This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. More than a third of U.S. students live in some form of affordable housing environment — and many of these students face more academic barriers than their peers, according to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While it takes a village to raise a child, empowering a village to tackle health and development problems facing a child often takes a hub. In our work examining social…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Homeownership is a key wealth-building tool, but homeownership rates for households of color continue to lag those of white households. In fact, the homeownership gap between Black and white households has persisted…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As climate change fuels large-scale natural disasters, wildfire evacuations in the West and flooding from the South to New York City and New England. Buying a house is complicated enough…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocated an unprecedented $350 billion in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to states, counties, tribal governments, and cities to address the pandemic’s disproportionate public health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What does health and housing mean to you? Does it mean reducing lead in our homes? Does it mean bringing support to us older adults so we can remain at…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many of the 20 million children qualifying for free-and-reduced lunches, school is the only place they get to eat. Research shows 60% of low-income students report going to school on an empty stomach,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Awareness of federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)—which covers back rent, future rent, utility arrearages, future utility costs, and other expenses incurred as a result of the pandemic—has grown dramatically with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others. The 2019 County Health…
In 2019, we set out to enroll veterans who were street homeless in West L.A. in a year-long study. Our study was unique in that we conducted in-depth interviews each…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The community of professionals working to end homelessness regularly rely on two types of numbers to judge progress in reaching our goal. “Counts” and “rates” figure significantly into both the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Asian American population in the US has increased significantly, from 3.6 million in 1980 to 18.8 million in 2019, and it is projected to account for 9.1 percent of the…