April is Second Chance Month, and a reminder that formerly incarcerated people who return to their communities need safe, stable, and healthy housing just like the rest of us.

National data on mortgage lending shows applicants living on the under-banked side of the color line are more likely to be denied than approved for refinance or home improvement loans.
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The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam in California and elsewhere. nytimes.com/2024/04/27/bus…

The marker was erected outside of Lucas Oil Stadium, where in the late 1800’s Arabic speaking people started moving to a multinational neighborhood.
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57% of all respondents reported experiencing some type of housing discrimination during their life, 79% for LGBTQ+ respondents, 69% for Blacks, and 64% for Hispanics & Latinos. Renters (61%) reported higher rates of discrimination than homeowners (53%).  
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“If he did this in Fishers or Noblesville, he would’ve been tarred and feathered and burned at the stake'

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Circle Centre Mall is sold. Plans for redevelopment underway. indystar.com/story/news/loc…

Burbank settles lawsuit alleging discrimination against disabled
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“Rarely is the shift from localized to one-size-fits-all care good for the everyday person...,” Porter said. “Our state’s 16 AAAs would be paid less to work more while big insurance companies come in and make a profit.”
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“The only thing we lack to end homelessness is the POLITICAL WILL to fund proven solutions at scale.
Homelessness is a choice – not of the people who experience it, but of the policymakers who create, sustain and worsen it.” - @Dianeyentel @nlihc

NHLP is at #SCOTUS today to say:

✊PROTECT SURVIVORS
✊PROTECT THE HOMELESS
✊HOUSING JUSTICE FOR ALL

#JohnsonVGrantsPass #HousingNotHandcuffs

This Wednesday: Martin University is hosting a free resource fair to help with life after incarceration. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-m…

By mid-April, demolition on the buildings began to make way for housing, according to Tim Ashby, the owner of a company contracted for the demolition. Builder LCP Development, which owns the land, did not respond to questions about the plans.
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Indy-based developer BWI is facing pushback for its Canal Village housing project. Residents say the homes are poor quality and not what they were promised. mirrorindy.org/bwi-northwest-…

Study: Grant County could support thousands of new housing units: The study found that from a consumer market perspective, between 340 and 450 new rental and for-sale housing units can be leased or sold in Grant County over each of the next five years.
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ONE WEEK from today!

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The most recent index gives Indiana a high risk score and said the state is one of the top ten for the share of single-family homes purchased by corporate investors.

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How to solve homelessness:

✅Create & preserve affordable housing
✅Fund rental & homelessness assistance programs
✅Accessible healthcare

“These things happened just a few years ago for the pandemic—our government made it happen. It is a choice.”