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Implemented by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and counties across California, the Project Roomkey (PRK) Program was a statewide effort to protect people experiencing homelessness by giving them an alternative to staying on the street…

Extreme weather events and natural disasters are impacting communities across the United States, and Americans are already feeling its effects. While environmental hazards have devastating effects on all communities, low- and moderate-income communities, including…

The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) is required by Congress to develop and deploy a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for its Runaway & Homeless Youth Program (RHY). The agency wants to ensure it collects high data quality—and…

Abt is merging databases with information on rental housing results from low-income housing tax credits to inform decision-making. 

The State of Wyoming has turned to Abt Global to help it rapidly and effectively address its housing shortage by creating a statewide action plan. 

The Section 811 program expands the housing supply for poor people with disabilities. Traditionally, HUD funded nonprofits to develop group homes and small rental developments exclusively for the disabled. Changes in Section 811 provide rental assistance…

Despite growing evidence of the effectiveness of permanent supportive housing, local governments often have difficulty securing the necessary investments to expand the programs. The Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO), in partnership with the…

Through the AdvancingCities Challenge and PRO Neighborhoods Competitions, JPMorgan Chase leverages a spectrum of solutions. Whether focused on neighborhood-level interventions or city-wide systems change, these initiatives encourage applicants to embody…

The Cambridge Housing Authority and Compass Working Capital collaborated to test the effects of automatically enrolling families in an asset-building program within two public housing developments. The goal was to answer two questions: How could asset…

HomeStart is a Boston-based nonprofit organization with a goal of eliminating homelessness due to eviction for non-payment, notably for families with subsidies and the working poor in Massachusetts. Eviction is costly not only for tenants but for…