Week 4 (2/1) – A crisis of unaffordable housing (CD)

Why does housing cost so much in DC? Who does this hurt and what can we do about it? 

Read:

Wogan, J. B. (2015, February). Why D.C.’s affordable housing protections are losing a war with economics. Governing.

DC’s Affordable Housing Toolbox: Key Housing Programs and How To Make Them Better. (2019, April 11). DC Fiscal Policy Institute.

Homelessness in DC is on the rise. What should the city do about it? (2023, May 17). Street Sense Media.

Submit by 11am:

1) Response blog CD-1: Why are housing costs so out of control in DC? What strategies described in these readings seem most promising to you? Whose responsibility is it to make housing more affordable? Whose responsibility is it to help people who are unhoused? (250 words)

In class

Speaker: Miya Morris, Director of Resident Services, Jubilee Housing

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Friday, February 2 (evening)

Theater performance: Las Hermanas Palacios at GALA Hispanic Theatre (8pm)