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🏡 Let’s create a ripple effect of positive change! At Danville & Pittsylvania County Habitat for Humanity, we believe that everyone deserves a safe and stable place to call home. Here’s why affordable housing matters: 1. Stability and Confidence: Affordable homeownership creates stability for families. When families have a place to call their own, they can focus on other aspects of their lives without the constant stress of housing instability. 2. Breaking the Cycle: By providing affordable housing, we break the cycle of poverty. Families can build equity, improve their financial situation, and create a better future for themselves and their children. 3. Community Strength: Affordable housing strengthens our community. It fosters pride, encourages investment, and contributes to the overall well-being of our neighbors. Join us in our mission to build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter. Learn more about our work at www.danvillehabitat.org and consider supporting our cause. Together, we can make a difference! 🙌🏠 #DPCHabitat #AffordableHousing #CommunityImpact

Housing is a human right

June is National Indigenous History Month – a time for learning and taking action. Over 85% of Indigenous Peoples live in urban centers and are disproportionately affected by inadequate housing and homelessness due to colonial policies that have dispossessed them of their lands. Join us in calling on our governments to increase investments in developing Indigenous-led housing solutions. Check out these must-reads below to better understand the specific housing challenges facing Indigenous communities. Last year, the National Right to Housing Network released 'Stark Truths,' a powerful exposé on the state of housing in the North, as told by Indigenous community members who face rampant human rights violations every day as they search for secure and affordable housing ➤ https://lnkd.in/gvz9ZzyN Disproportionate homelessness among Indigenous women and girls places their lives at serious risk. The 2019 National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls found that a lack of safe and affordable housing increases risks of violence, harm and loss of life for Indigenous women. ➤ https://lnkd.in/gqfr27q We're proud to support NICHI (National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc.)'s For Indigenous By Indigenous (FIBI) Housing Strategy, offering ways to meaningfully engage with communities and manage allocated federal funds for critical Indigenous-led housing projects. Learn more about NICHI ➤ https://nichi.ca/ #IndigenousHistoryMonth #NIHM2024

May is #AAPIHeritageMonth. HDF recognizes the diverse cultures of the AAPI communities of CT and NY, as well as the disparities that AAPI households face in the housing market. According to a study by the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) and UCLA Asian American Studies Center, low- to moderate-income AAPI households own homes at significantly lower rates than white households of the same income levels. As HDF fights for increased affordable housing opportunities, we reaffirm our commitment to uplifting AAPI and other BIPOC communities specifically. Our Homeownership Equity Fund is open to AAPI and/or BIPOC-identifying first-time home buyers. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ev6rwDbW.

🌟 Wrapping up Poverty Awareness Month🌟 🏡 A Critical Housing Shortage: Did you know that in Massachusetts, there's a critical shortage of 158,769 affordable rental homes for extremely low-income households? The average worker would need to earn $35.52 per hour to afford fair market rent without exceeding 30% of their income on housing. This glaring gap highlights the challenges many face in securing a safe place to live, emphasizing the urgency of our mission at Peabody Properties. 🤝Peabody’s Impactful Partnerships: For almost five decades, Peabody Properties has been a beacon of hope in the fight against homelessness and poverty. Our commitment goes beyond property management; we actively build communities and empower lives. We proudly support and collaborate with community partners such as: ⭐ CHAPA ⭐ Metro Housing | Boston ⭐ Boston Healthcare for the Homeless ⭐ Rosie’s Place ⭐ Habitat for Humanity ⭐ Elizabeth Stone House ⭐ Greater Boston Food Bank In collaboration with these esteemed partners, we've provided targeted assistance to those at risk of homelessness and supported women in need with opportunities for growth and stability. ⏰ Taking a Mindful Minute: As changemakers, let’s reflect on the impact of our work. Think about the families and individuals who have found stability and hope through our efforts. Consider how your role, directly or indirectly, contributes to this positive change. As we move beyond this month, let’s carry forward the spirit of awareness and action. Continue to support our initiatives, engage with our partners, and bring your innovative ideas to the table. Together, we can make a lasting difference! 💙🏡 #WeArePeabody #EndPoverty #PeabodyCares

🏠 Women who find their way to WISEPlace are often at their most vulnerable, lacking the resources to end homelessness on their own. Despite these uphill battles, 96% of our participants have attained and retained housing through our transformative programs. 🌟 The WISEPlace Way isn't just a program; it's a roadmap to stability and independence. 💪 Our 2023 Program Outcomes showcase the power of resilience and support. Click here to read our IMPACT REPORT  https://lnkd.in/gbsTr98S 

Poverty, inequality, disabilities, poor health, racial inequity, low wages, high housing costs, and inadequate housing options all contribute to homelessness. Increasingly, the working poor and aging Americans are falling into homelessness.  But the good news is that #HomelessnessIsSolvable. We are one of over 100 Built for Zero communities enacting real solutions to address homelessness in our community.  This #EndPovertyDay, we’re proud to be working toward a future where no one is left behind. Learn about the Built for Zero movement to end homelessness:

Yesterday I had the honor to speak in a panel about Housing First for Youth in the event organized by the Belgian Presidency "Investing in an inclusive and fair Europe. Towards zero homelessness: only 6 years to succeed." I had the great opportunity to represent EPOCH Practice and FEANTSA. EU and the Member States need to implement targeted interventions that focus on prevention, early intervention, support services, as well as support access to affordable housing based on the unique needs of young people. Investing and implementing HF4Y is fundamental to help youth to quickly exit homelessness and to prevent the chronicity of homelessness.

Edinburgh is facing a housing emergency, with 3,749 households living in temporary accommodation as of September 2023. Our first Scottish housing partner, Cyrenians is trying to tackle this issue, and their recently published impact report showcases their work in this area. A section of their report includes their partnership with Resonance and Patron Capital’s Women in Safe Homes fund, which will buy and refurbish 30 properties for women who have experienced domestic abuse and homelessness. This will provide safe homes for around 200 women & children over the fund’s lifetime. To learn more about Cyrenians’ impactful work, check out their 2024 impact report here: https://ow.ly/zlHx50SRNRl and to dive deeper into their partnership with the Women in Safe Homes fund, click here: https://lnkd.in/eqfXwMMi #EdinburghHousingCrisis #HousingEmergency #DomesticAbuseSupport #HomelessnessSolution #ImpactfulPartnerships #SupportingWomen

Settled (https://lnkd.in/eWwBVqc4) exists to cultivate home with the homeless, who have experienced a profound and catastrophic loss of family. Through a holistic, research-based response, Settled builds intentional tiny home communities on underutilized church land called Sacred Settlements, where they develop the ethos that shapes the Settled culture. Sacred Settlements are an innovative, research-based way to address long-term homelessness by developing holistic tiny home communities in cooperation with a faith community. Each resident has his or her own tiny home, placed alongside others on the underutilized land of religious institutions. These settlements are designed to foster community through regular interactions with others and working with the broader community to live a lifestyle of service. Settled was birthed out of Founder & CEO Gabrielle Clowdus doctoral research on chronic homelessness and affordable housing, where she discovered the critical response is enduring relationships. She lives at the Settled homestead in Minnesota with her husband and their four daughters, where they practice standing at the crossroads, looking, and asking for the ancient paths. We’re interested in ventures, like Settled, taking non-traditional approaches to these massive issues—including but not limited to areas like technology, materials, supply chain, governance, and business and incentive models. (Related ORI: Interventions & Imagination in Global Shelter: https://lnkd.in/e_SsK_sZ)