Eliminating the racial gap in homeownership throughout St. Louis in one generation
The racial gap in homeownership is a massive issue for our city. But together, we can solve it. Join our community of monthly givers to bring hope and home to families.
From 1934 to 1962, approximately 98% of home loans in the U.S. went to white families.
We’re changing that.
The FAM has successfully created:
>$30,000
AVG. INCREASE IN CLIENT NET WORTH
(Where homeownership > one year)
251
NEW HOME
OWNERS
VALUE OF NEW HOMES PURCHASED BY CLIENTS
$46,000,000
and we’re just getting started.
For decades, local and national policies prohibited African Americans and other minorities from the benefit of homeownership. The consequences of those policies continue to plague our city. We’re here to change that.
The FAM recommends the following resources to learn more about the historical impact of discriminatory housing practices. The FAM is not a political advocacy organization, and expresses no opinion on specific public policy recommendations offered by these or other third parties.
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Segregation In St. Louis: Dismantling The Divide
Place matters. Where people live in St.Louis has been shaped by an extensive history of segregation that was driven by policies at multiple levels of government and practices across multiple sectors of society. The effect of segregation has been to systematically exclude African American families from areas of opportunity that support positive economic, educational, and health outcomes.
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The Color of Law
In The Color of Law, Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in America—the incessant kind that continues to dog our major cities and has contributed to so much recent social strife—is the byproduct of explicit government policies at the local, state, and federal levels.
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For The Sake of All
Health is about more than what happens in a doctor’s office or a hospital room. Health allows us to engage fully in the activities of our daily lives and to make meaningful contributions to our communities. It is fundamental to human well-being, but it is not equally distributed across our community