Ruthy Gourevitch (she/her) is the Housing & Communities Policy Director at the Climate & Community Institute (CCI), where she works with organizers, researchers, and policymakers to advance housing and climate justice. Ruthy has worked on housing policy at the local and federal levels as a researcher, political staffer, and advocate. Ruthy was a Senior Policy Advisor for Congressman Jamaal Bowman, where she developed and advanced policy focused on housing, utility justice, and disaster recovery. Ruthy has also worked in roles providing policy and research support to tenant-led coalitions, and as a researcher at the Urban Institute. Ruthy lives in Madison, Wisconsin and holds a master’s degree in city planning from MIT.
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Green Social Housing at Scale
Every day, millions of Americans struggle to find housing they can afford. Climate change makes finding stable housing even more precarious for low-income renters in the …
The Case for a Green New Deal for Public Housing
The massive backlog of deferred maintenance for public housing in the United States demands a comprehensive, holistic solution that brings every unit in the country up …
We Demand Green Social Housing
In California, every day we see how the affordable housing crisis and climate crisis are linked. Rent hikes that outpace our wages, rising utility bills that …
Memo: Key research findings on establishing a national Green Social Housing Development Authority
The only way out of our housing and climate crises is through a massive investment in housing as a public good: developing a national green social …
Homes Act: Analysis of Legislative Impact
The Homes Act, federal legislation authored by Senator Tina Smith (MN) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), would establish a housing development authority to finance, repair, and …