Wraparound Support is Key to Keeping Families Out of the Child Welfare System, Report Says
The analysis of a grant program that paired supportive services with permanent housing finds that these interventions decrease interactions with the child welfare system.
Childhood Asthma: A Lingering Effect of Redlining
New research shows that disparities in housing contribute to disparities in one of the most common chronic diseases afflicting children.
Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing
In southwest Connecticut, the gap between rich and poor is wider than anywhere else in the country. Invisible walls created by local zoning boards and the state government block affordable housing and, by extension, the people who need it.
Public Housing Authorities Reel as HUD Singles Out Immigrants
HUD chief Ben Carson says waitlists are too long to house undocumented immigrants.
Despite Resistance, Cities Turn to Density to Tackle Housing Inequality
Residential "upzoning” policies being adopted from Minneapolis to Seattle were once politically out of the question. Now they’re just politically fraught.
California Housing Development Proposal Shelved in Legislature
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Illinois governor vows changes at the state child welfare agency … Santa Monica, California, bans micro housing units … Connecticut moves to establish offshore wind turbines.
‘Build More Housing’ Is No Match for Inequality
A new analysis finds that liberalizing zoning rules and building more won’t solve the urban affordability crisis, and could exacerbate it.
In 10 Years, Half Of Middle-Income Elders Won’t Be Able To Afford Housing, Medical Care
More than half of middle-income seniors by 2029 will have annual financial resources of $60,000 or less, a new study found.
An Island of Silicon Valley Affordability Says Yes to More Housing
East Palo Alto is surrounded by tech riches, but that hasn’t necessarily helped longtime residents, who welcome a state law mandating zoning reform.
Where ‘Returning Citizens’ Find Housing After Prison
There is a housing crisis among the formerly incarcerated, particularly among those recently released from prison.
This ‘Innovative’ Housing Program Serves Just 3 Households
Denver has struggled to get a housing voucher program off the ground, so far enticing only one local employer to join the program to help subsidize rent for workers.
For One City’s Public Housing Work Requirements, Study Reveals High Compliance, Low Wages
Work requirements for public assistance have recently attracted attention from the Trump administration and others.
The Political Battle Over California's Suburban Dream
State Senator Scott Wiener’s SB 50 would rewrite the state’s single-family zoning codes. What's wrong with that? A lot, say opponents.
A Silicon Valley Approach To Financing Affordable Housing
COMMENTARY | Both innovative and on brand: San Francisco is using an accelerator to get money to affordable housing developers
How the Country’s Hottest Rental Market Is Trying to Cool Down
As California’s governor tackles a state-wide housing crisis, he’s looking to cities like San Jose to invest in a smorgasbord of potential solutions.
Behind HUD’s Housing Discrimination Charges Against Facebook
The charges levied by Ben Carson outline powerful Facebook advertising tools that enable allegedly sweeping violations of the Fair Housing Act.
Rural America Faces a Housing Cost Crunch
Housing in a quarter of rural counties has gotten a lot less affordable.
Cities' Affordable Housing Practices are Limited by State Government
New research from the National League of Cities illustrates the broad differences in housing policy from place to place.
How Poor Americans Get Exploited by Their Landlords
American landlords derive more profit from renters in low-income neighborhoods, researchers Matthew Desmond and Nathan Wilmers find.
Paying Too Much For Rent Could Be Hurting People's Health
Eleven percent of U.S. households are severely burdened by housing costs.
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