ULI St. Louis Addresses the City’s Home Repair Crisis
In St. Louis, a pressing home repair crisis is disproportionately affecting Black homeowners who struggle to afford the upkeep of their homes. This issue is deeply rooted in a legacy of racial injustice, including redlining and restrictive covenants. To find solutions, ULI St. Louis collaborated with local organizations to develop strategies aimed at establishing a Home Repair Network (HRN), which will create a new centralized umbrella organization to address the city’s home repair dilemma. The goal of the effort is to raise awareness and take action to preserve existing housing, thereby stabilizing historically Black communities.
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