In his closing remarks at the Housing First Partners Conference in Atlanta, which drew nearly 1,300 leaders, practitioners, and policy makers from 49 states and seven countries, Enterprise CEO & President Shaun Donovan discussed the conditions that resulted in record levels of homelessness across the country and the need to invest in proven solutions like Housing First. 

Enterprise Rural Communities Senior Director Robin Wolff testified on April 16 before a U.S. Senate subcommittee on the Challenges in Preserving the U.S. Housing Stock.

A summary of IRA deadlines and updates to help the affordable housing sector access the resources available through this landmark investment in clean energy and action.

The IRA includes $720 million for Tribal and Native communities. Tribal leaders say they must be at forefront of decisions over their land and how to foster a more resilient future.

Last year was the hottest year on record , and 2024 has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter. As temperatures increase and climate change worsens, extreme heat events will occur with more frequency and intensity, having an outsized impact in dense, urban areas. Urban neighborhoods face increased temperatures due to building concentrations and a lack of green space, creating a phenomenon referred to as the urban heat island effect. Neighborhoods with a high number of low-income residents of color experience more intense heat island effects. This is not by chance, but is a result of deliberate, discriminatory housing policies that have impacted people of color, pushing them into vulnerable neighborhoods prone to extreme heat exacerbated by climate change.