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A detailed examination of the rental affordability crisis in our nation.

“What happens when a foundation decides to go deep with its mission and make a direct investment in a community?”

In 2003 we made our first investment in the historic Hartford neighborhood of Frog Hollow. The Field Guide to a Regenerative Community explores our long-term investment in this community through Billings Forge Community Works. 

Overview: An annual report on housing conditions across the state. Publication date: November 2017 Author: Partnership for Strong Communities Get the report

There is no housing market in the United States where a person with a disability whose sole source of income is SSI can afford a safe, decent rental unit. Priced out shows the scope of the problem and proven solutions to fix it.

An unprecedented look into the scope and urgency of youth homelessness in America.

Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing in the U.S.

A report detailing Connecticut’s efforts to end homelessness in the state.

This report shines a spotlight on why robust employment, training, and related supportive services are key to the success of rapid re-housing participants.

Ten key principles and policy recommendations to help ensure that a youth’s involvement with the juvenile justice system does not increase the likelihood that they will experience homelessness, and that youth experiencing homelessness receive the services and supports they need instead of being cited, arrested, charged, or incarcerated.

An in-depth report on the housing affordability crisis in each state.

A guide to using the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) to end chronic homelessness.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual report on homelessness to Congress. Contains the latest data on homelessness in the U.S.

Two members of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness are following three communities as they undertake 100-Day Challenges to end youth homelessness.

A short introduction to Rapid Re-housing, an intervention designed to help individuals and families quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing.

A practical step-by-step roadmap for anyone leading the organization and execution of the count of youth experiencing homelessness in their community.

In light of the planned termination of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness’s (USICH’s) in 2017, this report looks at the effectiveness of the agency and the impact on ending homelessness if this agency were no longer in operation.

A mid-point learning assessment of the Reaching Home Campaign and Opening Doors—Connecticut

Actions and strategies to end youth homelessness prepared for the new administration.