Oct. 9, 2024 8:00 am
Smaller in Stature, Bigger in Impact: Housing Options for those in need
image: original Dignity Village encampment in NE Portland, which is now a village of tiny houses for those without permanent housing. Homelessness is a multi-faceted problem that requires different approaches tailored to the various circumstances, causes, and specific needs of individuals and families. One solution that is attracting increasing attention is tiny homes, which […]
Aug. 28, 2024 8:00 am
Housing Solutions in Action: Insights from HealthSpark’s Community Gathering
Last week, government officials, practitioners, community leaders, and advocates from all over Montgomery County and beyond convened at the HealthSpark Foundation offices in Colmar for “Building The Public Will for Housing Solutions.” The event, a mini version of Health Spark’s regular Community of Practice events, comes as a response to partners who were in attendance […]
Jun. 12, 2024 8:31 am
A New Loan Fund — Five Year Impact Return to Create and Preserve Affordable Homes
After years of declining population, Philadelphia has become a more desirable place to live. However, as market-rate development increases, the effects of gentrification are displacing long-term residents. Rising housing costs coupled with stagnant household incomes are straining low-income families’ ability to stay in their homes. The Women’s Community Revitalization Project (WCRP) is a group working […]
Mar. 31, 2024 7:18 pm
Health and Human Services (e)mpact report
(e)mpact report: Health and Human Services by Civic Capital Consulting
Mar. 6, 2024 8:00 am
A City of Neighborhoods and the Challenge of Affordable Housing
We hear a lot about Philadelphia as a “city of neighborhoods.” The description certainly fits, as we have a wealth of distinctive communities offering all varieties of food, shopping, architecture, civic institutions, and other amenities that enhance our quality of life. But what makes Philadelphia uniquely neighborhood-centered? After all, Manhattan has neighborhoods, Boston has neighborhoods, […]
Jun. 28, 2023 8:55 am
Advancing Solutions to Philadelphia’s Issues
Community driven solutions at the intersection of Housing, Workforce Development, Education, and Public Safety
Apr. 18, 2023 10:54 am
Desperately Seeking Housing
Insights from those in need of housing locally and trying to navigate the systems our nonprofits and governments have put in place.
Apr. 18, 2023 6:14 am
Gentrification and affordable housing: What’s the remedy to a sick situation?
How local organizations are hoping policies and financing can impact the intersection between long-term affordability and gentrification.
Oct. 7, 2021 8:58 am
Is the lack of affordable housing the next crisis?
The affordability crisis hits renters harder than owners. Philadelphia Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) estimates the city needs about 70,000 affordable rental units to meet demand.
Jun. 14, 2021 4:31 pm
Evictions at PATCO encampment show fragile nature of last summer’s Parkway agreement
The promise to place people in permanent, sustainable housing remains unfulfilled, say activists. But at least one service provider says we should be celebrating the positive developments that came from the encampments.