The state of Michigan launched a new program offering eligible refugees and asylees $300 to $500 in rent aid per month for up to a year.
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.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Workers across metro Detroit are on strike. Here’s who is on the picket line
Across the board, workers are demanding higher wages and more benefits, from health care to retirement.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Double Up Food Bucks program resumes $20 daily match for produce
The Double Up Food Bucks program matches money spent on fruit and vegetables for families who receive food assistance.
Posted inDetroit Thrive
Thrive: Detroit gets state’s first 3D house
Nushrat Rahman unpacks complicated issues affecting the lives of Detroiters and provides resources and information to help residents thrive.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Democrats pitch water affordability fund, $2 monthly fee to pay for it
The proposed legislation includes a $2 monthly fee for water customers across the state to bring down costs of water for low income Michiganders.
Posted inHousing
Michigan’s 1st 3D printed home is in Detroit — and almost complete
Michigan first 3D printed home is in Detroit and it’s nearly done after about a year. It’s one of a handful across the country.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit’s homeless hotline expands hours, plans to launch in-person services
The main hotline for people facing homelessness in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park has expanded its hours and plans to add in-person services.
Posted inHousing
From shelter to home — how one woman climbed out of homelessness
Detroit is seeing a growing number of women and families becoming homeless. Here’s why one woman went into a shelter and what it took to get out.
Posted inDetroit Thrive, Housing
Thrive: One woman’s journey out of homelessness
Nushrat Rahman unpacks complicated issues affecting the lives of Detroiters and provides resources and information to help residents thrive.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Applications for Ann Arbor’s guaranteed income pilot open next month
Low-income entrepreneurs in Ann Arbor can apply to receive monthly cash assistance through a program to test a guaranteed income pilot.