Shelterforce #155 -- Fall 2008 -- National Housing Institute

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Memos on How To Make Change From the Grass Roots to the Oval Office

What's the Matter With Newark?

For the community economic development organizations that have spent decades trying to keep Newark's neighborhoods afloat, the promise of a new mayor has only managed to throw the city's paradoxes into sharper relief. · By Julia Rabig
Trading Bullets for a Better Future

Youth violence scars lives, turning America's streets into war zones. How do we transform killing fields into training grounds for stronger communities? · By Matthew Hersh