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Indiana is Now Tied for the Midwest’s Lowest Rate of Affordable and Available Homes for Vulnerable RentersINDIANAPOLIS, IN – Indiana’s rate of affordable and available rental homes for the most vulnerable renter households is now tied for lowest in the Midwest and is below the national average, according to a new report published by Prosperity Indiana and the National Low Income Housing…

NEXT MEETING: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026 at 6 PM.NEAR NORTHWEST COMMUNITY CENTER1007 PORTAGE AVENUE, SOUTH BEND MEETING FOCUS: South Bend’s Rental Safety Verification Program (RSVP), which monitors the health and safety of rental properties by requiring proof that rental properties are kept in safe and sanitary conditions.          The program will begin with a presentation…

President Trump promised that there would be “No Tax on Social Security,” “No Tax on Overtime,” and “No Tax on Tips.” However, the reality turns out to be less than what was promised.             There is actually nothing in the tax bill passed last summer that eliminates a tax on Social Security. Taxes will be…

From the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition: Legislation has been introduced in the House (HB1431) and Senate (SB285) that would create a new misdemeanor for seeping outside. This legislation also prohibits municipalities from adopting their own policies that would de-prioritize enforcement.  This legislation does nothing to address the root causes of homelessness and does nothing to…

On November 12, 2025, the County Council voted to approve bill 60-25. That bill eliminated most of the County’s tax abatement ordinance and replaced it with next to nothing. A large coalition of community organizations and individuals came together in 2009 to pass the tax abatement ordinance. That coalition included, among others: — AFL-CIO Central…

Book Study with Mike Mather on"Having Nothing, Possessing Everything" March 1, 7 PM, via zoomFor a flyer about the event, please click Download Book_Study_Mar_21-1.

JOIN US ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, AT 6PM AT THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY LIBRARY, COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER, CLASSROOM D. The Housing as a Human Right Action Group is joining the South Bend Tenants Association in supporting changes to Indiana law that provide addition protection for tenants facing unsafe and non-habitable housing…

A reminder to join us for the COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICEANNUAL MEETING MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023 Current, former & future members are invited to participate in our 2023 Annual MeetingPROGRAM THEME: "YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROWOrganizing for Justice post Covid – 19 With additional challenges and new conditions! We will meet in person, at 6 pm, at the…

Presented at a recent press conference addressing future educational legislation at the Indiana General Assembly which reconvenes in Indianapolis on January 9th: SO WHAT DO KIDS NEED? As we head into a budget session this January, we must ask ourselves how we can best support Indiana's children and prepare them for a bright future. As…

The Community Forum for Economic Justice Presents a Book Study of: Braiding Sweetgrass INDIGENOUS WISDOM, SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND THE TEACHINGS OF PLANTS By Robin Wall Kimmerer Book Study Leader: Dr. Monica Tetzlaff For more information, Download Braiding Sweetgrass flyer-2022 with link

This event will be held via Zoom. For more information, please email sjc.cfed@gmail.com

HHR-Action is an organization of housing advocates who understand that safe and accessible housing is a basic human right.  We believe that housing that requires more than 30% of a family’s income is not accessible to that family and that housing tainted by lead, mold or other health hazards is not safe for that family.  We…