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Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap
AUTHOR: Building Movement Project
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The nonprofit sector is experiencing a racial leadership gap.
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The State of the Nation's Housing 2017
AUTHOR: The Joint Center for Housing Studies- Harvard…
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
In this annual assessment of the housing market, demographic trends and housing challenges faced by U.S.
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Out of Reach 2017: The High Cost of Housing
AUTHOR: National Low Income Housing Coalition
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
NLIHC’s annual report, Out of Reach, documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. The report’s Housing Wage is the hour
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How Sustainable Communities Create Resilient People
AUTHOR: PAHRC
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The 2017 PAHRC report examines the ways in which housin
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Cities Alive: Towards a Walking World
AUTHOR: Arup
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The report demonstrates the significant social, economic, environmental and political benefits of walking.
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With Tax Credit Future Unknown, New Mass. Affordable Housing Units Hang In The Balance
AUTHOR: WBUR
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
NPR interviews Bart Mitchell, TCB president and CEO, on the change in value of Low Income Housing Tax Credits and its impact on affordable housing.
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Protecting Families: A Photo Story About Supportive Housing
AUTHOR: Photography by Lydia Thompson & Writing by…
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
A new photo essay depicts life for families served by The Connection’s supportive housing for families program.
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Partnering with CDFIs: Catalysts for Sustainable Community Development
AUTHOR: Tim Cerebe
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The revitalization efforts in Roanoke’s West
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The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes
AUTHOR: The National Low Income Housing Coalition
YEAR: 2017
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The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes highlights the critical housing needs of the nation’s lowest income households.
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Solidarity Rising in Massachusetts a Report by the Solidarity Economy Initiative How Solidarity Economy Movement is Emerging in Lower-Income Communities of Color
AUTHOR: Solidarity Economy Initiative
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
A new report released by the Solidarity Economy Initiative examines eight cases across lower-income communities of color in Massachusetts.
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A Place to Call Home: The Case for Increased Federal Investments in Affordable Housing.”
AUTHOR: National Low Income Housing Coalition
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) published a new report called “A Place to Call Home: The Case for Increased Federal
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Estimating Cost Reductions Associated with the Community Support Program for People Experiencing Chronic Homelessness
AUTHOR: Thomas Byrne, PhD; George Smart, LICSW
YEAR: 2017
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A new study from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation and Pine Street Inn “demonstrates the importance of housing stability and case management as
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Strengthening Housing Investments for Community Revitalization – A Multifaceted Research Study
AUTHOR: Keri-Nicole Dillman, PhD; CHAPA; DHCD;
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
A new report, Strengthening Housing Investments for Community Revitalization: Research for Massachusetts Policy and Practice, concludes that enlist
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State of Equity
AUTHOR: Metropolitan Area Planning Council
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
A new report released on February 28 by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) shows that Greater Boston continues to struggle with signifi
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The Asset Value of Whiteness: Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap
AUTHOR: Dēmos and the Institute for Assets and Social Policy…
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
The Institute for Assets & Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management and Demos released a ne
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Bridging the Divide: How Business Ownership Can Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap
AUTHOR: Joyce Klein, FIELD, The Aspen Institute
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Our nation faces significant challenges addressing the growing racial wealth gap.
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State of the Dream 2017: Mourning in America
AUTHOR: United for a Fair Economy
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
In 1984, the re-election campaign of Ronald
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Fair Housing and Equity Assessment for Metropolitan Boston
AUTHOR: MAPC
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
Home matters.
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The Racial Wealth Gap: Why Policy Matters
AUTHOR: Amy Traub, Catherine Ruetschlin, Laura Sullivan,…
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Public policies can either fuel or ease racial disparities in wealth.
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Who Wants Affordable Housing in their Backyard? An Equilibrium Analysis of Low Income Property Development
AUTHOR: Rebecca Diamond and Tim McQuade; Stanford GSB
YEAR: 2016
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This article combines data on the location and funding dates for all LIHTC funded projects, housing transaction data from 129 counties, and home bu
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Ensuring Equitable Neighborhood Change: Gentrification Pressures on Housing Affordability
AUTHOR: Department of Housing and Urban Development
YEAR: 2016
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This report reviews the recent research on the causes and consequences of gentrification and identifies key steps policymakers can take to foster n
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Housing in the Evolving American Suburb
AUTHOR: Urban Land Institute
YEAR: 2016
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The report, Housing in the Evolving American Suburb, describes different kinds of suburbs based on the key factors that define and determine their
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Community Matters: Exploring the Link Between Community Characteristics and Uninsurance in Massachusetts
AUTHOR: The Urban Institute/ Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation…
YEAR: 2016
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