Microblog #69: A different kind of Thanksgiving story
This Thanksgiving, Let’s Think Outside the Box to Build Stronger Communities. On Thanksgiving, most of us sit down…
Read MoreBest Planning Practices: Metropolitan Transportation Plans (US DOT/FHWA, 2012)
Regionalism and a regional approach to transportation is key to deconcentrating poverty. This Federal report summarizes best practices in creating regional transportation entities.
Read MoreRethinking Poverty: Recommendations From Virginia’s Poverty Reduction Task Force (2010)
In 2009 and 2010 the Commonwealth of Virginia convened a task force to look comprehensively at State-level policies aimed at alleviating poverty for Virginians. This summary report details existing programs, challenges and ultimately recommendations.
Read MoreNorfolk Plan to Reduce Poverty (City of Norfolk, 2014)
Norfolk's poverty rate was double the national average and in 2014 the City issued a comprehensive, holistic approach to address concentrated poverty and the cycle of poverty in Norfolk. The report develops concrete steps the City will undertake to alleviate poverty through education, workforce development and neighborhood revitalization.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Jobs–Affordable Housing Balance in the Richmond Region (VCU CURA, 2017)
This VCU Wilder School report documents the geographic location of jobs generally available for households requiring low-cost housing in Richmond, VA.
Read MoreHousing in Central Appalachia (HAC, 2013)
This Housing Assistance Council Rural Research Report details the housing, economic and social characteristics of Central Appalachia.
Read MoreAging Gracefully: The PACE Approach to Caring for Frail Elders in the Community (Commonwealth Fund, 2016)
This 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.
Read MoreHealth Equity in Richmond, Virginia (VCU, 2016)
This 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.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Myths and Realities of Manufactured Housing (VHA, 2016)
This report explores the challenges and benefits of manufactured housing. The report finds that some types of manufactured housing offer significant affordability benefits to lower income households and points to the improved quality of this type of housing that was manufactured after 1976.
Read MoreA City Breaking Apart: The Incomes of DC’s Poorest Residents Are Falling, While Economic Growth is Benefiting Better-Off Residents (DCFPI, 2016)
This DC Fiscal Policy Institute analysis uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey from 2007 through 2014 to examine income disparities, and income trends in DC and the other 49 largest U.S. cities, as well as four neighboring counties and the City of Alexandria, VA.
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