Steven Swann

Policy Analyst, Public Policy

Steven Swann is a policy analyst at Enterprise Community Partners, where he primarily focuses on economic mobility and racial equity. Prior to joining Enterprise, Steven worked for the Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership as a public interest fellow and served as the racial equity manager at Bread for the City in Washington, D.C. He has advocacy and research experience comprising urban poverty, education, affordable housing, criminal justice, and racial inequality. He currently serves on the board of DC Action.

Steven holds a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Maryland.

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Phone Number
202.649.3908
Office Location

Washington, D.C.
10 G Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

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Greenbridge Commons

Protecting Renters from Income Discrimination

In April, Congress reintroduced the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2023 to ensure that the variety of income sources people use throughout the country to pay their rent don’t pose an obstacle to signing a lease. For 2.3 million households around the country living with low incomes, rental subsidies in the form of housing vouchers offer the promise of affordable housing. Yet, in many places, legal forms of discrimination create a barrier to realizing that promise.
Fair Housing
Policy 
Blog
Renter filling out paperwork

Adopting Rent Reporting to Build Credit and Advance Upward Mobility

Many renters in the U.S. face significant barriers to buying homes and building wealth. That’s because renters are seven times more likely than homeowners to have no credit score. Rent reporting – the monthly reporting of tenant rent payments to at least one of the major consumer credit bureaus for inclusion on a traditional consumer credit report – is a strategy that can help renters build the credit they need for stable financial growth.
Racial Equity
Upward Mobility 
Policy