Across the South, Section 8 recipients remain concentrated in segregated and high-poverty areas. Programs like NestQuest Houston are trying to help.
Author: Fred Clasen-Kelly, USA TODAY NETWORK
A dad fights sickness as he looks for housing. Can Section 8 find him an affordable home?
Some people are able to get a Section 8 housing voucher, but time and a lack of affordable options can mean a difficult search.
Flaws in the Section 8 program leave poor people trapped in ‘monstrous, depressing places’
As more white people moved out of public housing and Black people moved in, the federal government let thousands of apartments fall into disrepair.
Section 8 housing program reinforces a Jim Crow pattern in the South, data shows
Can government-subsidized housing programs overcome Jim Crow-era patterns? Unless something changes, data suggests the answer is no.
A federal program tries to house people. But it leaves many homeless and segregated in the Southeast.
The Section 8 voucher program aims to improve people’s lives, but it’s left many people homeless or stuck in racially segregated neighborhoods.