Welcome to Shelterforce’s newest Under the Lens series, Not Just Ramps—Disability and Housing Justice. Shelterforce's Miriam Axel-Lute lays out why the connection between disability and affordable housing is so strong, and why it’s so important for housers to understand.

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Disability Justice and Equity in Housing. Read by Miriam Axel-Lute

The proposed program could shrink the racial homeownership gap while serving a wide cross-section of people. But it only addresses some of the results of past discrimination. Shelterforce's Miriam Axel-Lute reads her latest piece, "Targeting First-Generation Homebuyers Is a Great Way to Direct Downpayment Assistance—And It Could Be Better."

Read the op-ed at https://shelterforce.org/2024/03/28/targeting-first-generation-homebuyers-is-a-great-way-to-direct-downpayment-assistance-and-it-could-be-better/

Targeting First-Generation Homebuyers Is a Great Way to Direct Downpayment Assistance

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Targeting First-Generation Homebuyers Is a Great Way to Direct Downpayment Assistance

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