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Research Report

Frequent Users of Jail and Shelter Systems in the District of Columbia: An Overview of the Potential for Supportive Housing

Using available data describing 196 frequent users identified by the District of Columbia Frequent Users Service Enhancement Pilot Program, this brief provides an overview of the characteristics, needs, and jail and shelter use costs of frequent
Highlights

Opportunity gaps in the DC region

At the time of Martin Luther King's death, most American urban areas, in the North as well as the South, were highly segregated, and African Americans were denied equal access to good schools, well-paying jobs, and homeownership—all essential pat
Research Report

Supportive Housing for the Disabled Reentry Population

Using qualitative and quantitative data, this report discusses the history, performance, and progress of the District of Columbia Frequent Users Service Enhancement Pilot Program, implemented by the Corporation for Supportive Housing.
Research Report

Implementation Evaluation of the District of Columbia Put Families First Program: Final Report

The goal of this evaluation was to understand the planning, implementation, and execution of the Put Families First program as it is administered by Functional Family Therapy (FFT) in the District of Columbia (D.C.).
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Are DC’s Metro Area Nonprofits a Match for Hard Times and Unrealistic Expectations?

The Census Bureau’s latest poverty numbers paint a dismal portrait of the lives of millions of Americans. Over 47 million of us are poor.
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Crime in DC-area Metro Stations - Why the Numbers Don't Justify the Hype

Did you read about the senior judge on D.C.’s Superior Court who recently chased down the man who stole his iPhone
Research Report

Evaluating the Use of Public Surveillance Cameras for Crime Control and Prevention

This report summarizes the results of an evaluation ofpublic surveillance systems in Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., examining how systems in each of these jurisdictions were selected and implemented and assessing the degree to which th
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DC Schools’ Stunning Exit Rate

As the summer draws to an end and children gear up to return to school, we wanted to take a moment to highlight those children who do not return to school.
Research Report

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor: Technical Appendix, August 2011

The Washington, D.C.
Research Report

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor - Summer 2011

The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area Foreclosure Monitor and its accompanying County Profiles are co-published quarterly by NeighborhoodInfo DC and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Research Report

Movin' Out: Crime and HUD's HOPE VI Initiative

This research evaluated the impact on crime of the closing, redevelopment, and subsequent reopening of three public housing developments in Milwaukee, Wis., and Washington, D.C., under the U.S.
Fact Sheet

Characteristics of Low-Income Single Mothers Disconnected from Work and Public Assistance

Families headed by low-income single mothers who are not working or receiving public cash benefits ("disconnected families") are among the most vulnerable in our society.
Testimony

Statement on Housing Foreclosures in the District of Columbia

In this testimony before members of the D.C.
Research Report

A Rent Control Report for the District of Columbia

This report summarizes the work of NeighborhoodInfo DC in compiling a list of residential properties potentially subject to rent control regulation in the District of Columbia under the D.C. Rent Stabilization Program.
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DC's Homelessness Count - A Mixed Story That Could Get Worse

As I blogged last month, in January I joined hundreds of voluntee