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The Voucher Promise - "Section 8" and the Fate of an American Neighborhood (Paperback)
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The Voucher Promise - "Section 8" and the Fate of an American Neighborhood (Paperback)
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"A must-read for anyone interested in solutions to America's
housing crisis."-Matthew Desmond, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City An in-depth look
at America's largest rental assistance program and how it shapes
the lives of residents in one low-income Baltimore neighborhood
Housing vouchers are a cornerstone of US federal housing policy,
offering aid to more than two million households. Vouchers are
meant to provide the poor with increased choice in the private
rental marketplace, enabling access to safe neighborhoods with good
schools and higher-paying jobs. But do they? The Voucher Promise
examines the Housing Choice Voucher Program, colloquially known as
"Section 8," and how it shapes the lives of families living in a
Baltimore neighborhood called Park Heights. Eva Rosen tells stories
about the daily lives of homeowners, voucher holders, renters who
receive no housing assistance, and the landlords who provide
housing. While vouchers are a powerful tool with great promise, she
demonstrates how the housing policy can replicate the very
inequalities it has the power to solve. Rosen spent more than a
year living in Park Heights, sitting on front stoops, getting to
know families, accompanying them on housing searches, speaking to
landlords, and learning about the neighborhood's history. Voucher
holders disproportionately end up in this area despite rampant
unemployment, drugs, crime, and abandoned housing. Exploring why
they are unable to relocate to other neighborhoods, Rosen
illustrates the challenges in obtaining vouchers and the
difficulties faced by recipients in using them when and where they
want to. Yet, despite the program's real shortcomings, she argues
that vouchers offer basic stability for families and should remain
integral to solutions for the nation's housing crisis. Delving into
the connections between safe, affordable housing and social
mobility, The Voucher Promise investigates the profound benefits
and formidable obstacles involved in housing America's poor.
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