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Big News From the Big Apple

02/25/2025

We live in a new era, and the stories we tell, who tells them and the platforms we share them on are shaping the narrative landscape. That’s why the Housing Narrative Lab and the NYC Fund to End Youth & Family Homelessness launched the I ♥️ Home: NYC Story Exchange. Together, we are showing what...

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The Story of Us: A Vision for a Stronger, United Future

02/12/2025

A friend recently shared a page from a lovely children’s book he’s reading to his newborn baby about what it means for each of us to be a good ancestor.  The page reads, “Be a good ancestor with your words. Words become expressions; expressions become stories; stories become narratives; narratives become truth.”  – Leona Prince...

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Housing is Key to Recovering from Climate Disasters

01/17/2025

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, natural disasters are creating even more need for housing and emergency planning as climate change fuels homelessness  A note to readers: Fariha Tayyab’s blog post was written in the final months of 2024 before tens of thousands of Los Angeles residents lost their homes in wildfires. With each new disaster,...

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The stories we tell matter. And who shapes and tells the stories has power. At the Housing Narrative Lab, we work to build narrative power for a transformational housing justice movement. By fostering greater public understanding of the role of safe and affordable housing in all of our lives and in our communities, we lay the groundwork for local and national solutions.

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