Occupying a unique and essential place on the affordable housing spectrum, public housing has an urban footprint that gives it a central role in creating thriving urban centers.
Over the two decades, there has been a fundamental shift in affordable housing policy, with place-based strategies designed to repair the fabric of neighborhoods, reduce the concentration of poverty, and improve residents’ lives. New partnerships connect residents to education, employment and health resources. Affordable housing developers have used HOPE VI (and now the Choice Neighborhood Initiative) to create a proven recipe for creating communities of opportunity. They are revitalizing neighborhoods, preserving affordable housing, and building healthy, service-enriched environments.
Housing authorities and their communities have developed innovative solutions to local challenges.