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Envisioning Development at Empire State College

Thanks to Professor Jill Hamberg for having us over to her housing policy and advocacy class at Empire State College. We took a look at income demographics and housing costs in East New York (where two of the students are from) and then really wonked out on housing subsidy programs. It was a great group.

The Affordable Housing Toolkit will now be part of the curriculum every time she teaches the class. The workshop has been conducted for tenants and community members, staff members at housing organizations and legal advocacy offices, high school and college students, and many more. It’s pretty versatile.

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Envisioning Development at the West Side Tenants’ Conference

Lucas Shapiro of Housing Conservation Coordinators and West Side Neighborhood Alliance has probably given more workshops with the Affordable Housing Toolkit than anybody other than CUP staff members. He can’t be stopped!

Here he is at the 6th Annual West Side Tenants’ Conference. I’ve been at some workshops on the West Side — they really know their stuff over there.