This policy research commentary examines rapid re-housing where the rubber hits the road, recounting experiences in cities and communities across the nation and taking a closer look at where it works and where it does not. …
Tag: HUD
Summer 2016, Vol. 7.2
This issue takes a close look at both services and policies to understand where they do, can, or might have an impact on family homelessness.…
HUD’s Family Options Study: Revisiting the Preliminary Results
This Policy Research Commentary takes a closer look at the interim results of HUD’s Family Options Study, the most comprehensive study ever conducted to test different approaches to addressing family homelessness, and raises serious questions about the ability to draw any definitive conclusions thus far.…
Summer 2014, Vol. 5.2
ICPH is dedicated to alleviating family poverty and homelessness through a multi-pronged approach, involving employment, education, and housing. We are excited about this issue of UNCENSORED, which includes articles with compelling ideas on all three fronts.…
Spring 2014, Vol. 5.1
In “Bringing Child Homelessness into Focus,” the internationally renowned photographer Craig Blankenhorn shares his work documenting homeless families across the country. “A Sweet Mission,” features the Yonkers-based Greyston Foundation, with its open-hiring policy for the Greyston Bakery and its programs to employ, train, support, and encourage struggling adults who are trying to provide for their children. These stories are just two components of our Spring issue, whose many perspectives on a growing problem offer a wealth of information, insights, and challenges.…
A Theory of Poverty Destabilization: Why Low-Income Families Become Homeless in New York City
Need for shelter in community districts in the South Bronx and central Brooklyn dominate the list of the highest-contributing areas, while comparatively few families in shelter come from Manhattan.…
Summer 2012, Vol. 3.2
This issue examines the plight of undocumented families in “Reaching into the Shadows;” the bureaucratic and legal challenges to receiving food stamps in “Little Becoming Less;” the positive effects of gardening in “Green Thumbs Up;” and the need for better data to understand and target services to homeless youth in “National Perspective.”
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Spring 2011, Vol. 2.1
The Spring 2011 issue explores how sports can help disadvantaged youth succeed in “Reaching Youth Through Sports;” the barriers that make it difficult to break the cycle of poverty in “Employment Challenges;” and the unique challenges of elder homelessness in “Finding a Way Back Home.” The issue also features voices from the field of grassroots advocacy in “On the Record.”…