RVA’s Housing Woes
Why We’re Sharing This:
Affordable housing is foundational to economic mobility — it determines whether families can afford stable homes, invest in their futures, and build wealth. This interview with Jovan Burton centers the practical solutions already being developed locally, including expanding affordable units and mobilizing community support. For RVA Rising, strengthening housing affordability across our nine localities requires understanding both the systemic barriers and the actionable pathways forward. This conversation equips partners and residents with concrete ways to support this critical work.
Partner Perspective: VPM
VPM is Virginia’s home for public media, connecting more than 2 million people across Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley through trusted news and storytelling. Through coverage of housing, public policy, education, and economic issues, they engage directly with the forces shaping opportunity in our region. We feature resources shared by VPM to ground economic mobility conversations in timely reporting and community voice.