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Affordable Housing Developments Create Jobs & Grow Local Economies

Published January 10, 2011

The construction and rehabbing of affordable housing developments creates jobs and contributes to the economic vitality of communities, according to a MacArthur-supported research brief by the Center for Housing Policy.

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Grantee Profile: Center For Housing Policy

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MacArthur’s grantmaking is designed to support more balanced housing policies that acknowledge the importance of affordable rental housing and to help low- and moderate-income Americans improve their lives.

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