Making Housing Happen, 2nd Edition

by Jill Suzanne Shook (Editor)

Overview

Description: The growing housing crisis cries out for solutions that work. As many as 3.5 million Americans experience homelessness each year, half of them women and children. One in four renters spends more than half of their income on rent and utilities (more than 30 percent is considered unaffordable). With record foreclosures and 28 percent of homes ""underwater,"" middle and low-income homeowners are suffering. Many congregations want to address this daunting problem yet feel powerless and uncertain about what to do. The good news is that churches are effectively addressing the housing crisis from Washington State to New York City--where an alliance of sixty churches has built five thousand homes for low-income homeowners, with virtually no government funding or foreclosures. This book not only presents solid theological thinking about housing, but also offers workable solutions to the current crisis: true stories by those who have made housing happen. Each story features a different Christian denomination, geographic area, and model: adaptive reuse, cohousing, cooperative housing, mixed-income, mixed-use, inclusionary zoning, second units, community land trusts, sweat equity, and more. Making Housing Happen is about vision and faith, relationships, and persistence. Its remarkable stories will inspire and challenge you to action. This new edition includes significant new material, especially in light of the ongoing mortgage crisis. Endorsements: ""Shook and her colleagues powerfully blend inspiration and practical reality, weaving together the need for affordable housing, the teachings of the prophetic tradition, and the tangible accomplishments of churches and other faith-based organizations around the country . . . This book should be read by any person of faith ready to put that faith into practice."" --Alan Mallach, Senior Fellow of the National Housing Institute and Brookings Institution ""Making Housing Happen brings hope and delivers it to the non-expert in a clear, digestible, and comprehensive way. Drawing on the experience of housing providers all over the country, Shook blends inspiration and practicality in just the right proportions."" --Tim Iglesias, University of San Francisco School of Law ""Making Housing Happen captures the diversity of faithful approaches to addressing the wide range of housing needs in our nation. Jill's brings these stories together with a policy lens and a theological narrative that is unparalleled. Before reading the book, I struggled with how to address the deep wounds of the housing crisis in a faithful way. After reading the book, I was moved and inspired to work with communities of faith to find solutions to homelessness. Making Housing Happen is an incredible resource and reference tool for me as I mobilize congregations to create and advocate for housing with dignity in my community. It's stories and examples are full of inspiration, hard-earned wisdom and hope."" --Allison Johnson, Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation ""Making Housing Happen gives students inspiring examples of how they can participate in making a difference in the lives of people throughout the community. It is real, practical, and personal. Making Housing Happen brings the dry statistics of America's affordable housing crisis to life with moving stories of struggle and triumph."" --Dr. Russell James III, University of Georgia ""Shook has collected wise and astute commentary from the experts in the field of housing. Together they offer [the] theological and biblical insights we need to motivate us to address a crisis in America. Church people need to do something about this crisis, and this book will aid them immensely if they are willing to take up the challenge."" --Tony Campolo, Eastern University About the Contributor(s): Jill Suzanne Shook works with churches to bring about housing justice in the United States. She has earned graduate degrees from Denver Seminary and B

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620322871
Publisher:	Cascade Books
Publication date:	09/19/2012
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	334
Sales rank:	544,279
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jill Suzanne Shook works with churches to bring about housing justice in the United States. She has earned graduate degrees from Denver Seminary and Bakke Graduate School. Shook is a frequent workshop presenter and has taught university-level courses in leadership. Her articles have appeared in Sojourners Magazine.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dr. John Perkins ix

Acknowledgments xi

List of Contributors xiii

List of Illustrations and Charts xix

Introduction: Going Upstream Jill Shook 1

Part 1 The Foundation 17

1 Our Nation's Housing Crisis: Rude Awakening from the American Dream Terry Carter Jill Shook 19

2 Ownership, Land, and Jubilee Justice Lowell Noble Ed Mahoney Bert Newton Jill Shook 37

Part 2 Tangible Structures 49

Introduction Chapter 3: Two Models of Sweat Equity Edward F. Moncrief 55

3 Habitat for Humanity and Peachtree Presbyterian Church: Listening to the Powerful and the Poor (Atlanta, Gerogia) Millard Fuller 58

Introduction to Chapter 4: Church of the Saviour's Inward and Outward Journey Marian Bray 65

4 Jubilee Housing: Producing a Hundred Fold (Washington, DC) Susan P. Ortmeyer Jill Shook 68

Introduction to Chapter 5: Adaptive Reuse Model Jill Shook Anthony Manousos 79

5 An Ex-Prison (Atlanta, Georgia) and an Abandoned Hospital (Chicago, Illinois) Bob Lupton Mary Nelson 81

Introduction to Chapter 6: Tenants Taking Ownership Shane Claiborne Anthony Manousos Jill Shook 95

6 Change from the Inside Out (Los Angeles, California) Paul A. Smith 100

Introduction to Chapter 7: Mixed Use and Mixed Income Jill Shook 109

7 The Point (Denver, Colorado) Ray Sranske Marilyn Stranske 112

Introduction to Chapter 8: Indigenous Property Management Jill Shook Anthony Manousos 121

