Publications

Our Research on the Greater DC region.

Research Report

Evaluation Matters

Nonprofits face growing demands to demonstrate their impact. Their ability to report on program performance is essential to organizational legitimacy and financial survival.
Brief

Permanent Supportive Housing in the District of Columbia: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

With the generous support of the William S. Abell Foundation, the Urban Institute (UI) surveyed District permanent supportive housing (PSH) agencies and specific PSH projects, asking their staff to detail current projects and future ambitions.
Research Report

On the Road to Adulthood: A Databook about Teens and Young Adults in DC

Many young people in the District of Columbia are failing to make a successful transition to adulthood. Their challenges include poor preparation for the high-skills labor market and long-standing health problems.
Research Report

Washington-Area Nonprofit Operating Reserves

This report, funded by the Meyer Foundation, looks at the operating reservesthe cash and other liquid assetsof public charities in the Washington Metropolitan area.
Testimony

The Impact of Foreclosures on Home Ownership and Affordable Housing in the District of Columbia

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

Foreclosures and Renters in Washington, D.C.

Although much of the media have focused on the consequences of the foreclosure crisis for financial markets, lending institutions, and homeowners, comparatively less attention has been paid to how housing foreclosures have affected renters.
Brief

Reducing the Revolving Door of Incarceration and Homelessness in the District of Columbia: Data Sources, Methods, and Limitations

As part of the Reentry Housing Forum, "Reducing the Revolving Door of Incarceration and Homelessness in the District of Columbia," this paper presents the number of people who used jail only; shelter only; jail and shelter; jail, shelter, and Fir
Research Report

Providing Maternity Care to the Underserved

This comparative case study describes the organization, delivery, and content of care of three maternity care models serving low-income women at risk of poor birth outcomes in Wards 5, 6, and 7 in Washington D.C.
Research Report

Subprime Mortgage Lending in the District of Columbia

This report, commissioned by the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking, examines the extent of subprime lending in the District of Columbia and the resulting impacts on residents and neighborhoods.
Testimony

Foreclosures in the District of Columbia

This testimony discusses recent data, compiled by NeighborhoodInfo DC, on foreclosures in Washington, D.C. Foreclosures have almost doubled since 2005, and data for the first quarter of 2008 show that the problem continues to worsen.
Brief

District of Columbia Housing Monitor

The District of Columbia Housing Monitor provides a quarterly look at the Washington, D.C., housing market, tracking home prices, real estate listings, new construction, and affordable housing.
Testimony

Statement to the DC Council, Joint Public Oversight Roundtable on Affordable Housing

This testimony discusses recent data, compiled by NeighborhoodInfo DC, on foreclosures and losses of Section 8 housing units in Washington, D.C.
Research Report

Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia: 14th Annual Fact Book 2007

The 14th annual Fact Book is a comprehensive data source for indicators of child well-being in the District of Columbia. Over 50 data indicators are tracked over time.
Brief

District of Columbia Housing Monitor Summer 2007

The District of Columbia Housing Monitor provides a quarterly look at the Washington, D.C., housing market, tracking home prices, real estate listings, new construction, and affordable housing.
Brief

District of Columbia Housing Monitor: Spring 2007

The District of Columbia Housing Monitor provides a quarterly look at the Washington, D.C., housing market, tracking home prices, real estate listings, new construction, and affordable housing.