CNT In the News

While many economic indicators paint a rosy picture, the stubborn persistence of concentrated poverty is a serious nationwide problem and a huge challenge for our cities. In 2014, nine million more American were living below the poverty line, and concentrated poverty tends to severely limit upward mobility and hollow out communities. It’s a issue often viewed from a race-based lens, but in many ways, it’s place-based; neighborhoods that see less investment and attention continue to fall behind.