Ithaca Bets on Heat Pumps in Mobile Homes
Co-published with Grist. The upstate New York city would be one of the first in the country to tackle the energy woes of affordable housing.
The dark reality of the modern-day rooming house
Co-published with Fast Company. Companies like PadSplit offer affordable rooms in shared houses, but they often come with major issues.
A Housing Crisis in Paradise
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. Two residential developments in Marin County have, for different reasons, met with resistance from their communities. What can they tell …
Across The Tracks: What Life Is Like in Fresno’s “War Zone”
Co-published with The Nation. A community of migrants and unhoused people call the shuttered downtown of this California city home.
Denise’s Last Days
Co-published with Slate. A woman who lived her life homeless in Los Angeles almost got the help she needed. Her story shows everything could be different.
In-Depth Look at Homelessness in Erie, Pennsylvania
Co-published with Erie News Now. With our support, Erie New Now takes a closer look at the current state of homelessness in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Salt Lake and Other Utah Cities Used Most of a $10 Million Homeless Services Fund to Hire Cops
Co-published with Salt Lake City Weekly. What does it mean to have police "dedicated to homeless response"?
No Vacancy
Co-published with Harper’s Magazine. Can empty houses help solve homelessness?
Skid Row’s Toilet Crisis: How A Basic Necessity Became A Political Battle
Co-published with The Guardian. The neighborhood is home to 4,400 unhoused people. Its restroom options fall short of the UN standard for refugee camps.
Going for Broke: Making Up Our Minds
Co-published with PRX’s To the Best of Our Knowledge. Post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health challenges can push people into poverty.
Hungry and on the brink of homelessness, families living in motels look for help
Going for Broke: Change of Address
Co-published with PRX’s To the Best of Our Knowledge. In the first of three episodes of "Going For Broke," we're thinking about housing. Many of us would …