April 17, 2007
Helping Hispanics Find Jobs Requires Customized Approach
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Two out of three community-based Goodwill agencies are helping Hispanics find jobs, but a majority say a large percentage of the population is not getting what they need. A three-year Goodwill research project, funded by a grant...
April 16, 2007
Researchers find 'large is smart' when it comes to cities
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A team of researchers, including an economist from Arizona State University, have studied the growth of cities in different parts of the world and have come up with general equations that can foretell their consumption...
Gun Violence: Search for Answers -- Public Wants Stronger Regulation of Firearms
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The tragic shooting at Virginia Tech, which today leaves families devastated and a university community in shock, is the latest example of rising gun violence in America. The Joyce Foundation has long supported research on causes and...
April 12, 2007
LISC and NEF to invest $100 million in Louisiana
Local Initiatives Support Corporation: LISC and its affiliate, National Equity Fund, recently announced an additional $100 million to be spent in Louisiana this year on 2,000 affordable housing units. Together the two organizations had already harnessed more than $50 million...
Free Training Program on Safe Rehabilitation of Hurricane-Damaged Homes
HUD News Release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today launched a free training program to instruct homeowners, contractors and volunteers in the New Orleans area on how to safely rehabilitate properties damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita....
Government Program Helps Families Stay in their Homes
HUD News Release : More than 36,500 families have been able to stay in their homes and avoid foreclosure this year thanks to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) comprehensive lending relief measures. The...
April 10, 2007
Guns in homes strongly associated with higher rates of suicide
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In the first nationally representative study to examine the relationship between survey measures of household firearm ownership and state level rates of suicide in the U.S., researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)...
April 05, 2007
Schools Bring Opportunity to Both Students and Communities
Local Initiatives Support Corporation: Public charter schools have not only proven to be a critical factor in helping inner-city students access better education, but they have also acted as a stabilizing effect on their surrounding neighborhoods. An active school that...
Housing Discrimination Complaints at an All-time High
HUD News Release: Government agencies received 10,328 housing discrimination complaints, the highest number ever filed in a single year, according to an annual fair housing report released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD's Fiscal Year...
April 04, 2007
Severely Distressed Public Housing: The Costs of Inaction
Urban Institute: Drawing on the existing research evidence, this study systematically compares the costs (both monetary and nonmonetary) of maintaining severely distressed public housing developments to the potential costs and benefits of effectively revitalizing them. An effective redevelopment strategy can...
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