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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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These best friends used to be homeless. Now, they buy abandoned storage units to help people still on the streets
“When I came out of homelessness, I had nothing,” Shula Kitkowska said. “I didn't have furniture, I didn't have any of that, so what I can do for people today is give what I can.”
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First-of-its-kind homeless village built under a bridge opens 40 fully-furnished units to unhoused
Embassy Village is a new housing concept constructed beneath 22 railway arches. All of the units were built pro-bono.
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