In the memoir Staking Our Claim, Pat Morrissy talks about the early days of Shelterforce, organizing for rent control laws in NJ towns, and supporting tenant leaders in their fights for better homes.

Shelterforce published more than 140 pieces this year. It came as no surprise that most of our top stories were about federal ...

Years ago, officials in dozens of cities showed interest in alternatives to the traditional security deposit. That momentum ...

A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as ...

Housing problems like mildew, lead, unheated homes, and more plague low-income homeowners and renters alike—and many of these issues are only growing with time. What laws have housing advocates pushed ...

Housing problems like mildew, lead, unheated homes, and more plague low-income homeowners and renters alike—and many of these issues are only growing with time. What laws have housing advocates pushed ...

We can upkeep homes without punishing low-income residents. Here are some lessons for change, and cities already doing that ...

Housing with preconditions means more people will cycle through shelters, jails, and the streets, fueling efforts to criminalize homelessness instead of solving it. In a sweeping policy change, the ...

Christopher Brzovic has over a decade of experience in homelessness response systems, including street outreach, coordinated entry design, and system-level data analysis. He led the implementation of ...

Robert Lopez is a freelance writer based in North Carolina. He has worked in the journalism field for more than 20 years and has written for, among other publications, the Houston Chronicle, ...