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Housing and Housing Finance

Five Ways the HEARTH Act Changed Homelessness Assistance

The HEARTH Act accelerated the shift from shelter to Housing First.
Health and Health Policy

Proposed federal budget cuts threaten housing and health care partnerships

Cuts to HUD and Medicaid could make it harder for states to provide basic care to low-income people.
Housing and Housing Finance

To end homelessness, Carson should continue Housing First approach

The first priority of the Housing First approach is to help people find and maintain their own housing.
Housing and Housing Finance

How a voucher program sparked community interest in housing homeless veterans

Communities using HUD-VASH vouchers to develop housing for formerly homeless veterans should be aware of these distinct challenges and opportunities.
Housing and Housing Finance

Moving to Work expansion provides an opportunity to test new models of rental assistance

There is not enough federal rental assistance to go around, but PHAs are testing alternatives that might provide greater stability to more people.
Affordable housing

We knew housing vouchers worked-- we just didn't know how well

A new study shows just how well housing vouchers work—not only for stabilizing housing, but also for improving the lives of poor families in other crucial ways.
Adolescents and Youth

A data-driven approach doesn’t have to be impersonal

What were the secrets behind a successful program to provide housing to vulnerable homeless people?
Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net

Could the president’s 2015 budget end chronic homelessness?

Housing and Housing Finance

How homelessness continues to decline despite the affordable housing crisis

Housing and Housing Finance

Landlord discrimination restricts the use of rental vouchers

COVID-19: Policies to Protect People and Communities

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COVID-19: Policies to Protect People and Communities

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Critical Value: An Urban Institute Podcast

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Critical Value: An Urban Institute Podcast

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

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