Supportive Housing

Colored shopping containers stacked two-high as a wall closing off People's Park in Berkeley, California.

Berkeley promised to build supportive housing in People's Park. Where is it?

More than two years after People's Park was cordoned off, there is no word on a timeline for a promised affordable housing project.

August 7, 2026 - The San Francisco Standard

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Cleveland program has housed 200 people since 2024

The A Home For Every Neighbor initiative successfully moves people into housing in under two weeks.

August 2, 2026 - Next City

Grey two-story identical apartment buildings in a row in Houston, Texas.

Troubled Houston housing agency announces plan to resolve 'material deficiencies'

The newly renamed Housing Alliance Houston has created a new accounting team and instituted new tenant file inspections, per a recent update required by HUD.

July 28, 2026 - Houston Chronicle

Three-story apartment complex with pitched roofs at dusk.

When churches become builders: New data chronicles the rise of the YIGBY movement

More and more churches want to use their land to build affordable housing. The public sector can help.

July 16, 2026 - Marcelo Remond

Aerial of downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ann Arbor millage tax has created over $27M for affordable housing

The 2020 property tax is expected to fund roughly 1,500 new affordable homes.

June 26, 2026 - Concentrate Media

Google street view of a Quality Inn with a-frame entrance in Thousand Oaks, California.

California's hotel-to-housing program put 13,500 people into homes

A CalMatters analysis evaluates the success of the state's pandemic-era homeless housing program.

May 10, 2026 - CALmatters

Houston, Texas skyline visible over a freeway with storm clouds in background.

Missing Houston housing authority records put tenant housing at risk

The rebranded Houston housing agency is still working to reconcile records lost during a 2024 software switch.

May 4, 2026 - Houston Chronicle

Unhoused person in blue parka sits huddled on a chair against a blue exterior door on red brick wall in New York City.

"A grim march toward death": What HUD’s new homeless policy looks like on the ground

Administrators from 55 Continuum of Care sites share their views on how proposed cuts, rapid changes to funding guidelines, and delays are affecting their work.

May 3, 2026 - Shelterforce Magazine

Several men stand waiting in front of Bread of Life Mission brick building in Seattle, Washington.

Seattle mayor pledges to build 500 shelter units by June

The Seattle Times editorial board expresses cautious optimism about the mayor's ambitious supportive housing plan.

April 20, 2026 - The Seattle Times

Unhoused man pushed a shopping cart filled with items and a bicycle along an empty canal in Phoenix, Arizona.

New Phoenix and Oakland Homelessness Plans Prioritize Prevention, Permanent Housing

Phoenix’s unsheltered homeless population grew by 28 percent last year.

March 8, 2026 - Smart Cities Dive

Row of green and yellow tiny homes in Esperanza Community shelter in Austin, Texas.

Austin Approves Over $10 Million for Homelessness Programs

The funding package supports emergency shelters totaling close to 500 beds.

March 5, 2026 - Community Impact Newspaper

Unhoused people and tents surrounded by everyday items on sidewalk in Denver, Colorado.

Denver Cut Unsheltered Homelessness Almost in Half Even as Unhoused Population Grows

While the total number of Denver residents without permanent housing is growing, the city has leveraged its resources to quickly create over 1,000 new emergency shelter beds.

March 4, 2026 - Governing

Tents set up by unhoused people on a sidewalk in Los Angeles with a LAPD police SUV passing by.

Study: LA’s Homelessness Program Displaced 5 People for Every One it Helped

Researchers say a city program designed to help people access housing and services “does not live up to its name” and has caused more harm than good.

February 12, 2026 - Smart Cities Dive

Unhoused people sitting on a concrete ledge in a public park in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Utah Shelter Plan Criticized as ‘Homeless Detention Camp’

A proposal to build a 1,300-bed shelter campus faces backlash from advocates concerned that it would be akin to a detention center.

February 3, 2026 - Smart Cities Dive

View of brutalist concrete HUD headquarters building in Washington, D.C.

HUD Pauses Anti-DEI Rules After Multiple Lawsuits

The Housing Department retracted a funding application that changes how Continuum of Care funds are allocated.

December 11, 2025 - Politico

Front entrance of Gloria Casarez Residence supportive housing facility in Phialdelphia, Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia Supportive Housing Providers Brace for 'Misguided' Loss of Tens of Million in Federal Funds

A shift in focus from ‘Housing First’ policies to more restrictive approaches to homelessness could eliminate funding for long-term housing providers.

November 27, 2025 - Governing

Tent pitched under freeway overpass in Houston, Texas.

Once a Leader in Reducing Homelessness, Houston Reports Fewest Shelter Beds in 2 Decades

The number of unsheltered Houstonians grew after a decline in 2024.

November 7, 2025 - Urban Edge

Rendering of four-story black and white modern apartment building in Los Angeles.

LA Housing Authority Buys 30-Unit Apartment Building for Supportive Housing

The Koreatown building will offer housing as well as healthcare services and case management.

October 29, 2025 - KTLA

Wood-framed multi-family building under construction with red crane behind it.

California Creates Housing-Focused Agency

Previously, the state’s housing and homelessness programs fell under a grabbag department that also regulates the alcohol industry, car mechanics, and horse racing.

July 13, 2025 - CALmatters

View of dense apartment buildings on Seattle waterfront with high-rise buildings in background.

King County Supportive Housing Program Offers Hope for Unhoused Residents

The county is taking a ‘Housing First’ approach that prioritizes getting people into housing, then offering wraparound supportive services.

July 11, 2025 - Real Change

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