More than 2,000 Detroit households fell behind on their bills in a water affordability program.
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 inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Report: Most Detroiters support reparations, say policymakers should, too
Detroiters support reparations, a new survey finds, and the city’s reparations task force, created after a 2021 vote, is meeting for the first time.
Posted inPolitical and Public Policy Information
Michigan law should require inmate ID program, lawmakers say
A package of proposed bills would enshrine into state law a program that helps people leaving prison get their IDs and driver’s license.
Posted inHousing
New program can help Detroiters get $25K in down payment aid. What to know
The initiative — funded by $6 million in federal pandemic relief aid — that would provide residents with up to $25,000 in down payment assistance toward a home in Detroit.
Posted inHousing
Housing relief program change can help Detroiters facing foreclosure
Taxpayers in Wayne County facing the threat of foreclosure have until April 20 to get help staying in their home if they apply to this program.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Could $1,200 a month in direct cash help Detroiters? This group thinks so
A national nonprofit is making the case for how Detroiters could benefit from a guaranteed income program.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Metro Detroiters frustrated by power outages speak out
Metro Detroiters gathered in Dearborn to share how power outages affected them.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Michigan food pantries, families prepare as SNAP benefits drop
More than 1.3 million Michiganders will see fewer food assistance benefits this month.
Posted inHousing
State opens voucher waiting list for 61 counties. What to know.
The waitlist will be open for about two weeks. The federal housing choice voucher program is meant to help low income families afford housing.
Posted inHousing
Vouchers help low-income families find housing – but using them isn’t easy
Housing agencies in Michigan have thousands of people on waiting lists for a federal program meant to help low income families.