8 Raising Lazarus from the Dead (Chicago, Illinois) Richard Townsell 124

Introduction to Chapter 9: The Co-op Movement and Housing Cooperatives Jill Shook Anthony Manousos 132

9 Mustard Tree Co-op: An Urban Search for Community (Detroit, Michigan) Ronald Spann 137

Introduction to Chapter 10: The Co-housing Model Thomas Christine Sine 146

10 Temescal Commons: Seeds of Hope (Oakland, California) J. R. Bergdoll Jr. 149

Introduction to Chapter 11: The Workforce Housing Model Jill Shook 157

11 Vista Hermosa: Fruit that Lasts (Pasco, Washington) Roger Bairstow 159

Introduction to Chapter 12: Community Land Trusts Jill Shook Anthony Manousos 167

12 HOME: Catholic Land Trust Communities (Orland, Maine) Jill Shook 170

Introduction to Chapter 13: Two Models of Empowerment and Community Transformation Jill Shook Lee Blons 178

13 Urban Homeworks: From Mixed Income Duplexes to Community Land Trust Homes Jill Shook Anthony Manousos with Urban Homeworks' Staff 183

Introduction to Chapter 14: Community Organizing Robert C. Linthicum 194

14 The Nehemiah Strategy: South Bronx Churches (South Bronx, New York) Lee Stuart John Heinemeier 196

Part 3 Intangible Structures 209

15 Setting the Stage Daryn Kobata Jill Shook Anthony Manousos 211

16 Hopeful Signs and Calls for Change Jill Shook Anthony Manousos 232

17 Getting Started Andy Krumsieg Jill Shook 256

Endnotes 271

Index 297

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Shook and her colleagues powerfully blend inspiration and practical reality, weaving together the need for affordable housing, the teachings of the prophetic tradition, and the tangible accomplishments of churches and other faith-based organizations around the country . . . This book should be read by any person of faith ready to put that faith into practice."
—Alan Mallach, Senior Fellow of the National Housing Institute and Brookings Institution

"Making Housing Happen brings hope and delivers it to the non-expert in a clear, digestible, and comprehensive way. Drawing on the experience of housing providers all over the country, Shook blends inspiration and practicality in just the right proportions."
—Tim Iglesias, University of San Francisco School of Law

"Making Housing Happen captures the diversity of faithful approaches to addressing the wide range of housing needs in our nation. Jill brings these stories together with a policy lens and a theological narrative that is unparalleled. Before reading the book, I struggled with how to address the deep wounds of the housing crisis in a faithful way. After reading the book, I was moved and inspired to work with communities of faith to find solutions to homelessness. Making Housing Happen is an incredible resource and reference tool for me as I mobilize congregations to create and advocate for housing with dignity in my community. It's stories and examples are full of inspiration, hard-earned wisdom and hope."
—Allison Johnson, Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation

"Making Housing Happen gives students inspiring examples of how they can participate in making a difference in the lives of people throughout the community. It is real, practical, and personal. Making Housing Happen brings the dry statistics of America's affordable housing crisis to life with moving stories of struggle and triumph."
—Dr. Russell James III, University of Georgia

"Shook has collected wise and astute commentary from the experts in the field of housing. Together they offer [the] theological and biblical insights we need to motivate us to address a crisis in America. Church people need to do something about this crisis, and this book will aid them immensely if they are willing to take up the challenge."
—Tony Campolo, Eastern University

Editorial Reviews

Shook and her colleagues powerfully blend inspiration and practical reality, weaving together the need for affordable housing, the teachings of the prophetic tradition, and the tangible accomplishments of churches and other faith-based organizations around the country . . . This book should be read by any person of faith ready to put that faith into practice.
--Alan Mallach, Senior Fellow of the National Housing Institute and Brookings Institution

Making Housing Happen brings hope and delivers it to the non-expert in a clear, digestible, and comprehensive way. Drawing on the experience of housing providers all over the country, Shook blends inspiration and practicality in just the right proportions.
--Tim Iglesias, University of San Francisco School of Law

Making Housing Happen captures the diversity of faithful approaches to addressing the wide range of housing needs in our nation. Jill brings these stories together with a policy lens and a theological narrative that is unparalleled. Before reading the book, I struggled with how to address the deep wounds of the housing crisis in a faithful way. After reading the book, I was moved and inspired to work with communities of faith to find solutions to homelessness. Making Housing Happen is an incredible resource and reference tool for me as I mobilize congregations to create and advocate for housing with dignity in my community. It's stories and examples are full of inspiration, hard-earned wisdom and hope.
--Allison Johnson, Plymouth Church Neighborhood Foundation

Making Housing Happen gives students inspiring examples of how they can participate in making a difference in the lives of people throughout the community. It is real, practical, and personal. Making Housing Happen brings the dry statistics of America's affordable housing crisis to life with moving stories of struggle and triumph.
--Dr. Russell James III, University of Georgia

Shook has collected wise and astute commentary from the experts in the field of housing. Together they offer [the] theological and biblical insights we need to motivate us to address a crisis in America. Church people need to do something about this crisis, and this book will aid them immensely if they are willing to take up the challenge.
--Tony Campolo, Eastern University

From the Publisher