HOUSING MATTERS: A piece from the Urban Institute on the costs of city plans to sweep homeless encampments cites Abt’s first-of-its-kind report on encampments. “An Abt Global report showed that responding to homeless encampments cost Houston, TX $3,393,000 and San Jose, CA $8,557,000,” noted author Rudy Perez.
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Housing, Communities & Asset Building in North America
Wyoming’s Plan to Promote Housing and Economic Development
Abt developed a strategic housing action plan, story map, and tool that will help Wyoming implement solutions for its housing affordability challenges.
Shelter from the Storm: Addressing the Dual Crisis of Extreme Weather and Homelessness
Homeless response systems need support to strengthen their resilience to extreme weather shocks and the disproportionate harm that extreme weather has on people experiencing homelessness.
Understanding Homeless Encampments in Long Beach, L.A. River Basin, and San Fernando Valley
A Conrad N. Hilton Foundation-funded, Abt-led evaluation studied three encampments in Los Angeles.
Rental Housing Results from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
Abt is merging databases with information on rental housing results from low-income housing tax credits to inform decision-making.