USAID’s Housing Programs
Photo: USAID-provided homes in Afghanistan (Muhammad Nazem Qasemi) The FWD #220 • 630 Words From Crisis Response to…
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Guest Blog: Building a Housing Movement
The FWD #G32 (via GPLA): Can we take inspiration from Vienna’s Social Housing Model for the U.S. Housing Crisis?
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Seeking Refuge and Affordable Housing
The FWD #166: What do global conflicts have to do with housing in Virginia?
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Test Your International Housing Knowledge
The FWD #150: Are you a housing globetrotter? Here are three facts from around the world that you should know.
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Shared Home Ownership in the U.K.
The FWD #149: Can’t buy a home? What about a share in a home?
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Microblog #103: Open doors and larger pockets.
Our doors are open—to new Virginians and new dollars for housing Last week’s microblog touched on the changing immigration landscape…
Read MoreMicroblog #93: Lego meets Wikipedia?
Lego meets Wikipedia: The Future of Housing? Can you follow an IKEA manual? If so, you might also…
Read MoreRoad to Recovery: Client Experiences in Supportive Housing (UToronto CAMH, 2012)
This report from the Center for Addiction and Mental Health explores tenants' perceptions of supportive housing. The authors interviewed 16 tenants at four supportive housing residences in Canada to learn how the housing model has affected their lives.
Read MoreWe Are Neighbours: The Impact of Supportive Housing on Community, Social, Economic and Attitude Changes (Wellesley Institute, 2008)
This study looks at the effects of supportive housing on neighborhoods in Toronto. Researchers conduct interviews and collect real estate records, crime reports and other documents to quantify the pros and cons of having a supportive housing residence as a neighbor.
Read MoreInclusionary Housing in International Perspective: Affordable Housing, Social Inclusion, and Land Value Recapture (Lincoln Institute, 2010)
This book provides the reader with relevant information about and analysis of how inclusionary housing works in North America (US and Canada) and five European countries (UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Italy).
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