When I was a young boy growing up in Detroit, my mother needed help to provide a roof over our heads, which we thankfully received through the strength and generosity of our extended family. These many years later, other families need similar housing assistance, and I now lead a federal agency that provides this critical support to more than 5 million households annually.
For generations, the idea of the government providing housing assistance meant one thing—helping to pay the rent. But we must think about how we can help families access and move beyond that assistance. In other words, we must consider how to help them become self-sufficient.
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