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Join us in celebrating International Women’s Day by tuning into this comprehensive discussion where we will hear from three female developers on how they are making the development of affordable housing pencil across the U.S.   We live in a world where nearly half of all renter households are rent burdened and more than a quarter spend over 50% of their income on rent. The majority of housing being built (9 of every 10 units) is luxury housing. The market is suffering from a severe lack of supply of housing affordable to the middle class.   The panelists have a breadth of experience in developing impactful multi-family housing in a variety of different markets and market cycles. The case studies from their portfolio offer examples of scalable models and market insights on impactful housing development. This webinar is free for all to attend! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gBagFYeX Catalyst Opportunity Funds Gretchen Peterson Milliken Alexandra Stoelzle Catherine Reines Mariah Gratz #uliutah #housingcrisis #attainablehousing

Small public housing authorities often face resource constraints that make implementing their vision for their properties difficult. 🏡✨ 📚 In our latest report, "Public Housing Authority Pathways to Advancing Equity," we provide several tips for how small PHAs can center equity in their strategic plan and some quick wins accessible for PHAs of all sizes. 🌍🤝 Tips include: 🗣️ Ensuring forms and websites get translated into multiple languages. 🤝 Partnering with local organizations trusted by underserved groups to promote these materials and spread awareness about affordable housing opportunities. 🏘️ Establishing fair policies that promote housing access to serve residents more equitably. 📊 Developing housing-driven equity strategies built off programs they already implement. 👥 Incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion training for new hires. 📖 You can read more about ways to incorporate equity at your PHA here: https://lnkd.in/ejgwJdvU #Equity #PublicHousing #AffordableHousing #PAHRC #HAIGroup #CommunityEngagement #DEI #StrategicPlanning #HousingEquity #SmallPHAs #InclusiveCommunities #PHAs #AdvancingEquity #FairHousing

Small public housing authorities often face resource constraints that make implementing their vision for their properties difficult. 🏡✨ 📚 In our latest report, "Public Housing Authority Pathways to Advancing Equity," we provide several tips for how small PHAs can center equity in their strategic plan and some quick wins accessible for PHAs of all sizes. 🌍🤝 Tips include: 🗣️ Ensuring forms and websites get translated into multiple languages. 🤝 Partnering with local organizations trusted by underserved groups to promote these materials and spread awareness about affordable housing opportunities. 🏘️ Establishing fair policies that promote housing access to serve residents more equitably. 📊 Developing housing-driven equity strategies built off programs they already implement. 👥 Incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion training for new hires. 📖 You can read more about ways to incorporate equity at your PHA here: https://lnkd.in/ejgwJdvU #Equity #PublicHousing #AffordableHousing #PAHRC #HAIGroup #CommunityEngagement #DEI #StrategicPlanning #HousingEquity #SmallPHAs #InclusiveCommunities #PHAs #AdvancingEquity #FairHousing

At Digital Urban, we’re huge believers in the power of diversity – in fact, it’s one of our core values. We’re a diverse team and we believe in inclusiveness when it comes to urban design. Diversity isn’t just a nice to have, it’s critically important for improved decisions and design. As an industry, we’ve got to do better to make things simpler for our communities to understand and relate to. If we agree that diversity is important, we need to make our consultation and communication as inclusive as possible. Most adults in England are in the 11–14-year-old reading group. And 7.45 million adults are below the functional level of literacy (the level that they can ‘function’ in everyday life). Our digital tools are designed to promote inclusion and can significantly improve the public’s understanding and involvement. This leads to better quality feedback, from more diverse voices, which leads to improved project outcomes. #NationalInclusionWeek #DoingPlannningDifferently #InclusiveEngagement #DigitalPlanning #ImmersiveEngagement #DigitalTwin #PlanningReform Project: Watford Borough Council, Watford Green Loop youth engagement

Please watch and circulate this video. We are all affected by the decisions that housing association boards and councils' Housing Committees' make. So why do these boards not represent us? Please share this message with anyone you know who is: - A tenant or leaseholder of a housing association. - A neighbour of a social landlord property. - Your local tenant and residents association. - A staff member of your housing association and housing department. - A board member of a housing association and members of the housing committee. - Shared owner of a social landlord. - Applying to get a social housing property. These boards need to have more women and more people from minority ethnicities in the room. Housing boards need to be representative of the residents, staff, and the communities they work in. They currently are NOT representative. If you can, please share on social media using the hashtags #representationmatters and #ukhousing. 🌻Regards from Lara Oyedele, Olmec, and the Social Housing Roundtable. ✊🏽🏠 #housing #diversity #socialhousing #inclusion #affordablehousing #DEI #governance #leadership Housing Diversity Network Women on Boards UK Professional Diversity Network Board Diversity Network Young Trustees Movement Women in Social Housing (WISH) London #personaldevelopment #leadership #boardroom #nonexecutive https://lnkd.in/dt5QvWfb

