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r <br />Concentration of poverty and a sense of hopelessness generates increased violence and <br />accelerates the loss of middle and upper income residents. <br />There ait increasing demands on local governments to address human service needs not <br />currently being met. <br />Lack of opportunities and training limit the resources available to low income residents to <br />increase their ability to be self-sufficient <br />By choice or for economic reasons, more individuals are spending more or most of their <br />lives in rental housing. Rental housing need not be viewed just as a buffer for <br />owner-occupied, single family housing, but as a housing alternative where occupants are <br />encouraged to value, take pride in and invest in their housing choice. <br />The Solutions <br />Families can provide the strong framework to enable people to become productive <br />members of society. <br />The future vitality of the Metropolitan area is dependent on maintaining strong, healthy <br />and viable core cities. <br />Since poverty will not be eliminated, the goal should be to reduce the extent of poverty <br />and mainstream poverty stricken individuals into society. <br />Governments and organizations can only do a certain amount to address the <br />characteristics and ramifications of urban decay. <br />Increasing the supply of low income housing alone will not solve the problems of poverty, <br />human service n^s and urban decay. <br />a Urban Strategies Task Force Report