At Home dives into our latest research and expert insights on housing, communities, and asset building. Enjoy this issue and check out more on our website.
How can we ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in studies assessing housing and supportive services? A recent article published in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) journal Cityscape captures strategies and processes to ensure that individuals with disabilities would be able to participate in a Section 811 project-based rental assistance evaluation.
State housing finance agencies (HFAs) play a key role in advancing affordable housing, including finding ways to reduce household energy costs. Our reports for the National Council of State Housing Agencies offer state HFAs tips for leveraging federal funding to make housing more energy efficient. Case studies also present promising and innovative programs from seven HFAs.
Personal budget cutbacks and changes in living arrangements aren’t enough for many renters in Los Angeles to make ends meet. What additional steps are households taking? Our Soledad De Gregorio — and research partners Sean Angst and Jovanna Rosen — detail how high housing costs have long-term repercussions.
Millions of young people experience homelessness each year. Our technical assistance team partners with communities through HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program to develop strategies, guided by the expertise of young people with lived experience in housing insecurity, that address inequities in how youth experience homelessness and receive assistance.
California’s homelessness crisis demands attention—and action. We’re partnering with the Terner Center for Housing Innovation on critical research that sheds light on the scale and scope of the complex issues, and can empower decision-makers with the insights they need to create lasting change.
What’s the best way to help households receiving HUD assistance? Our forthcoming evaluation of the Moving to Work Expansion Asset Building Cohort will analyze the effects of two asset-building strategies on financial and housing stability.
Join Abt and homelessness response system partners at the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) conference this March in San Francisco. Abt is a proud sponsor of #NAEH2024 and our team will be available to discuss our tools and services, including how we’re supporting communities through equity-centered technical assistance, and helping them to prepare and respond to climate crises.
