This article is part of a blog post series,  Policy Actions for Racial Equity (PARE), https://www.enterprisecommunity.org/blog/pare-enterprises-new-series-ho… which explores how housing policies contribute to racial disparities in our country.

Look upward in downtown Detroit and you’ll see ornate skyscrapers built even before the city’s automotive-fueled heyday of the 1950s, when it was the richest city in the country. Lower your gaze, and the bevy of cranes offers signs of renewal. At street level, crowded restaurants and busy sidewalks create an urban buzz familiar to any city dweller. For Melinda Clemons, this activity is a positive sign, as her hometown builds back from the national foreclosure crisis in 2008 and municipal bankruptcy five years later.

A Dream Deserved: Realizing Our Collective Emergence is the culmination of intense community engagement and dialogue in the District of Columbia’s Ward 8.

Meaghan Vlkovic, Enterprise’s vice president and market leader for the Southeast region, spoke to us recently about her team’s efforts to advocate for a more equitable housing system and affordable housing preservation and development in Georgia, Florida, and the broader Southeast region.

Enterprise Community Partners today announced the closing of the Equitable Upward Mobility Fund, a $190 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit fund designed specifically to support economic mobility with a focus on racial equity.

Enterprise's Danielle Hammann and Matthew Singh discuss the origins of the Equitable Upward Mobility Fund and how they hope it will ultimately improve lives and communities.

April is Fair Housing month, and this year marks 55 years since the Fair Housing Act was signed. We take a look at recent updates to the rule.