The following is a statement from Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., executive director of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO):
On a national level, we must support and encourage the growth and development of quality communities, so that all Americans not only have quality affordable housing, but educational, employment and civic opportunities in their communities as well.
Increased support for the Community Development Block Grant program, for example, would empower communities to create and retain jobs, and assist households at a low-to-moderate range of incomes.
Finally, while homeownership is a valuable tool for families and communities, we need to address a wider range of housing needs.
The nation faces myriad issues and challenges everyday.
We at NAHRO believe that housing working families and those unable to access more than assisted housing-including lower-income seniors and people with disabilities-should be at the top of the President's agenda.
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