The state of housing justice and public health is nothing short of a political polycrisis. A term defined as a “cluster of distinct crises that interact in ways that they and/or their effects tend to reinforce each other.” Michael D. Durham of Funders Together for Housing Justice used this term to describe the intersection of… The post Criminalizing Homelessness Will Make Everyone Less Safe appeared first on Neighborhood Funders Group.| Neighborhood Funders Group
Developed by Biz Ghormley, Lindsay Ryder and Stephan Oak, designed by Karla Flemming In the months leading up to the 2024 election, the Integrated Rural Strategies Group set out to create a resource that would - regardless of the election’s outcomes - serve as a guide and framework for action for philanthropy. We knew that… The post Roots Revealed: Spotlighting Rural Grassroots Models of Work that are Critical to a Multiracial Democratic Future appeared first on Neighborhood Funders Group.| Neighborhood Funders Group
The Democratizing Development Program (DDP) organizes funders to ensure all people live in a safe, affordable home. In the fall, DDP hosted a webinar that invited funders to examine how the economy’s housing system prevents people from living in dignified homes and the solutions that grassroots, power building organizations are creating. This article highlights three… The post Webinar Recap – Community Ownership Models to Support Housing and Land Justice appeared first on Neighborhood F...| Neighborhood Funders Group
Developed by Chimene Okere and Tara Mohtadi, designed by Karla Flemming Within a solidarity economy framework, community ownership has emerged as a strategy for communities to steward land, resources, and capital, shifting power and wealth from banks and corporations, and redistributing it to those who have been most impacted by cycles of extraction and… The post Building Collectively: 4 Takeaways from Movement-Led Community Ownership Models appeared first on Neighborhood Funders Group.| Neighborhood Funders Group