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Shelterforce is nonprofit news publication that covers affordable housing in the U.S., as well as community planning, racial equity, community development, and more. Here you can listen to authors read their latest Shelterforce articles, as well as our interviews with folks on the ground. For more, go to shelterforce.org. To support our nonprofit newsroom, make a tax-deductible donation at https://shelterforce.org/donate.

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Part 1—Universal Housing Vouchers: A Promise or a Pipe Dream? By Shelby R. King 09.03.2022 15:51

President Biden promised to expand the Housing Choice Voucher program so that everyone who qualifies for a voucher gets one. What exactly would that change entail, and how long could it be before we see it happen? Shelby R. King reads her Shelterforce piece, "Universal Housing Vouchers: A Promise or a Pipe Dream?" Read the full story at: https://shelterforce.org/2021/08/19/universal-housing-vouche...

Disparities in Access to Property Tax Relief Programs. Read by Heather Way 07.03.2022 21:53

Heather Way reads, "Disparities in Access to Property Tax Relief Programs." This piece is part of the Shelterforce series, "The Racial Wealth Gap: Building Moving to Systemic Solutions." Read more at shelterforce.org/category/racial-wealth-gap/

A Home’s True Worth—Getting Beyond Appraisal Bias. Read by Dan Reed 28.02.2022 10:28

Dan Reed reads, "A Home's True Worth—Getting Beyond Appraisal Bias," an article he reported on for Shelterforce. This article is part of The Racial Wealth Gap—Moving to Systemic Solutions. Read the full set of articles at https://shelterforce.org/category/racial-wealth-gap/

The Post-Protest Pledges: Banks’ Racial Equity Initiatives. Read by Shelby R. King 22.02.2022 19:02

Shelby R. King reads, "The Post-Protest Pledges: Banks’ Racial Equity Initiatives." This piece is part of the Shelterforce series, "The Racial Wealth Gap: Building Moving to Systemic Solutions." Read more at shelterforce.org/category/racial-wealth-gap/

Part 3—What if Vouchers Aren’t the (Only) Answer? Read by Shelby R. King 18.02.2022 13:58

Rather than rely on expanding Section 8 vouchers, some affordable housing and tenant advocates argue the federal government should invest heavily in addressing the affordable housing shortage at its root. Shelby R. King reads her Shelterforce article, "What if Vouchers Aren't the (Only) Answer?" Read the full article at: https://shelterforce.org/2022/02/18/what-if-vouchers-arent-the-only-answer/

The Debt Trap: How Court Debt Widens the Racial Wealth Gap. Read by Minhae Sim Roth 15.02.2022 13:28

Minhae Shim Roth reads, "The Debt Trap: How Court Debt Widens the Racial Wealth Gap," an article she wrote for Shelterforce. This piece is part of the Shelterforce series, "The Racial Wealth Gap: Building Moving to Systemic Solutions." Read more at https://shelterforce.org/category/racial-wealth-gap/

The Role Student Debt Plays in the Racial Wealth Gap. Read by Brandon Duong 15.02.2022 17:39

Shelterforce's Brandon Duong reads, "The Role Student Debt Plays in the Racial Wealth Gap." The article is part of the Shelterforce series, "The Racial Wealth Gap: Building Moving to Systemic Solutions." https://shelterforce.org/2022/02/15/the-role-student-debt-plays-in-the-racial-wealth-gap/ Read more from the series here: https://shelterforce.org/category/racial-wealth-gap/

Doing “The Right Thing” Won’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap. Read by Anne Price 08.02.2022 18:52

Anne Price reads "Doing 'The Right Thing' Won’t Close the Racial Wealth Gap," an article she wrote for Shelterforce. The piece is part of the Shelterforce series, "The Racial Wealth Gap: Building Moving to Systemic Solutions." Read more at https://shelterforce.org/category/racial-wealth-gap/

Kendra Bozarth reads, "Wealth Building Won’t Work While Wealth Extraction Continues." 08.02.2022 9:21

Kendra Bozarth reads, "Wealth Building Won’t Work While Wealth Extraction Continues," by Jeremie Greer. (https://shelterforce.org/2022/02/14/wealth-building-wont-work-while-wealth-extraction-continues/) Greer is co-founder and co-executive director of Liberation in a Generation. Bozarth is the communications director for the organization. This article was published in Shelterforce and is part of t...

Moving Beyond the Holy Trinity of Racial Wealth Gap Answers. Read by Miriam Axel-Lute 04.02.2022 5:51

Shelterforce's Miriam Axel-Lute reads, "Moving Beyond the Holy Trinity of Racial Wealth Gap Answers." This editor's note is part of the Shelterforce series, "The Racial Wealth Gap: Building Moving to Systemic Solutions." (https://shelterforce.org/2022/02/07/moving-beyond-the-holy-trinity-of-racial-wealth-gap-answers/) Read more at https://shelterforce.org/category/racial-wealth-gap/