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As data centers see a surge in demand because of generative AI, Henrico County, Virginia, shows how local governments can turn the economic gains of this new industry into sustainable funding for affordable housing.
Facing the Facts About Housing Injustice Will Help Pave the Way to Racial Equity Urban Institute research provides evidence behind six steps the federal government could take to redress our nation's history of discriminatory housing policies and achieve a more equitable future.Behavioral Science Can Help Nonprofits Boost Their Impact Nonprofits can use behavioral science insights as a low-cost way to improve service delivery.Programs Show How to Break Down Barriers to College, but Lacking Housing Supports Can Still Hold Young People Back How can policymakers ensure more more opportunity youth, who have few familial supports and are disproportionately housing insecure, move forward in their education?Why Does Disaster Recovery Take So Long? Five Facts about Federal Housing Aid after Disasters Lessons from our current disaster recovery system should inform any national reform.Three Lessons for Implementing Rapid Re-Housing for Young People from San Francisco’s Rising Up Program Young people experiencing homelessness need solutions now more than ever.By 2040, the US Will Experience Modest Homeownership Declines. But for Black Households, the Impact Will Be Dramatic. By 2040, the national homeownership rate will decline 3 percentage points. This may seem like a modest decline, but it will have an enormous impact on each successive generation in their prime homebuying and equity-building years.