The San Joaquin Valley Housing Collaborative’s Post

BIG’s Housing Co-op Initiative took shape in 2023 as housing changemakers recognized the potential of deep collaboration to expand opportunities for community governance of housing and the creation of housing co-operatives. This peer learning initiative created space to share, ask questions, meet partners and advance shared goals around cooperatively managed housing. Keep an eye out as this work evolves in 2024. Read how our initiative was launched here: https://hubs.la/Q02yldqg0

In the article below, Lee Patke, Executive Director of Greccio Housing, shares GPR's journey of the Bentley Commons Development- from a dream to reality. Affordable housing isn't just about shelter; it's about preserving our community's vitality. As Erika Tunson, principal of Monterey Elementary, rightly points out, it's an investment in our future, ensuring teachers and families in Southeast #ColoradoSprings can thrive without the burden of high housing costs. Read the full article here➡https://lnkd.in/dqj4BM-g

Civic Action Conversation: Addressing the Gap in Affordable Housing Hear how experts are working together every day to make housing affordability accessible to all and learn what you can do.

🚨🚨🚨🏘️📖 today and with great pleasure Localis (think tank) publishes an essay collection "Building by consent: housing by popular demand" https://lnkd.in/ehBi-5Zh The premise to the collection is that while popular consent to development won’t by itself provide the total answer to the agenda per se, it should, as a factor, however, prove to be a crucial stepping stone to success. So, with a view to the near future and the start of the next political cycle, Localis has asked a wide range of policy experts, local government leaders and industry bodies, to sketch their plan for what a successful planning system that generates community support for development might look like. The contributors to Localis’s essay collection set out ideas for a hope-filled future in which the new homes and developments our country needs might be built in harmony with existing communities and in line with the contours of place. Our fourteen essays cover a lot of ground from diverse experiences and backgrounds, as planners, local politicians, policymakers and developers and covering contexts from the rural to the very urban, greenfield to brownfield. What unites them is a need for planning that is well-resourced to deliver the quality of results and outcomes we want to see, strategic in scope to integrate at scale and engaging and empathetic enough to carry local populations with them. 👏👏👏👏👏 👏👏many thanks to all our contributors and essaysists. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Catriona Riddell | Samer Bagaeen FRICS MRTPI (Prof.) | Richard Blyth Royal Town Planning Institute | Andrew Taylor FRTPI Vistry Group | Andy von Bradsky | Cllr Darren Rodwell leader London Borough of Barking and Dagenham & Local Government Association housing spokesperson | Cllr Linda Taylor leader Cornwall Council & vice chair LGA Conservatives | Joe Harris leader LGA Liberal Democrats Group | Stephen Jones director Core Cities UK | Samuel Chapman-Allen chairman District Councils' Network | Cllr Sinead Mooney Surrey County Council | Paul Miner CPRE The countryside charity | Kerry Booth Rural Services Network | Anna Clarke The Housing Forum Especial thanks to Andrew Taylor FRTPI & Vistry Group for kindly sponsoring our collection 👏👏👏👏

Explore scalable and sustainable solutions to the affordable housing crisis with a new report developed by the @partnership-for-the-bays-future Antioch Policy Grant team – @city-of-antioch, @hope-solutions and Multi-Faith Action Coalition. This collaborative approach offers practical solutions while emphasizing the imperative of community-driven policymaking and the empowerment of underrepresented voices. The report’s findings and recommendations reflect a commitment to innovative, inclusive, and equitable housing strategies that can serve as a model for other communities facing similar challenges. https://lnkd.in/gTftFRYs

Interested in knowing how leaders across the U.S. are putting the #ZeroReturnstoHomelessness vision into action? Check out the presentation slides from last year’s first-ever National Reentry Housing Symposium. https://bit.ly/3zLDXHK

Housing has been a significant issue in recent years, especially in our rural communities. That is why we have released our 📘"Housing Toolkit 1.0": to help address these challenges. This comprehensive guide offers practical solutions and strategies to create sustainable and affordable housing options. It's an essential resource for developers, policymakers, and community leaders. Let's work together to improve housing in our state! Check out the toolkit below. #CommunityDevelopment #AffordableHousing #SustainableLiving #DakotaResources

ONPHA's updated strategy “Building Bridges: A Collaborative Vision for Housing”, empowers us to lead integrated solutions, transforming the housing system from a holistic perspective. Our three key priorities work in harmony to help us support members while directly addressing the root causes of the affordable housing crisis. Our third pillar, A Sustainable Housing Model, is already in motion! Here's what we're committed to achieving over the next three years: 💡 Exploring innovative funding strategies to foster diversified housing models within the system.  🔢 Leveraging data that measures sector-wide performance to support evidence-based advocacy.  🏡 Responding to the evolving needs of members to provide strategic support for organizations of all sizes.  Curious to learn more about what we’re up to? Read our full strategy here: https://lnkd.in/eSmAMDTY

Thank you very much to Trowers & Hamlins for hosting their “Rethinking Regeneration” report launch and panel discussion yesterday afternoon. Regeneration projects are under increasing pressure. Factors such as financial constraints, local planning challenges and demand for greater consistency in national policy approaches are heightening risks and obstructing innovation. The report identifies the primary challenges and opportunities for regeneration, which resonate throughout the public and private sectors, and presents nine recommendations to the industry, as well as local and national government. Key takeaways include: * Communities and connecting with the public - having strong input from the community helps in the delivery of a better product. Early engagement is key in order to secure better outcomes. Community engagement is a process and not a moment in time. The need for a diverse range of voices to ensure representation (including voices from younger generations). * The need for stability and long term commitment from policy makers. * Maximise the benefits of future regeneration schemes (in terms of social, environmental and economic) whilst holding the schemes accountable for delivering on their commitments. This requires strong leadership and long-term accountability as well as the utilisation of data available to us. * Public Private partnerships - the need to build trust and break down barriers between residents, the public sector and private sector to allow for good regeneration. #Regeneration #DevelopmentAdvisory #Development #Planning

As an architect deeply invested in solutions to LA's affordable housing crisis, I'm thrilled to share my new book, "Unaffordable Los Angeles: Homelessness, Poverty, and the Housing Crisis." This book is a blend of my professional journey and insights into the complexities of LA's housing crisis, offering an in-depth look at the challenges and potential solutions. It's a product of years of dedication to creating sustainable, inclusive urban spaces. Now available in both print (via Lulu Publishing) and digital formats on my website https://lnkd.in/gTSp49gk I invite architects, urban planners, policymakers, and anyone interested in the future solutions to the Los Angeles housing crisis to read this book. I hope that "Unaffordable Los Angeles" will not only shed light on the critical issues at hand but also serve as a catalyst for meaningful change in how we approach housing in our cities. Print Version: https://lnkd.in/gwsCXDNt