In the middle of America’s housing crisis, a surprising solution is taking root—not in city halls or planning departments, but in church fields, synagogue parking lots, and the overlooked parcels of land owned by houses of worship.
With home prices far outpacing wages in many places across the country, communities are searching for new tools. One of the most promising, and least expected, is faith-based land.
It’s part of a growing national movement known as Yes in God’s Backyard, or YIGBY. Positioned as a counterpoint to Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) resistance, YIGBY takes a mission-driven, community-first approach, helping religious institutions transform their underused land into desperately needed housing…