Congress must act so that communities hit by disaster can receive funding more quickly and equitably, Enterprise’s CEO and President Shaun Donovan testified before Congress. Donovan also stressed that communities need funding to be better prepared for disasters, noting that mitigation measures can more than pay for themselves and can save an average of $6 in future disaster recovery costs for every dollar spent.

As Enterprise’s vice president and market leader for New York, Baaba Halm says she never forgets the people she advocated for each day in her first job at Covenant House, even as she now focuses on broad policy changes that aim to create more affordable homes for millions of New Yorkers.

In the wake of a natural disaster, low-income and other systemically marginalized residents often struggle to fully recover and access tools to build resilience against future catastrophes. Affected communities can include seniors, renters, people with limited English proficiency, people with disabilities, residents of manufactured housing, and people experiencing homelessness. Supporting equitable recovery is the focus of a new research report and set of guides developed by Enterprise as part of both a cooperative agreement and a technical assistance grant awarded by HUD.

Six months after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, efforts are underway to ensure that affordable multifamily housing will have pathways to benefit from this historic legislation. Enterprise Community Partners and others in affordable housing continue to work to shape the programs authorized by the IRA through public comment submissions, and through tracking updates and new guidance as it becomes available.

The city and county of Los Angeles have made historic strides toward wildfire recovery, completing the fastest hazardous materials cleanup in the Environmental Protection Agency’s history. Yet even in well-resourced areas, residents of multifamily and nontraditional housing are often overlooked.

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, it’s time for policymakers to turn their focus toward ensuring the long-term viability of the affordable homes created through the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act.

The inclusion of the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act in the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act the marks a critical step toward creating a permanent and accountable federal disaster recovery system.

As natural disasters grow more frequent and destructive, long-term recovery programs like Hud's Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) are more essential than ever.

Air pollution harms vulnerable communities most—smart housing design boosts indoor air quality, health equity, and climate resilience.

As Los Angeles begins the long process of rebuilding after recent wildfires, affordable housing providers are taking hard-earned lessons from those who have been through similar disasters, while updating emergency plans and taking steps to reinforce buildings and procedures to prepare for future wildfires.