Many of the city's enormous low-income residences are in need of millions and millions of dollars of repair work. Why are they still standing at all?

The city, long divided into black and white neighborhoods, is asking affluent counties to pitch in.

Giving people access to support services and a place to stay can reduce the number of those living on the streets. But can that be done affordably?

Once known for their inclusiveness, Minnesota’s Twin Cities have become more divided in recent decades.

A program in Vermont makes homeownership more accessible by covering down payments and then splitting the resulting profits.