By Kierstan Marek, Inside Philanthropy
Where you grow up can have a huge influence on your access to opportunity, and low-income families across the U.S. continue to face high hurdles when it comes to good housing and its related benefits. Concentrated poverty has become an increasing trend in recent years, and low-cost rentals in areas with good school systems are at a premium. But one group of thinkers wants to see a new funding mechanism, Pay for Success, working on housing mobility in a more intensive way.
