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A segregated community and high concentrations of poverty: Those are just some of the findings in a newly released report from the Metro Housing Coalition.
A robust anti-poverty strategy doesn't skirt housing and school segregation, but instead musters the courage to deal with it. Mike Koprowski is executive director of Opportunity Dallas. He wrote ...
Dallas is a city divided by bad housing policies. By intent or default, city policies encourage affordable housing in southern Dallas and market-rate housing in much of the rest of the city. That ...
Zoning: The cause of poverty and segregation by Robert Orr June 16, 2020 @ 4:58 am Updated March 5, 2022 @ 12:33 am. ... Housing supply restrictions price people out of their neighborhoods.
Segregation After four decades of fair housing, segregation still rules MKE streets. After years of dealing with the violence and poverty that surrounded her and her family, Sytoria finally moved ...
KEY POINTS: One of the key pathways through which housing affects health is residential segregation by income and race. Several housing policies attempt to address residential segregation.
For much of the last century, the “American dream” has centered on homeownership by married, white families. Alongside explicitly racist policies like racial segregation enforced by redlining, banks ...
On SB 10, it would address the links between zoning, segregation and poverty We must make it easier for low-income families, who are often of Black or Latino descent, to own homes so parents can ...
The housing market in Puget Sound is difficult enough without facing more complications like poverty. In Snohomish County, people with a household income of $44,000 or less can now get access to ...
Dallas non-profit helps families find housing and break the cycle of poverty. Posted: March 29, 2025 | Last updated: June 11, 2025. The organization provides childcare and housing.
According the Metro Housing Coalition's State of Housing Report, 24 percent of Louisville families with children live in poverty. Fourteen percent of workers can't afford a two-bedroom apartment.