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“Churches United for Fair Housing: Organizing and Litigating Against Exclusionary Housing Policies in Brooklyn” by Charlie Dulik & Alexandra Fennell (April-June 2018 P&R Issue)
By Charlie Dulik & Alexandra Fennell (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Like every major American city, New York is deeply spatially divided along racial lines, due to redlining, residential segregation and discrimination. Arguably no place exhibits this more clearly than north Brooklyn’s Broadway Triangle, the intersection of white Williamsburg, predominantly … [Read more...] about “Churches United for Fair Housing: Organizing and Litigating Against Exclusionary Housing Policies in Brooklyn” by Charlie Dulik & Alexandra Fennell (April-June 2018 P&R Issue)
“Do Housing Choice Voucher Holders Want to Move to Opportunity?” by Erin Boggs, Sam Brill & Lisa Dabrowski (April-June 2018 P&R Issue)
By Erin Boggs, Sam Brill & Lisa Dabrowski (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Introduction Open Communities Alliance (OCA), a Connecticut-based civil rights non-profit that advocates for balanced affordable housing placement, launched in 2014. Because a central part of our advocacy message is that, along with investments in under-resourced areas, it is … [Read more...] about “Do Housing Choice Voucher Holders Want to Move to Opportunity?” by Erin Boggs, Sam Brill & Lisa Dabrowski (April-June 2018 P&R Issue)
Re-Weaving the Social Fabric through Integrated Schools: How Intergroup Contact Prepares Youth to Thrive in a Multiracial Society (NCSD, May 2018)
NCSD Research Brief No. 13 (May 2018). By Linda Tropp and Suchi Saxena. Synopsis: Schools remain one of the few social institutions that have the potential to bring youth together across racial and ethnic lines. New social science research demonstrates the importance of fostering sustained interracial contact between youth in order to prepare them to thrive in a multiracial … [Read more...] about Re-Weaving the Social Fabric through Integrated Schools: How Intergroup Contact Prepares Youth to Thrive in a Multiracial Society (NCSD, May 2018)
A Guide to Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs): How State and Local Housing Agencies Can Expand Opportunity for Families in All Metro Areas (CBPP-PRRAC, May 2018)
A PRRAC and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Research Publication. Excerpt: "State and local housing agencies have important new tools to help families with housing vouchers move to high-opportunity neighborhoods with low crime and strong schools, which tend to have higher rents. A November 2016 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule expands use … [Read more...] about A Guide to Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs): How State and Local Housing Agencies Can Expand Opportunity for Families in All Metro Areas (CBPP-PRRAC, May 2018)
