This housing program helped kids escape poverty — by changing who they befriended

In the 1990s, Congress created HOPE VI, a program that demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with more ...
News Tribune

Housing key to economic development, poverty fight, advocates say

As a new affordable housing project finally gets under way in Jefferson City, advocates say there's plenty more work to come. Stronghold Landing, a 40-unit project in the works at 5011 Old Lohman Road ...
Gothamist

Poverty, unaffordability rise in NYC. A report says spiking housing and other costs are to blame.

A new report finds poverty is on the rise in New York City due to rising living costs and the shortage of affordable housing. One in four New Yorkers — over 2 million people — lived in poverty in 2023 ...

New Detroit mayor prioritizing neighborhoods, housing, tax changes

Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield expects to ensure the city's resurgence benefits not just some, but all Detroiters.
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Prosperity Initiative to reduce poverty with new housing plans, Tucson officials say

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The City of Tucson, alongside Pima County and various community partners, is advancing The Prosperity Initiative to reduce intergenerational poverty and build long-term ...