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New report by on last year's Chronic Homelessness Initiative progress to continue to:
1) place people experiencing homelessness into housing
2) prevent chronic homelessness
3) systems change to further #1-2
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.: "Most renters across the country do not live in an area with an existing moratorium anymore." (via )
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.: "Local actors have really done tremendous work to develop these programs... This funding didn't come through HUD, or housing authorities, who typically distribute rental assistance & have experience doing so." (via , )
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New research from , , & explores the value of ending veteran & chronic homelessness in 4 communities: urbn.is/3C9m16O
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In an piece, & discuss our new #RealCollege report and how we can continue to support the 14% of #RealCollege students affected by homelessness during the pandemic and beyond.
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Y’all this is my life’s work. Thank you , and all expert interviewees for making this happen —— policy recs to advance Black maternal health equity—all based on Black expertise, experiences, & voices urbn.is/3ebLxNs #BMHW21
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ICYMI: used a mixed-methods approach to better understand how #LoveYourBlock leads to increases in “social connectedness” and other outputs, outcomes, and policy changes. Learn more about how it works here:
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From & : A recent survey of 195,000+ 2-year & 4-year college students found that about half experienced housing insecurity & about 1 in 7 either experienced homelessness or lacked a stable living situation. urbn.is/2PHuRpa
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Check out the most recent episode of the @civicimpact_jhu podcast! , , , and I discuss the #LoveYourBlock program in and findings from the recent evaluation of the program.
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👂 Have you heard the @civicimpact_jhu podcast? Listen to the latest episode, which is all about #LoveYourBlock and features of and & of !
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.’s 2020 #AHAR #PIT Part 1 report, released this morning, shows an alarming increase in overall #Homelessness since 2019 – and that’s before #COVID19 made the crisis worse.
HUD is fighting to #EndHomelessness and make housing a right.
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Many cities used #LoveYourBlock projects to help residents respond to COVID-19. and of offer insights for local leaders seeking to adapt their community-based services during the pandemic based on Love Your Block.
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Cities participating in the Love Your Block program have reimagined resident engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic and have incorporated creative strategies to respond to community needs.
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We just completed an evaluation of the Love Your Block program, a program that connects mayors' offices with city residents to revitalize their neighborhoods one block at a time. Check out our recent report to learn more! urban.org/research/publi
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Kudos also to Prasanna Rajasekaran, Kassie Scott, and for all of their work on this evaluation!
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Thanks to @Leiha_Edmonds, @MattGerken, and @MaryMBogle for producing this fantastic report! twitter.com/Leiha_Edmonds/…5
It's here! A new report from shows that our #LoveYourBlock program helps cities form stronger relationships between residents and city hall that lead to improved collaboration, better policy, and healthier cities. Read it here: urban.org/research/publi
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My colleagues and write about strategies to ensure COVID-19 vaccines reach people experiencing homelessness, including a focus on racial equity and providing community connections and health supports.
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We partnered with to connect behavioral science to the mentoring youth in their program receive, piloting a behavioral insights implementation process we hope will serve as a resource to other nonprofits looking to boost their impact.
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Hot take w/ and . "Acknowledging the damage done by past federal policies and committing to healing are welcome first steps on the long and difficult path ahead toward long-overdue housing justice." Today history was made.
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., A. Williams, , & offer 3 lessons for implementing rapid re-housing for young people from San Francisco’s Rising Up program.
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In email to clients announcing resignation, Mitchell blamed “a massive pressure campaign in the last several days mounted by leftist groups via social media and other means against me, my law firm, and clients of the law firm.” w/
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This whole article on reimagining how we respond to homelessness is 100% required reading. Click the link.
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We can’t end homelessness among veterans if more enter homelessness (“inflow”) than exit into housing (“outflow”). A new report explores community strategies to understand & reduce that inflow.
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Concerning findings from study on DC #evictions (2014-2018):
- 30,000+ eviction cases filed annually
- 93% due to rent nonpayment rent, avg due = $1,207
- 90-95% of landlords have counsel vs 10% of renters
- Evictions disproportionately impact wards 7 & 8
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The Emergency Rental Assistance Priority (ERAP) tool positively correlates strongly or moderately with pre-pandemic data for 2/3 of states, supporting its use to target assistance.
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On this week’s episode of ’s #OurAmerica podcast, how residents of manufactured homes are facing rent increases as private investors buy up land + how local advocacy has seen some success in curbing rent spikes, bankruptcy, and eviction.
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Exciting new data right around the corner! , , and I have been working on updating the city-wide inclusion metrics that the team built out a few years ago. Check out a sneak peek of what we found here: urban.org/urban-wire/whi.
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Doing community engaged research and policy work during COVID? Another challenge we have to face during these strange times... Excellent new resource from my Urban colleagues! . .
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.: "As local policymakers & community organizations work together to provide relief to families, our new tool is an additional asset in ensuring the most vulnerable renters receive the assistance they need." (via )
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My colleagues created an Emergency Rental Assistance Priority Index tool to help local leaders prioritize the most vulnerable renters during COVID-19. A ton of work and an important tool for promoting an equitable COVID-19 response. Check it out! urbn.is/3229Mrs
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From : Analysis shows the US could lose half of its licensed child care capacity as the pandemic & stay-at-home orders continue. urbn.is/31LYiIw
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