Last Sunday’s story about HUD’s Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) by Debbie Cenziper, undermines a classic and successful program that provides, safe, decent and affordable housing to thousands of low and moderate income Americans.
The reporter missed the big picture. Those projects that the reporter designates as “stalled” represent only a tiny percentage of all HOME development projects nationwide. The big picture is that the overwhelming majority of HOME projects are completed in accordance with federal requirements and provide a place to call home for low and moderate income families and seniors nationwide. We call that a success.
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