"Rebuilding a Dream" reveals why our nation is at a crossroads and must decide whether to continue the efforts begun 50 years ago, in the wake of rioting in dozens of cities, to provide affordable housing, revitalize cities and create equal opportunity. This hard-hitting book by veteran journalist Andre Shashaty digs into today's housing affordability crisis and the resurgence of urban decline to make a bold call for renewed efforts to reduce homelessness and inequality, and address the housing cost explosion. “Rebuilding a Dream” picks up where books on the foreclosure crisis left off, and reveals the true cause of the crisis, and why it's far from having been solved. Finally, "Rebuilding a Dream" points the way toward solutions, telling the success stories of government housing and urban development programs, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.  It describes how dedicated Americans are finding new ways to create equitable, sustainable communities for people of all incomes and races – or what the author calls The New American Dream. The book, from nonprofit Partnership for Sustainable Communities, will be informative for housing and community development professionals, government officials and anyone concerned with public policy related to income inequality, housing opportunity and urban development.