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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, NYT > Homeless Persons
Two women were sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering two indigent men to collect insurance policies taken out on their lives....
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Jul 16, 2008
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paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Margery Austin Turner ), Urban Institute: Housing
One-third of America's families with children are low income, meaning their incomes fall below twice the federal poverty level. Although four in five of these families work, many don't bring home enough to cover the everyday costs of living. In this essay, Acs and Turner outline their proposals to enhance low-income...
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Jul 16, 2008
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paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Margery Austin Turner ), Urban Institute: Housing
One-third of America's families with children are low income, meaning their incomes fall below twice the federal poverty level. Although four in five of these families work, many don't bring home enough to cover the everyday costs of living. In this essay, Acs and Turner outline their proposals to enhance low-income...
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Jul 16, 2008
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paffairs@urban.org ( Jared Bernstein ), Urban Institute: Housing
This paper is a response to New Safety Net Paper 1, "Making Work Pay Enough: A Decent Standard of Living for Working Families" by Gregory Acs and Margery Austin Turner....
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Jul 16, 2008
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paffairs@urban.org ( John Weicher ), Urban Institute: Housing
This paper is a response to New Safety Net Paper 1, "Making Work Pay Enough: A Decent Standard of Living for Working Families" by Gregory Acs and Margery Austin Turner....
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Jul 16, 2008
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paffairs@urban.org ( Martha R. Burt, Sam Hall ), Urban Institute: Housing
In this commentary for The Washington Post, researchers Martha Burt and Sam Hall recommend, among other things, that Washington, D.C., offer permanent supportive housing to those who have been homeless the longest or have the most severe forms of disability. Making major changes in its data system would help the city...
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Jul 14, 2008
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paffairs@urban.org ( Diane Levy, Peter A. Tatian, Kenneth Temkin, Kerstin Gentsch, Barika X. Williams ), Urban Institute: Housing
This report, commissioned by the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking, examines the extent of subprime lending in the District of Columbia and the resulting impacts on residents and neighborhoods. The study found that subprime lending was concentrated in predominantly African-American, moderate-income neighborhoods, areas that are now experiencing a sharp...
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Jul 10, 2008
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(author unknown), NYT > Homeless Persons
Political leaders in New Orleans should understand that getting homeless people into permanent housing is the right thing to do for the homeless and for the city....
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Jul 08, 2008
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paffairs@urban.org ( Susan J. Popkin, Brett Theodos, Caterina Gouvis Roman, Elizabeth Guernsey ), Urban Institute: Housing
The Chicago Family Case Management Demonstration is an innovative initiative designed to meet the challenges of serving the Chicago Housing Authority's (CHA) "hard to house"; residents. It involves a unique partnership of city agencies, service providers, researchers, and private foundations, all with a deep commitment to finding solutions for the most...
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Jul 08, 2008
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paffairs@urban.org ( Peter A. Tatian ), Urban Institute: Housing
This testimony discusses recent data, compiled by NeighborhoodInfo DC, on foreclosures in Washington, D.C. Foreclosures have almost doubled since 2005, and data for the first quarter of 2008 show that the problem continues to worsen. With additional adjustable-rate, subprime loans scheduled to reset over the next two years, the situation is...
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Jul 08, 2008
