Housing the Nation : Affordability and Social Equity

On any given night, more than 500,000 people in the United States many with families and full-time jobs experience homelessness. The shortfall in affordable housing is estimated to be 5 million units or more. Devastating effects of these conditions include an increase in multigenerational poverty, a decrease in economic mobility, and since the housing crisis has a disproportionate impact on communities of color a heightening of racial injustice.