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Booking Fees: The effort to find long-term solutions for short-term rentals

Sarah Ravits Jake Clapp

November 21, 2021 |

Gambit |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

Cities are contending with a rise in short term rentals which is exacerbating the already limited supply of affordable housing. The effort to rein them in includes fees being redirected to affordable housing funds, stricter regulations, and technology that helps enforce city regulations.

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Denver's program to house people who were homeless was so successful, the federal government is offering millions more to expand it

Tatiana Flowers

November 19, 2021 |

The Colorado Sun |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

A housing first approach is keeping people housed and off the streets of Denver. The success of the program has brought in an offer of $6 million in federal grants if a similar decrease in Medicare and Medicaid billings can be achieved. Providing stable housing minimizes the cost incurred by the government for multiple services: medical, emergency, criminal justice system, and detox centers.

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Another Challenge for Conservation Efforts: Gender Inequity

Sarah Trent

November 15, 2021 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines

In the environmental sector there is still rampant sexism, women find it difficult to enter leadership positions and face discrimination, according to a six-author study. However, the study also shows that when women are in leadership positions factors that indicate success go up. Women are more likely to say yes to new conservation projects and are more willing to compromise. Case studies from the Maite Marine Sanctuary to the Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation show that women in leadership positions are succesful.

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Mobile turns blighted homes into affordable housing

Sarah Whites-Koditschek

November 11, 2021 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Mobile, Alabama

Home makeovers are increasing the stock of available affordable housing in Mobile. Instead of constructing new developments, the city is repairing vacant homes with federal housing funds, resulting in a “53 percent drop in blighted properties” while simultaneously alleviating the housing shortage.

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‘Preach now or mourn in the future': How Key West faith leaders are confronting climate change

Ayurella Horn-Muller

November 10, 2021 |

Southerly |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Key West, Florida

Officials are joining forces with faith leaders and churches in order to pave the way for climate resilience. In Key West, Reverend Donna Mote is making a religious case for environmental preservation, clean energy, and emissions reductions. “It would be a shame to preserve all these buildings and then have people scuba diving in them in 100 years,” Mote said.

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Alone in eviction court: Alabama looks to provide lawyers

Sarah Whites-Koditschek

November 09, 2021 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Alabama

Legislation in cities like Cleveland, Louisville, New York City, provides legal representation for economically-disadvantaged people who are facing eviction. The city ordinances have drastically reduced evictions as well as the government costs associated with homelessness caused directly by evictions. A public awareness push - through social media, billboards, and door knocking - was also made in these cities to encourage people to show up to their eviction court dates.

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Demeter's Developments working to provide a pathway to home ownership in Mansfield

Katie Ellington

November 09, 2021 |

Richland Source |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

A pathway to homeownership for public housing recipients has been forged by Demeter’s Developments, an organization that aims to “turn a Section 8 tenant into a homeowner within a year.” The organization sets aside a part of each rent payment to return to the eventual home-owner and also provides a $5,000 Welcome Home Grant. The rent-to-own program is conditional upon financial literacy counseling and hopes to fight generational poverty.

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Frequent moves for Georgia foster youth prompt changes

Libby Dowsett

November 03, 2021 |

Street Roots |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Georgia

In Georgia, child-welfare officials considering moving a child in foster care from one caregiver to another must delay the move for 14 days. During that pause, a group of involved officials and foster parents hold a video call to explore alternatives to moving the child. Such moves can inflict trauma without solving the underlying problems. Now, moves can't be made hastily on the say-so of just a caregiver and case worker. Data on the effects of the policy are still being collected, but participants generally give it good marks and the state's "placement stability" numbers have improved.

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Here's how Charlotte could turn property taxes into rental help

Lauren Lindstrom

November 02, 2021 |

The Charlotte Observer |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Property taxes are being used to subsidize rent for households that earn up to 30 percent of the area median income. The pilot program allows landlords to use the tax rebates to cover rent for tenants who would be unable to live there otherwise. The initiative makes rent more affordable and also keeps affordable housing from being sold to developers who create luxury apartments, reducing the available affordable housing stock.

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Preventing road deaths through safe system design

Gary Humphreys

November 01, 2021 |

Bulletin of the World Health Organization |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

Safe System design is a public health framework for preventing traffic accidents and death. The system adapts and transforms roads as part of a broader system of reforms. In Bogotá, in addition to a city-wide speed limit, high-risk corridors were identified using geo-referenced collision data and modeling. Multiple locations were transformed into pedestrian friendly streets that encourage lower traffic speeds by using speed bumps, bicycle lanes, wide sidewalks, benches, and planters. Officials note that the change has led to a decline in fatalities.

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