The fastest growing demographic who are vulnerable to housing insecurity and unaffordable housing is older women.  Many of these women have been valuable contributing members of their communities and working professionally yet find themselves in housing precariousness later in life due to a range of systemic societal and economic factors.   The Housing Older Women Movement believes these women should have a say and be able to participate in creating the kind of housing that meets their needs and aspirations.  HOWM are advocating and raising awareness for what they see meets not only the needs of women but provides more affordable and diverse housing choices for people from all walks of life. In South East Queensland, Australia this mighty group of HOWM women banded together to tackle this problem with an awareness-raising and advocacy campaign where women can be a part of designing the kinds of intergenerational and socially-connected neighbourhoods where they want to live. HOWM realised there is a need for more affordable, community-led, and regenerative housing options as house prices rise around the world but unless people know what options are available and what makes a successful housing development of this kind, people are not able to advocate for these models.  Collaboration on these models creates affordability so councils and other role players also need to understand these models and what is their part to play to enable it. I interview Maggie Shambrook and Lynette Loffel, two powerhouse women with HOWM, about their community engagement series called My Home, Your Home, Our Homes.   The three models that HOWM believes that will give the best results for retained affordable housing and where future-residents can participate or influence in the development process are the Community Land Trust, Cooperative Housing, and Cohousing.  There is also the Ecovillage model which can overlay any of these.   Listen to this interview to learn about this advocacy movement, their community engagement strategy to bring community and council together increasing agency and collaboration, and how you can replicate their methods to use in your own community to catalyse better housing outcomes--for women and everyone!

The United States is characterized by a persistent geography of racial and economic injustice, in which people of color and low-income people are concentrated in underinvested neighborhoodsand systematically isolated from the resources, amenities, and opportunities needed to thrive. COVID-19 has magnified the harms of this enduring intersection between race, poverty, and place—literally killing people in real time for living in racially and economically segregated neighborhoods—but it only shined new light on systems that have long been broken. Facing an inflection point of inequity, there has never been a greater urgency for community, city, and regional leaders to advance bold solutions that foster long-overdue investment and opportunity within disinvested communities—and to do so in a way that benefits existing residents and small businesses within these communities. This playbook provides local leaders with an actionable set of tools to create more just landscapes of neighborhood opportunity through community-centered economic inclusion—a new, multidisciplinary and systems-level approach to building community wealth within underinvested places, while driving city and regional economic growth and development that centers equity at its core. #Innovation #Investment https://lnkd.in/gRz9y5Jp

Does it Matter Where you Grow Up? Did you know that despite the availability of housing vouchers, many low-income families remain segregated in low-opportunity areas? Our latest article in our series "Creating Opportunities: HUD Vouchers and Housing Equity" dives deep into the history and ongoing impact of housing discrimination and segregation. Learn how policies and programs like the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ‘s Section 8 program and the Moving to Opportunity experiment have shaped the lives of families of color and what can be done to create more equitable housing opportunities. 🔍 Explore the Opportunity Atlas to see how your neighborhood impacts upward mobility 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cYtXZT Follow Us - Stay informed and engaged! #WomenplusRE #HUD #HousingVouchers #Women #RealEstate #HousingEquity #EconomicJustice #OpportunityForAll #Segregation #HousingPolicy #OpportunityAtlas #CommunityChange

Fair and equitable housing isn’t just about having a roof over your head; it’s about creating opportunities and fostering a better society for everyone. When we ensure that everyone has access to safe and affordable housing, the benefits spread far beyond just providing a home. Think about it: when people have stable housing, their kids can focus on school and do better academically. Adults with a secure place to live are healthier and can work towards their goals without the stress of housing instability. This doesn’t just improve individual lives—it strengthens entire communities. Fair housing helps bridge gaps in our society, promoting greater inclusivity and reducing inequality. It’s about more than just addressing immediate needs; it’s about building a stronger, more connected community where everyone has a chance to thrive. Investing in equitable housing means investing in a brighter, more equitable future for all of us. #FairHousing #CommunityImpact #Equity #HousingEquity

📢 Join us June 11, 12, & 13th at the World Urban Pavilion powered by The Daniels Corporation for an in-depth exploration of critical housing issues affecting women and gender-diverse people! 🏡 Our event, Urban Thinkers Campus 9.0 "Housing Challenges for Women: Exploring Solutions and Support Systems," will cover a range of vital topics:   1. Women/Gender-Diverse People and Housing Rights: Discover the essential rights and protections needed to ensure safe, secure housing for all. 2. Economic Disparities and Housing: Examine how economic inequality impacts access to affordable housing and explore strategies to bridge the gap.   3. Gender-Based Violence and Housing: Learn about the intersection of housing insecurity and gender-based violence and how we can provide safe havens for survivors.   4. Intersectionality and Housing: Understand the complex layers of identity and their influence on housing experiences, from race and gender to economic status.   5. Indigenous Women/Gender-Diverse People and Homelessness: Delve into the unique challenges faced by homeless women and gender-diverse individuals and the support systems that can make a difference.   6. Housing Challenges for At-Risk Populations: Address the specific housing needs of vulnerable groups, including lone parent families, immigrant women, gender minorities, and senior women.   7. Financial Aspects of Housing for Women and Gender-Diverse People: Explore the financial barriers and opportunities in securing housing for women and gender-diverse communities.   Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of meaningful conversations and solutions. Register now to secure your spot: https://tr.ee/aZLcYU8AKb   #HousingMatters #UrbanThinkersCampus #GenderEquality #SustainableCities #IndigenousHousing #CMHC World Urban Campaign by UN-Habitat Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Société canadienne d'hypothèques et de logement(SCHL) UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network Fred Victor Ilda Cordeiro Fazileh Dadvar-Khani Alyssa Martschenko Hanieh Riahi Marie McGregor Pitawanakwat Arlene Hache, CM Stefania Seccia Khulud Baig