In recent years, Los Angeles and Seattle voters have approved major taxes to boost affordable housing using a “social housing” approach.

Businesses owned by immigrants, including green card holders, have been deemed ineligible for federal Small Business ...

For decades, a network HUD-certified housing counselors has helped families make ends meet. A change in the rules puts this ...

Early childhood education is a fast-growing but low-paying profession. In response, one New Haven, Connecticut, center has started offering rent-free housing to its educators. When it came time for ...

In intergenerational communities, older adults mentor, babysit, and lend a hand, while younger neighbors provide ...

The Federal Home Loan Bank system was formed in 1932 to support mortgage lending that would make housing more affordable. But when the savings and loan system fell apart in 1989, the FHLB veered away ...

Longer lifespans, evolving household structures, and growing care needs are changing what people need from their homes and communities. In this Under the Lens series, Shelterforce examines what it ...

Naturally occurring retirement communities, or NORCs, happen when residents live in the same place for decades. In some places, supportive service programs help older people get the health care they ...