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In the Bay Area we have “Priority Development Areas,” or PDAs, as a key strategy to develop our region in the most sustainable manner. PDAs are existing neighborhoods that are served by public transit and have been locally identified and…
Dutch Housing Minister Elanor Boekholt-O’Sullivan drew sharp criticism this week after defending priority access to scarce social housing for recognized refugees, arguing that many young Dutch first-time home seekers “can still live with their parents.” In an interview with De…
Dutch Housing Minister Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan drew sharp criticism this week after defending priority access to scarce social housing for recognized refugees, arguing that many young Dutch first-time home seekers "can still live with their parents." In an interview with De…
A group designing innovative support systems in Portland, Ore., is identifying better ways of living for the homeless and for communities at large. By Jody Turner Jan. 15, 2013 Reasons for teen homelessness vary. One common reason for leaving home is the…
Join the honks at Flemington. Honks for Public Housing – Flemington Join the honks at Flemington: - To raise awareness about the destruction of public housing in Melbourne. - To oppose the displacement of long term public housing tenants to please developers. - Because…
“I never thought I was going to be off the street,” said a man from Co Waterford who experienced drug addiction and homelessness for 20 years. On Monday, Depaul, a cross-Border charity supporting people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness,…
At this time next year, an indoor pool area where generations of Niagara Falls children learned to swim will be open for use as a shelter for homeless women. Representatives and supporters of the Niagara Gospel Mission gathered on Friday…
When we can’t even afford to rent or buy somewhere to live, we have to ask: did we give the financial sector too much power? Leilani Farha is the former UN special rapporteur on adequate housing In the summer of…
A number of women have said they fear where they will end up after being informed that an emergency accommodation centre in Dublin’s north inner city will close down next month. Rendu Apartments, operated by Depaul and funded by the…
A San Francisco couple is fighting to save their Buddhist meditation sanctuary after an anonymous planning complaint raised concerns about violations of city building rules. Sam Geffner and Mar Rodin built the backyard retreat in their Noe Valley home, completing…