Nushrat Rahman unpacks complicated issues affecting the lives of Detroiters and provides resources and information to help residents thrive.
Nushrat Rahman
Nushrat Rahman covers issues and obstacles that influence economic mobility, primarily in Detroit, for the Detroit Free Press and BridgeDetroit, as a corps member with Report for America, a national service program placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country.
Her beat includes coverage of housing, water affordability and issues important to small business owners – all areas she’s passionate about as a lifelong Detroiter. She has written for Hour Detroit, Model D and Tostada Magazine.
In 2018, Rahman was selected as one of 13 contributors for The Edit, a New York Times newsletter for college students and recent graduates. Rahman is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, where she dived into narrative and investigative reporting, and Wayne State University.
Homeless service providers want to be ‘proactive’ ahead of NFL Draft
At the end of March, there were 52 people living unsheltered in the downtown area based on estimates from street outreach teams.
Report: Detroit home values increased nearly $4B since bankruptcy
A University of Michigan report examined how much wealth Detroit homeowners accumulated since the city’s bankruptcy and if that growth was equitable.
Detroit seniors ‘sick’ of rental housing conditions, demand change
Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield and residents say seniors are facing poor living conditions in apartments throughout the city.
Food rescue nonprofit seeks volunteers to collect NFL Draft donations
Metro Food Rescue anticipates rescuing enough food for as many as 30,000 meals from the NFL Draft for organizations addressing increased need.
Money is running out for program that prevented thousands of Michigan evictions
Millions of dollars allowed legal aid organizations to deploy attorneys to help clients facing eviction. Now, that money is running out.
Focus: HOPE offers free monthly health screenings, mammograms
Focus: HOPE is working with Wayne State Mobile Health Unit and Ascension Michigan to ramp up free access to health care services.
Deadline to avoid property tax foreclosure in Wayne County is April 1. What to know
Wayne County taxpayers have until April 1 to pay off delinquent property taxes or get into a payment plan to avoid foreclosure.
Michiganders can check Medicaid, food assistance benefit status via new tracker
Michiganders who want updates on their Medicaid, food assistance or other benefits application can now keep tabs through a new online tool.
Thrive: Michigan mobile home residents feel ‘trapped’
Nushrat Rahman unpacks complicated issues affecting the lives of Detroiters and provides resources and information to help residents thrive.