This brief reviews poverty and housing issues in rural America. Issues include affordability, quality, and access to mortgage loans. Approximately 5.2 million, just under one-quarter of rural households pay more than 30 percent of their monthly…

Nationwide, the Housing Choice Voucher Program serves nearly 2 million low-income households mostly in urban areas. From the Urban Institute, this review of the literature explores the evidence on neighborhood location outcomes for people…

The Urban Institute released a report that provides an overview of why housing choices matter for influencing better outcomes for families. HUD’s proposal for transforming federal rental assistance program is designed to expand subsidy…

This issue brief is from the Alliance to End Homelessness, and offers estimates on homelessness among the elderly. The Alliance estimates that the amount of elderly in homelessness will increase by 33 percent in the next 10 years and increase by…

The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative is an initiative through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty and distressed housing into mixed-income communities. From the Urban Institute,…

In light of the recent recession, this paper examines the effect that financial strain can have on the occurrence of domestic violence and in turn, how domestic violence impacts an individual or family's financial situation. Though being low…

The Federal Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program provides eligible low-income families with an income-conditioned voucher that pays for a portion of rental costs in privately owned, affordable housing units. This paper extends prior…

Given the current recession, many families are at risk for homelessness. This issue brief from the Urban Institute examines the current state of homelessness in the United States. Authors review how community responses to homelessness are…

This report is from the Brookings Institution and reviews income inequality and new housing construction in 215 metropolitan areas. Findings show that between 1970 and 2000, distressed and non-distressed metropolitan areas with rapidly growing…

The LA HOPE project is designed to support clients in permanent supportive housing transition into gainful employment. The project provides a safety net to address barriers to self-sufficiency, which includes long-term substance abuse barriers.…