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Can transforming neighborhoods help kids escape poverty?

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Can transforming neighborhoods help kids escape poverty?

Planet Money

Jan 28
Planet Money

Planet Money

Jan 28
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In the 1990s, Congress created HOPE VI, a program that demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with more up-to-date ones. But the program went further than just improving public housing buildings. HOPE VI was designed to transform neighbor...

Highlights

This episode explores a landmark federal experiment in urban policy: HOPE VI, which sought to break the cycle of concentrated poverty not just by rebuilding housing—but by reshaping neighborhoods and social connections.
02:49
Raj Chetty's team analyzed data from over a million public housing families to assess neighborhood effects on poverty
09:05
HOPE VI replaced isolated housing projects with mixed-income, street-integrated developments
14:47
Each additional year in HOPE VI raised kids' earnings by almost 3%
17:54
HOPE VI kids’ long-run gains stemmed from interacting more with well-off kids
23:59
HOPE VI integrated low-income and high-income kids with positive impacts on future outcomes

Chapters

What happened when crumbling housing projects were replaced with mixed-income neighborhoods?
00:00
How did neighborhood design reshape residents’ daily lives—and their sense of belonging?
06:00
Why did children’s futures improve dramatically while adults saw little change?
11:37
Did living near people with higher incomes actually open doors—or was it just geography?
17:54
Can stable, integrated communities help break cycles of poverty across generations?
23:59

Transcript

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