Articles that explore segments of the population often with unique needs and/or higher risks of housing instability. These include rural communities, low income households, veterans, minorities and women. This category also includes articles related to fair housing, including accessibility, discrminiation and interventions such as AFFH.
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Special Populations & Fair Housing Resources
The Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) have released the LSC Eviction Laws Database, an online interactive tool that allows users to examine state, territory, and local eviction laws. The laws and procedures in the dataset were in…
A recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “More Housing Vouchers Needed to Help People With Disabilities Afford Stable Homes in the Community,” identifies an unmet need for affordable housing among people with disabilities and explains why more housing vouchers can help people…
The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) released a policy brief outlining its recommendations for federal and state guidelines for the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The HTF is a block grant to states targeted to help produce, rehabilitate, preserve, and operate rental housing…
An article in the Natural Hazards Review by Sara Hamideh, “Opportunities and Challenges of Public Participation in Post-Disaster Recovery Planning: Lessons from Galveston, TX,” explores public participation in post-disaster recovery planning after Hurricane Ike using qualitative interviews and…