CONTENTS

• Preface v

• America's Housing: A Short Look Ahead, a Long Look Back 1

  • Public Intervention 2

  • Achievements 5

  • Failures 6

• The Problem 11

  • Housing Affordability and Income Trends 12

  • The Cost of Housing 13

  • Homelessness 19

  • Quality of Low-Income Housing 21

  • Rural Housing 22

  • Projections of Future Need 23

• Support for Housing 25

  • The 1960s: The Great Society 28

  • The 1970s: The End of Supply-Side Programs 30

  • Recession in the Early 1980s 32

  • Promising Local Responses 34

• Future Directions for the Ford Foundation 38

  • Widen the National Policy Debate 39

  • Assist Nonprofit Housing Developers 42

  • Link Emergency Shelter and Permanent Housing 42

• Conclusion 44

• Notes 45

• Appendixes 48