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Community advocate Clovia Lawrence shares how undiagnosed mental health issues and economic stressors can create an environment for increased violence within public housing communities.

TJ Thompson talks about the relationship between the police and those living in low-income housing.

Cotina Brake grew up in Richmond public housing. She shares her story so others may gain perspective and feel inspired by her experience.

Von Johnson dealt drugs to survive Richmond’s projects, make friends and lift himself out of poverty. Now, he’s mentoring young boys and letting them know, there’s another way.

When you hear about the violence in Richmond’s public housing, often there is no discussion about the impact on the community. How does this trauma affect those who have to live there day in and day out?

Many in America struggle to find a safe, affordable home. For the poorest among us, “the projects” are among the few options. But the public housing infrastructure is aged and crumbling. And those communities are riddled with drugs and violence. Where can the nation’s poor and disadvantaged find adequate housing?