Good News About Housing

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

A woman in a blue safety vest stands next to a large trash receptacle and holds a trash pick-up stick

Portland pays homeless residents to clean up trash: 'This gives people purpose'

Currently or formerly homeless workers get paid $20-29 an hour and have access to an array of benefits.
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A photo collage of a corner of an empty kitchen, recycled rolls of toilet paper made from disposable diapers, a close-up shot of Marcus Freeman smiling, a man sits next to a coffee cup recycling machine, and a power plant factory seen from a distance

Good News This Week: January 25, 2025 - Diapers, Coffee Cups, & Houses

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A mockup of the Watt Service Center and Safe Stay facility in Sacramento, California

California establishes 'innovative' new homeless campus: 'Heck of a lot cheaper than letting someone stay unsheltered'

The new Safe Stay campus will include 225 cabins, 75 emergency respite beds, health services, job training, and more.
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A group of people stands outside of the Grange Close development in Dundalk, Ireland

European affordable housing project 3D printed in just 12 days: 35% faster than 'conventional methods'

A first-of-its-kind build, the three-unit terraced social housing project aims to confront Ireland’s housing crisis.
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A person in a red hoodie wears a large hunter green backpack

Man invents 'backpack beds,' aims to give one to every person sleeping on the street in his city

The six-pound sleeping bag backpack is lightweight and weather-resistant.
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A photo collage of Avery Colvert, a pile of clothes, the US Supreme Court building, a war-torn area in Gaza, and a Thai woman sitting among plastic waste

Good News This Week: January 18, 2025 - Clothes, Homes, & Ceasefires

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In a YouTube screenshot, a young man walks an elderly woman down her driveway

TikTok-famous landscaper raises $800k for elderly neighbor to make her home more accessible

Followers came together to raise funds for the disabled woman to have a safer and more accessible home.
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Two photos side by side. On the left, a man wears all black and stands next to a small white trailer, holding up a thumbs-up. On the right, an interior view of the trailer shows a couch, microwave, and window.

Man invents tiny mobile homes that fit on the back of bicycles to combat rising homelessness

Ryan Donais was inspired to use his background in construction to help after his brother experienced homelessness.
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Two photos side by side. On the left is an old yellow school bus. On the right is a glimpse into a mobile laundry bus, which houses rows of washers and driers inside of a school bus.

College students create 'laundry bus,' provide hygiene and dignity to homeless community

The mobile laundromat is a collaboration between Georgia Tech students and a local nonprofit.
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A white man, Matt Brusich, wears a heather gray shirt and black baseball cap as he finishes a marathon in his neighborhood. He is smiling as colorful confetti rains down around him and friends and loved ones clap and cheer.

Man ditches Chicago Marathon to run 26.2 miles around neighborhood block, raising over $12k for homeless community

Lincoln Park’s Matt Brusich contained his 26.2 miles to the neighborhood block, logging nearly 80 laps for charity.
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