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Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

NonProfit Quarterly

A recent US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report identified 771,000 homeless people in January 2024, a record number that was 18 percent higher than the previous year, which in turn marked a 12 percent increase over 2022. And homelessness is rising.

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Scaling Impact: How Mergers Can Advance Housing in Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Capped low-income housing tax credits and gap financing sourced through the US Department of Housing and Urban Developments HOME Investment Partnerships program and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program , as well as local tax revenue, mean that only a limited number of projects will move forward in any year.

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Supporting nonprofit and mission-driven affordable housing providers 

Candid

Department of Housing and Urban Development a termination notice of a little-known but vital grant program called Section 4 that allows small housing providers to stay afloat and create more affordable homes. How did we get here? How will shifts in government funding affect affordable housing? Where is affordable housing headed?

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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In this sense, many international development philanthropies are neglecting the most powerful route to prosperity: productive employment in a thriving economy. Historically, these resources have only materialized when countries have achieved massive expansions of economic productivity and opportunity.

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Whose Capital? Our Capital! The Power of Workers’ Pensions for the Common Good

NonProfit Quarterly

Such housing shall include substantial allocations for individuals who fall into the “Extremely Low”, “Very Low”, “Low”, and “Moderate” income categories, based on household size, as updated annually by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. percent) of US gross domestic product. percent from the $5.56

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How To Get The Most Out of Your Case Management Software

GiveGab

On the other hand, a housing case management solution may offer pre-built forms and reports that are designed to provide the data necessary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). There’s no better source you can leverage than the people who develop your technology and know the product inside and out.

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Fisheries and Stewardship: Lessons from Native Hawaiian Aquaculture

NonProfit Quarterly

2 In this, loko i‘a served a sophisticated and essential role in protein production, producing an estimated 300 pounds of fish per acre per year. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, globalization and advancements in refrigeration and transportation transformed food production and thus environmental stewardship practices globally.