ResearchThis Commonwealth Fund brief provides an overview of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model, which offers participants comprehensive medical and long-term services and supports and highlights include Mountain Empire’s PACE, which serves older adults in rural Virginia.
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ResearchThe South Carolina Rural Research Center conducted a study of how rural counties were impacted by the 2008 recession, specifically focused on an increase in poverty levels, shifts in population and loss or reduction of healthcare services and facilities.
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ResearchThis USDA-RD report describes the costs to maintain and improve USDA-funded rental housing. The report also includes a framework for how USDA can collaborate with stakeholders and policymakers to preserve rural rental housing.
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ResearchThis issue of the Housing Assistance Council's Rural Voices tackles the question, "What is the future of housing finance in rural America?" from a variety of perspectives.
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ResearchA new report by EdBuild ranks the school district boundaries that most sharply divide student populations by poverty rate.
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ResearchUsing the Three-City Study, which provides longitudinal statistics on low-income children from Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio who live in moderate- or high-poverty neighborhoods, the researchers used data from a random sample of 495 children who lived in a household earning less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level with a primary female caregiver. The authors analyzed various indicators of child outcomes, environmental chaos, family instability, parental functioning, and biological vulnerability from three waves of the study (1999, 2001, and 2005-06).
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ResearchThis VCU Center on Society and Health report focuses on population, community characteristics, and health trends in the Richmond metropolitan area that may affect health outcomes for residents.
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ResearchThe Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) released its third annual research report titled 2016 PAHRC Report: Housing is a Foundation. The report finds that vulnerable populations significantly benefit from federal rental assistance paired with services. However, federal funding for housing assistance and services is in decline.
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ResearchFreddie Mac has released a study of the housing plans and perceptions of those 55 or older, showing that nearly 6 million homeowners—and almost as many older renters—are looking to make at least one more move. And that move will be into rental housing.
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ResearchThis Century Foundation 2016 white paper outlines the numerous benefits of integrating schools socioeconomically and racially.
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