Colleagues,

This is another freebie that might be of interest - note the Homeless Families Research Briefs, webinar on Homelessness Prevention...and much more.

Maureen

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Date: Wed, May 29, 2019 at 9:00 AM
Subject: At Home: Increasing Housing Mobility, Building Resilience and Stability and more
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May 2019

In House • Perspectives from Our Experts

How We Can Turn Housing Mobility into Economic Opportunity

There is growing evidence that housing mobility can help families move up the economic ladder, especially if tackled at a regional scale. And Congress is taking notice. A new federal demonstration will provide funding to administer and evaluate regional housing mobility programs. Abt’s Jeffrey Lubell explains how regional partnerships can help low-income families gain the advantages of resource-rich areas in GOVERNING magazine.

Report: Small Area Fair Market Rent Demonstration Evaluation

Abt evaluated HUD’s Small Area Fair Market Rent demonstration, which tested whether basing housing subsidies on market rents at the ZIP code level would give households that received Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) better access to areas of opportunity. The evaluation found that after adoption of Small Area Fair Market Rents, HCV recipients were more likely to live in high-rent—and higher opportunity—areas.

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Podcast: How Can We Improve Housing Resilience in the Face of Climate Change?

Communities worldwide are grappling with the impacts of climate change, and local housing agencies and planners play a critical role in helping people adapt. Abt’s Colleen Moore and Megan O’Grady discuss how researchers and stakeholders can address housing resilience to combat the effects of climate change in Abt’s new podcast, The Intersect, moderated by Eric Tischler.

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Project: Promoting Children’s Savings Accounts

On behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Abt developed briefs on promising practices for children’s savings accounts (CSAs). The briefs focus on strategies for engaging participants, providing financial incentives to save, integrating financial education into CSA programs, and using technology to engage participants and administer programs. The briefs will be shared with state governments, nonprofits and other stakeholders that either have or are considering starting a CSA program.

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What We're Writing About

In Maine, the Path to Housing Stability Starts with First Place

On any given night in the U.S., approximately 40,000 unaccompanied youth under the age of 25 are literally homeless—living in shelters or the streets. Many more will experience homelessness in the form of “couch surfing.” Abt conducted an evaluation of the First Place Program, a transitional living program for homeless youth in Portland, ME. More than 78 percent of the enrollees had experienced homelessness in the past. We found that there was no single path to homelessness among young people in the study, and that the provision of permanent housing provided a critical foundation for housing stability. Abt's Meghan Henry provides details and findings.

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Webinar Recording

What Really Works in Homelessness Prevention: Lessons from Literature and the Field

Abt principal associate and co-founder of the Center for Evidence-based Solutions to Homelessness Jill Khadduri recently moderated a webinar on “What Really Works in Homelessness Prevention: Lessons from Literature and the Field.” In the webinar, experts and practitioners came together to share their experiences planning or implementing homelessness prevention activities. Missed the webinar? Check out the recording online.

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