Affordable Housing

Affordable housing refers to housing that is available to people at a cost that is considered to be reasonably within their financial means. This may include rental housing, as well as ownership opportunities such as cooperative housing or government-subsidized mortgage programs.

The concept of affordable housing is based on the idea that everyone should have access to safe, decent, and affordable housing, regardless of their income or other circumstances. However, the availability of affordable housing can vary widely depending on location, demand, and other factors.

There are a number of ways that affordable housing can be made available to people who need it, including government programs and subsidies, tax credits, and other financial incentives. In addition, non-profit organizations and community groups may work to develop and maintain affordable housing options for low-income individuals and families.

 

 

Free training series teaches community leaders to identify, prevent human trafficking in Louisville
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Free training series teaches community leaders to identify, prevent human trafficking in Louisville

ByEyes on Trafficking News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Community leaders are learning to identify and prevent human trafficking in Louisville through a free, two-part training series. Professionals participated in one of two informative sessions on Tuesday at the Southwest Regional Library on Dixie Highway. The Louisville Metro Office for Women is hosting the series in collaboration with several organizations to train…

Project to house trafficking victims secures funding to move forward – The Columbus Dispatch
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Project to house trafficking victims secures funding to move forward – The Columbus Dispatch

ByEyes on Trafficking News

The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority announced Thursday that it had secured a $15.6 million financing plan that paves the way to begin construction on an affordable housing community to serve survivors of human trafficking. The project, named Harriet’s Hope for slave-turned-abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who helped others escape slavery, is set to be built on the…

Center for human trafficking survivors coming to Ohio
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Center for human trafficking survivors coming to Ohio

ByEyes on Trafficking News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Housing for survivors of human trafficking is coming to Columbus in 2023. A 52-unit facility called Harriet’s Hope — after Harriet Tubman, the African American woman who rescued people from slavery in the 1800s — will be a first for Columbus, Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority said in a media release. CMHA…

ATEST Testifies to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on Ways to Plug Gaps in U.S. Anti-trafficking Programs
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ATEST Testifies to House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security on Ways to Plug Gaps in U.S. Anti-trafficking Programs

ByEyes on Trafficking News

April 27, 2022 • 8:37 am • Terry FitzPatrick ATEST is was well represented at Wednesday’s herring of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security. Speakers at the session included: ATEST Director Terry FitzPatrick (see written testimony here) ATEST member organization Human Trafficking Legal Center Founder and President Martina Vandenberg (see written…

Awareness vs. Understanding of Human Trafficking
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Awareness vs. Understanding of Human Trafficking

ByEyes on Trafficking News

Twenty years ago next month, when Polaris first opened its doors, human trafficking had only officially been a crime in this country for about a year. Creating awareness was an urgent undertaking. This year, Polaris celebrates two decades of building a movement and a world where the powerful cannot so easily exploit the vulnerable for profit. Today, we see a new urgency around awareness. It is more important than ever before to move past the myths, stereotypes, and unfounded fears that feed panics and conspiracy theories, which manifest in real harm to victims and survivors and fueled an unprecedented attack on our nation’s Capitol. Instead, we need to replace those dangerous myths with a deeper understanding of how human trafficking actually happens – and to whom – so we can craft policies that prevent the crime before it happens. That’s why we created this training.