As many of our neighbors in southwestern Ohio already know, challenges around housing and community development are persistent. But as we’ve seen over this inaugural year of reporting on Brick by Brick, there are a plethora of solutions either underway already in our region, or possibly worth bringing here. Spoiler alert: none of these solutions are ‘silver bullets’ to the problems of housing stability, or […]
With Housing Choice Vouchers, families are given more flexibility to choose where they live and use the rental assistance, but finding landlords who accept them can make it challenging and limit their neighborhood choices. In Montgomery County vouchers can also be used towards a mortgage payment, helping some families who qualify, build steps towards home ownership, as one Dayton resident did.
