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Jul 28, 2026

We Don't Just Have a Housing Shortage. We Have a Land Access Problem.

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We Don't Just Have a Housing Shortage. We Have a Land Access Problem.

The housing crisis isn't a shortage of homes, it's a shortage of housing-ready land, and that's the problem New Story exists to solve.

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Foundation for the Future: Ahualulco de Mercado Celebrates Historic Land Titles

Families in Ahualulco de Mercado, Jalisco, Mexico break the cycle of poverty with land ownership.

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How Housing Empowers Women to Break the Cycle of Poverty

Empowering women through property rights isn't just about housing — it's about creating lasting social change.

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There's No Place Like Home

If Maslow’s Hierarchy had to summarize its foundation in one word, it would be home.

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Q&A with New Story’s Director of People & Culture

At New Story, we pride ourselves on being different than traditional nonprofits. This is most seen in our innovations — but it starts with our culture.

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Homeownership Empowering Women in El Salvador

Land and home titles in Latin America are often in the man’s name and passed down to generations of sons. But when property rights favor males, women are stripped of economic opportunities and, at times, their safety.

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An Impact Report for H1 2024

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New Story and Google Collaboration Gives Families Access to the Digital Economy

Innovative collaboration is helping us use the blockchain and the Lightning Network to empower 130 vulnerable families in El Salvador to become homeowners. One of those generous collaborators is Google.

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An Impact Report for Q1 2024

Your support helps us pioneer solutions that empower families to become land and homeowners in thriving communities. Thank you.

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Land rights provide women with a pathway out of poverty

Property ownership provides vulnerable families with the resources they need to break out of poverty.

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The Gateway to Affordable Housing: Land Ownership

Land ownership provides families with the credit profile and collateralization they need to participate in the housing market and buy the housing they want.

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Beyond Four Walls: The 7 Standards All Housing Should Meet

Nearly one in every four people on the planet lacks adequate housing. That doesn’t mean every person in this population of 1.8 billion people lacks shelter.

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Cotopaxi’s mission is to create global change. One way they live out their mission is by supporting nonprofits that help communities experiencing poverty.

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Meet New Story’s First CDO, Liezl Van Riper

We’re proud to welcome Liezl Van Riper to the New Story team as our first chief development officer!

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An Impact Report for Q3 2023

From more families accessing adequate housing to hiring senior talent to pioneering market-based solutions, you make all the progress possible. Thank you.

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