Book excerpt: This volume looks back on the history of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and looks forward to ways the agency might evolve. Since HUD was created, it has helped communities address the most pressing challenges facing their residents. HUD's core functions include providing assisted housing, promoting responsible homeownership, ensuring fair housing, and fostering community development. Contents: The Founding and Evolution of HUD: 50 Years, 1965-2015; Race, Poverty, and Federal Rental Housing Policy; Urban Development and Place; Housing Finance in Retrospect; Poverty and Vulnerable Populations; Housing Policy and Demographic Change; Places as Platforms for Opportunity: Where We Are and Where We Should Go. Figures. This is a print on demand report.