Foundations buoy a new movement of renters' activism

After years of rising rents, a group of Kansas City, Missouri, renters came together in 2019 to form KC Tenants, armed with an annual budget of $30,000 and demands for a bill of rights to protect renters from rising prices, unjust evictions, and landlord abuse.

Related Keywords

Missouri ,United States ,New York ,Colorado ,Miami ,Florida ,Cape Girardeau ,Nevada ,Los Angeles ,California ,Americans ,Ethan Frey ,Meshie Knight ,Jennifer Angarita ,Inquilinos Unidos ,Kevin Simowitz ,Aaron Lerma ,Tara Raghuveer ,Sara Herschander ,Associated Press ,Miami Workers Center ,Civil Rights Movement ,Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ,Los Angeles City Council ,Ford Foundation ,Nevada Housing Justice Alliance ,Oak Foundation ,Melville Charitable ,Kansas City ,Colorado Homes ,Melville Charitable Trust ,Housing Justice ,Robert Wood Johnson ,Girardeau Tenants ,Kansas City Based Hadley Project ,Lilly Endowment ,