A Look at How Housing Matters to Families and Communities

Check out these great pieces on housing’s relationship to community and economic development issues!

How Housing Matters to Families and Communities (from the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity)

Watch the conversation unfold in this two-month series on the relationships between housing and three topics – health, education and economic opportunity. The following pieces are available on the website:

• How Housing Matters: An Introductory Note Michael A. Stegman, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation – Posted November 2, 2011
• Helping the Doubly-Disadvantaged: The Role of Neighborhoods in Health Greg J. Duncan, University of California, Irvine, Stacy Tessler Lindau, University of Chicago, Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago, and Robert Whitaker, Temple University – Posted November 2, 2011
• The Housing Vaccine: Why Housing Matters to Young Children Dr. Megan Sandel and Dr. Deborah A. Frank, Children’s HealthWatch – Posted November 14, 2011
• Lower Earnings: An Unintended Consequence of Section 8 Voucher Receipt  Deven Carlson, University of Wisconsin-Madison – Posted November 28, 2011
• The Missing Pieces: Housing, Health, and the Moving to Opportunity Experiment  Thomas D. Cook, Northwestern University – Posted December 5, 2011
• How Housing Matters: Housing As a Platform for Improving Health Outcomes Shaun Donovan, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Posted December 5, 2011
• Rental Assistance: A Drag on Work or a Platform for Economic Opportunity? Jeffrey Lubell, Center for Housing Policy – Posted December 12, 2011
• Narrowing the Economic Achievement Gap: The Role of HousingHeather Schwartz, RAND Corporation – Posted January 12, 2012