State and Cities Advance Affordability by Lowering Utility Costs

What Does a Solidarity Economy Approach to Housing Look Like?

What's the solidarity economy? In this Shelterforce webinar, we talk all-things solitary economy, learn how some organizations are employing its principles in their own communities, and ways these principles might be applied more broadly. Joining us are: —Alison Chopel, professor at the Graduate School of Planning, University of Puerto Rico. Chopel employs her research and design skills to support the development of community-owned housing as a strategy to resist displacement in San Juan. —Miki’ala Catelfano, co-founder and executive director of Native Roots Network, which is developing two land parcels and a network of cooperative enterprises—rooted in Indigenous knowledge, care, and community—near Redding, California.

In the Shadow of Grants Pass, Some Communities Reject Homeless Crackdowns

Three years after a major Supreme Court case, bills to criminalize homelessness and ban encampments have popped up widely. But here are some places that are fighting back. Reporting by Roshan Abraham, read by John Ludas. Read the full story at https://shelterforce.org/2026/05/21/in-the-shadow-of-grants-pass-some-communities-reject-homeless-crackdowns/ Music by ℗ Music by ComaStudio

What NYCHA's Heat Pump Strategy Says About the Future of Green Affordable Housing

New York City’s public housing authority plans to install 20,000 window heat pumps and 10,000 induction stoves over the next five years. The effort shows how large-scale procurement could help affordable housing providers cut emissions and lower the cost of green upgrades. Timi Koyejo , the housing and communities policy manager at the Climate and Community Institute, explains. Music by ℗ Music by ComaStudio

Supply Reforms Put Housing on the Agenda, Even in Red States

Laws designed to ease regulations that limit housing diversity and supply are passing in states around the country. Affordable housing advocates in four states talked with us about the coalitions that have come together, and how they might fit within the larger advocacy framework. Shelterforce's Miriam Axel-Lute reports. Read the full article at https://shelterforce.org/2026/05/20/supply-reforms-put-housing-on-the-agenda-even-in-red-states/ Music by ℗ Music by ComaStudio

How a Landlord Tried to Silence Tenants and Stop a Shelterforce Story

When Chicago tenants on rent strike agreed to stop speaking publicly about their landlord as part of settling their eviction cases, they honored the agreement. They never dreamed the landlord's lawyers would try to charge them with violating the agreement for having talked to us in the past. Hope Davis reports. Read the story here: https://shelterforce.org/2026/05/18/how-a-landlord-tried-to-silence-tenants-and-stop-a-shelterforce-story/ Music by ℗ Music by ComaStudio