Housing

Met Group: Housing as Well-Being

Earlier this year, Think Big hosted a conversation with Jennifer Messenger from the Metropolitan Group, where she shared insights on the power and potential of Well-Being Narratives. We’re thrilled to continue the discussion with this article by Jennifer and her colleague Max Friedenwald-Fishman, which explores how framing economic conversations through the lens of well-being can […]

Housing Narrative Lab: Messaging Guide for Communicating About Homelessness

Check out Housing Narrative Lab’s updated Messaging Guide for Communicating about Homelessness. The guide highlights key findings from national narrative research identifying the current problematic narratives of “personal responsibility” and laying out promising messages that can shift perceptions.

PolicyLink: Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit

PolicyLink – along with grassroots partners and housing advocates – has released a Housing Justice Narrative Toolkit “rooted in the understanding that we already know the policy solutions, we just need a different way to intensify the narratives that support these policies – a clear, compelling housing justice narrative.” The toolkit provides ways to intensify […]

SSIR: Changing the Housing Narrative by Talking about Race and Values

A new discussion in the Stanford Social Innovation Review with Glenn Harris, Michael McAfee, and Dorian Warren focuses on narrative change lessons from the work of the Housing Justice Narrative Initiative. Access the Discussion