Great Lakes Receiving Network: Our Roadmap
GLRN is a first-of-its-kind initiative to empower receiving cities across the Midwest to build more housing in preparation for future climate migration.
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Little Nurses: What Happens When Children Take Care of Sick and Disabled Relatives?
In The Guardian, Better Life Lab Story Fellow Feylyn Lewis describes her childhood experience as a “little nurse” to her mother, and the many challenges millions of youth caring for their family members face today.
She鈥檚 14 and She鈥檚 Moved 26 Times. The U.S. Housing Crisis Has Families like Hers 鈥楻unning in Place鈥
Outside Atlanta, the Godfreys are caught in a cycle of job loss and eviction. That stress has implications for the kids.
New Report Challenges Assumptions 国产视频 First-Time Homebuyers in High-Cost Regions
From The Rooftop, first-time homebuyer programs are helping people purchase and stay in their homes while building household wealth even in high-cost markets.
Rethinking the Rules of Housing Finance
From The Rooftop: Even when housing projects clear zoning hurdles, financing gaps impede construction. California housing finance innovators are changing that.
An Update on DC Evictions: June 2025 Through February 2026
This updated analysis of annual eviction trends in Washington, DC, examines eviction filing data from June 2025 through February 2026.
Steps Leaders Can Take to Center People
Public sector leaders can drive people-centered policy development and delivery. Here’s how.
Families Know What They Need. We Just Need to Ask Them.
The New Practice Lab centers listening, and cities like New York are leading the charge.
Q&A with Andrew Frederick: Transforming the Construction Industry Using Natural Materials
Architect Andrew Frederick talks with The Rooftop on how to combine natural materials, climate action, and high performance construction.
How We Can Build More: A New Approach to Affordable and Market Rate Housing
On The Rooftop: Alameda County, CA is piloting innovations to make missing middle housing easier and cheaper to build.聽