Public housing has long been criticized as a breeding ground for concentrated poverty, under-achieving schools and for its lack of access to services. As a means to expand opportunity to some of the nation’s most impoverished communities, the Obama administration has proposed the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, a program that aims to take the current HOPE VI program beyond public housing by transforming these neighborhoods in a new way.
Housing
Despite a national spike in homelessness, some US regions are finding solutions
Commentary
Urban Revitalization and Opportunity
July 9, 2009