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Keeping an American Promise: Safe, Decent, and Affordable Rental Housing for Everyone in Need
Publication Date: November 2008
Publisher(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law; Clearinghouse Review: Journal of Poverty Law and Policy
Author(s): Judith Levey; Katherine Walz
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Series: Vol. 42 No. 7-8
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Social conditions (Poverty and homelessness)
Social conditions (Housing)
Keywords: Affordable Rental Housing; Housing; Affordable Housing
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
To meet the growing need for decent, affordable housing, energy must be focused not only on supporting new housing production programs, particularly those aimed at low- and very low-income families, but also on preserving existing affordable rental housing. Although preservation is a national challenge, varied local conditions call for a local response, framed with an understanding of the local housing market, the housing needs of low- and very low-income households, and the level of public and private support for preservation. A recent local initiative in Illinois aims to do just that: preserve the existing supply of affordable rental housing with an infusion of resources, energized commitment, innovative program development, and public-private collaboration.