At Home is a quarterly e-newsletter from the Housing & Communities Practice at Abt Associates. Here you'll find the latest research results & expert insights about housing & community development issues important to you.
Latest Issue:
January 2018
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Website Synthesizes Best Evidence on Preventing and Ending Homelessness
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What Have We Learned about Housing Recovery After Disaster Strikes?
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What Does Financial Well-Being Look Like in America?
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Success Stories from the Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Read the January 2018 issue here.
Past Issues
July 2017
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Brief: New Evidence on the Link Between Housing and Family Instability
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To Make Progress on Housing, Break Down Those Walls!
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Insights from a Flexible Housing Subsidy Program in Los Angeles
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Administering an Effective Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Read the July 2017 issue here.
March 2017
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Study: Young Children Face Instability Even After Homelessness Ends
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Want to Have an Impact on Housing Policy? Go Local!
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Better Together: How Coordinating Public and Private Investments Can Play a Role in Ending Chronic Homelessness
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The First-Time Homebuyer Education and Counseling Demonstration
Read the March 2017 issue here.
December 2016
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Which Approaches Can Best Help Families Experiencing Homelessness?
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Expenses: the Neglected Half of the Household Budget
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Report on Homelessness in America Finds Continued Overall Decline
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Watch: HUD Secretary Comments on Study’s Role in Establishing Evidence on Ways to Reduce Homelessness
Read the December 2016 issue here.
Fall 2016
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What Happens to Adolescents Who Experience Family Homelessness? New Research Brief Sheds Light
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The Private Housing Market: Friend or Foe?
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What a New Study Tells Us about Homebuyer Education and Counseling
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Making Progress in Ending Veteran Homelessness
Read the Fall 2016 issue here.
Spring 2016
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Are Homeless Families Connected to the Social Safety Net?
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Local Governments Lead the Way on Affordable Housing, Minimum Wage Reform
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Cutting the Red Tape: Report Explores New Strategies for Improving Land Development Review and Approval
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Video Diaries: A New Tool for Deeper Understanding
Read the Spring 2016 issue here.
Winter 2016
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HUD’s Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program: What Did We Learn?
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Can a Policy Innovation Help Families in Public Housing Build Assets and Increase Their Earnings?
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New Report Provides Snapshot of Homelessness in America
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HUD At 50: Book Explores an Agency’s Evolution
Read the Winter 2016 issue here.
Fall 2015
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The Value of Vouchers: New Study Confirms Effectiveness of Vouchers in Helping Homeless Families
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In House by Jeffrey Lubell: New Evidence on the Effects of Housing Assistance on Adult and Child Well-Being
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Neighborhoods in Need: Stabilizing Neighborhoods During the Economic Downturn
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Focus on Foreclosures: What Role Do Mortgages Play in U.S. Home Foreclosure Market?
Read the Fall 2015 issue here.
Summer 2015
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Behind the Numbers: Estimating the Cost of HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program
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In House by Jeffrey Lubell: Preserving and Expanding Affordable Housing in Neighborhoods with Rising Rents and Home Prices
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Analysis of Neighborhood Stabilization Program shows Mixed Results
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Location, Location, Location! Measurable Benefits For Residents of Public Housing Developments Located in High-Income Neighborhoods
Read the Summer 2015 issue here.
Spring 2015
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In House by Jeffery Lubell: Making the Most of Limited Housing Funding
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Decline in U.S. Homelessness According to Abt Report
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Moving To Work Innovations Report
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Profile of Maine’s Older Population and Housing Stock
Read the Spring 2015 issue here.
Fall 2014
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In House by Jeffery Lubell: Taking Housing Linkages Seriously
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Homelessness Continues to Decline in the US- Especially Among Veterans
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HUD Releases Data Set on Assisted Housing and Homelessness
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New Reports on Medicaid Expansion and Homelessness
Read the Fall 2014 issue here.
Summer 2014
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Jill Khadduri's take on fresh ideas for evaluating whether housing programs work
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Final installment of Jeffrey Lubell's column on an "End Game for Meeting America’s Rental Housing Needs"
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An introduction to SSVF University—an inclusive online compilation of homelessness research, toolkits, and training resources
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News about a national online resource to aid economically distressed cities
Read the Summer 2014 issue here.
Spring 2014
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New Study Discusses Efforts by PHAs to Assist People Experiencing Homelessness
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Counting Homeless Populations with Secretary Donovan
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Counting DC's Homeless...Data Became People
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In House, a column by Jeffrey Lubell, Abt's Director of Housing Initiatives, "What's the End Game for Meeting America's Rental Housing Needs? Part II"
Read the Spring 2014 issue here.
Fall 2013
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Homelessness in America Continues Downward Trend, Abt Study Finds
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Abt Supports MassHousing in Developing
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Launch of Pilot for First-Time Homebuyer Study
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In House, a column by Jeffrey Lubell, Abt's Director of Housing Initiatives, "What's the End Game for Meeting America's Rental Housing Needs?"
Summer 2013
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NYC's Homebase Program Is Helping At-Risk Families Stay out of Shelter, Saving Tax Dollars, Study Finds
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Abt Helps LA Plan for Communities of Opportunity: Bernanke Highlights Plan in Recent Speech
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Homelessness Avoided for Most Veteran Families Served by VA Program, Report Finds
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Jeffrey Lubell, Abt's Director of Housing Initiatives, Published his Inaugural Column, In House
Read the Summer 2013 issue here.
Spring 2013
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Prominent Housing and Community Development Expert to Join Abt Associates
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Can States Create a Better Balance between High-Opportunity and Low-Income Locations of LIHTC Developments?
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Homeless Assistance Programs Face Constraints, Exclude Many Vulnerable Families, Interim Study Finds
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What Would the Housing Choice Voucher Program Cost If It Served All of the Neediest Households?
Read the Spring 2013 issue here.
Winter 2013
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Homelessness in America Declining, Abt Study Finds, with Commentary by Tom Albanese
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Disaster Victims Give Alternative Housing a 'Thumbs Up,' but Program Operators Find it Challenging, with Commentary by Gretchen Locke
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Meryl Finkel, Ph.D., Appointed Housing & Communities Practice Leader
Read the Winter 2013 issue here.
Fall 2012
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Stable Housing Is Key to Good Health, Panelists at Abt Forum Agree
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The End of Rent Restrictions, with Commentary by Meryl Finkel
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Outcomes of Foreclosure Counseling, with Commentary by Anna Jefferson
Read the Fall 2012 issue here.
Summer 2012
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Stable Housing Is Key to Good Health, Panelists at Abt Forum Agree
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The End of Rent Restrictions, with Commentary by Meryl Finkel
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Outcomes of Foreclosure Counseling, with Commentary by Anna Jefferson
Read the Summer 2012 issue here.