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 ...
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Commentary: Housing vouchers critical to reduce childhood poverty

Housing vouchers are among the most effective tools we have to get families out of shelters — and to keep them out. Credit: Getty Images. There are over 700,000 children living in poverty in New York.

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 ...