Shelterforce

06/01/2026

Brazil’s growing CLT movement offers a powerful example of how housing solutions can strengthen communities without pricing residents out.

Pilot projects in Rio de Janeiro are already serving residents, while broader legislation recognizing CLTs is advancing in states throughout Brazil. In Rio alone, an estimated 1.4 million people—nearly a quarter of the city’s population—live in favelas—showing the scale of what’s possible.

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05/31/2026

This Shelterforce essay examines how Jesse Jackson connected protest movements to economic leverage, housing systems, and structural change—and why community control over capital needs to be a central objective of economic justice groups today.

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Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · May 15 · 14m

05/31/2026

This piece highlights a powerful shift in housing justice thinking: the community comes first.

In Brazil, community land trusts are being developed around communities that already exist, already organize, and already lead. The result is a model focused on protecting both land and the social fabric that makes communities strong.

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Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · May 14 · 9m

05/30/2026

Shelterforce + Next City explore how communities across the country are pushing back against the criminalization of homelessness after the Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling.

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05/30/2026

This piece explores how local partnerships—building climate-friendly homes in Delaware and making green home upgrades in Boston—are helping residents lower utility costs.

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Climate funding from the federal government has become unreliable. But state and local programs in the Northeast offer alternative ways to make homes more efficient for low-income residents and reduce

05/30/2026

Houston is often recognized for its Housing First homelessness response.

Now, a public art project called HueMan:Shelter is adding another layer to that conversation—using murals and installations to share perspectives on homelessness and strengthen community connection.

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Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · May 18 · 4m

05/30/2026

When a landlord's attorney files motions outside of the scope of what tenants agreed to, or tries to get them to influence the behavior of third parties, everyone concerned about freedom of speech should be worried.

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05/29/2026

From Illinois to New York, states are exploring state level community reinvestment laws that can supplement weaker federal action.

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05/29/2026

The article argues that access alone is not enough—communities also need influence over how capital is invested and who benefits from development.

From campaigns for corporations to hire community members to analysis of housing finance systems, this piece explores how economic power shapes housing outcomes and long-term community stability.

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05/29/2026

What happens when public art is created with unhoused residents instead of simply being about them?

This story explores HueMan, a Houston-based public art initiative that brought together artists and more than 40 unhoused collaborators to create murals, bus shelter installations, and public artwork rooted in lived experience and dignity.

The project highlights how art can help shift public perceptions around homelessness while also creating opportunities for confidence-building, storytelling, and employment.

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In Houston, artists and unhoused residents collaborated to create murals, bus shelter installations, and public artwork designed to shift how people think ab...