Affordable housing sustains families and neighborhoods, local experts say

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 25, 2023 4:00 AM CT | Published: February 25, 2023 4:00 AM CT

“If you love economic development — if you’re into job creation, if you’re into health and wellness — then you have to be into housing,” said Amy Schaftlein, of the nonprofit affordable housing agency United Housing Inc.

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