Above photo: HUD Secretary Patricia Harris, President Jimmy Carter, and New York Mayor Abraham Beame tour the South Bronx in October 1977. National Archives and Records Administration. Community land trusts provide far fewer units than other forms of affordable housing. Advocates now believe the model can be one possible solution to preserving the affordability of […]
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Addressing America’s Homelessness And Squalor
April 18th, 2021 Awake Goy
What We Could Do If We Cared. The nation’s homeless could be housed for $10 billion a year, less than the price of one aircraft carrier. Washington, Ward 1 – “I wanna know where the $2.5 million is – that’s my reaction.” Muhsin Boe Luther Umar — or as we call him, Uncle Boe — […]