down operations in 2017.

A corner of a church, topped with a cross, peeks out from behind a cherry blossom tree in full bloom

NY churches and developers work together to build affordable housing: 'A model of how real estate should be'

Worship spaces across the country are increasingly open to building affordable housing on their properties. A group of experts is helping to make it happen.

A development of small white houses on a green hill

The best books, podcasts, and movies that will help you understand the global housing crisis

Most people find themselves at the mercy of the housing crisis — but knowledge is power. Here are nine resources that make it all easier to understand.

A photo collage of 3 people standing apart from each other in a room, a wind turbine, a woman standing in front of an open storage unit full of furniture, an OB GYN Mobile bus, and a person biking while his shadow forms above him

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