YIGBY

Acronym of yes, in God's backyard, a movement to convert religious buildings and their land into housing units.

Phrase

  1. Acronym of yes, in God's backyard, a movement to convert religious buildings and their land into housing units.
    • Under the umbrella of a reappropriated acronym, YIGBY or “Yes in God’s Backyard,” churches are partnering with nonprofit organizations as well as city officials to navigate the complicated zoning and financing options...
    • The YIGBY model aimed to reduce costs by using land donated from the congregation, modular construction, social impact investing, and construction loans. - 2024 January 9, Nadia Mian, “13: Changing the (Zoning) Code to...
    • U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) today introduced the Yes in God’s Back Yard (YIGBY) Act, new legislation designed to help faith-based organizations and institutions of...

Origin

Derived from YIMBY, itself coined as an antonym for nimby.