Proposed legislation aims to fund numerous programs helping Connecticut s homeless population. The bill would invest $50 million in the state s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Housing, to improve Connecticut s Homeless Response System. It would include yearly funding for staffing certain programs, helping people find homes, and cold-weather emergency response. .
Engineers with the University of Maine say the successful construction of the world s first bio-based, 3D-printed house could help alleviate the state s critical shortage of affordable housing. The University s Advanced Structures and Composites Center has unveiled a 600 square-foot single-family home made entirely of recycled wood fibers and bio-resins, and built using the world s largest 3D printer. Professor Habib Dagher, executive director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University, called the "BioHome3D" a radical solution to a tough problem. .
Native Americans in Montana face a slew of challenges to finding housing off reservations - including discrimination. A tight housing market in the state and across the country presents its own problems for finding an affordable place to live.
Native Americans in Montana face a slew of challenges to finding housing off reservations - including discrimination. A tight housing market in the state and across the country presents its own problems for finding an affordable place to live. But Les Left Hand, program director for All Nation Youth Partner for Success in Billings, said his last name was a barrier for him and his wife when they were looking for a home, and added eventually they used her maiden name on applications. .
About $3-million has been awarded to Virginia groups helping people facing evictions. The Virginia Eviction Reduction Pilot Program is designed to find effective services for people facing housing instability. According to the R-V-A Virginia Eviction Lab s third quarter report, eviction filings increased 86% from the previous quarter, with Charlottesville seeing some of the largest increases. .