Programs like the Detroit Home Repair Fund stabilize families, neighborhoods, and cities cost-effectively, but scaling them requires sustained public investment, writes Enterprise Senior Director Evelyn Zwiebach in this Crain's Detroit Business op-ed.

Atlanta’s historic Grove Park, well-known for its many neighborhood clubs, was once a prosperous community for Black families and businesses in the West Side. However, decades of discriminatory divestment eventually led to the neighborhood’s economic collapse, resulting in population decreases and school closures. Today, Grove Park has no supermarket and no pharmacy.