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Changes in Prince George's County: 2000 Through 2010

December 1, 2011

Highlights trends in the population, residents' race/ethnicity, real income, and educational attainment in Prince George's County, Maryland, for the county overall and by district.

A Guide to Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data

December 31, 2008

Provides an overview of the home mortgage application data lenders are required to report and explains how to analyze trends in neighborhood investment, buyers' racial and economic composition, disparities in home loan access, and subprime lending.

Assisted Housing Mobility and the Success of Low-Income Minority Families: Lessons for Policy, Practice, and Future Research

March 1, 2008

Based on results from the Gautreaux desegregation and Moving to Opportunity programs, discusses ways to make assisted housing mobility policies more effective in the long term, including experimenting with target populations and placement areas.

Can Escaping From Poor Neighborhoods Increase Employment and Earnings?

March 1, 2008

Examines whether families who moved to lower poverty areas through the Moving to Opportunity program benefited from more opportunities for employment and higher earnings, what factors affected outcomes, and how relocation intervention could be improved.

Do Better Neighborhoods for MTO Families Mean Better Schools?

March 1, 2008

Explores the factors that kept children who moved to safer, lower-poverty neighborhoods through the Moving to Opportunity program from accessing better schools, such as lack of change in school district, lack of parental choice, and lack of information.

Girls in the 'Hood: The Importance of Feeling Safe

March 1, 2008

Looks at how adolescent girls benefited from moving out of extremely poor, high-crime neighborhoods into lower poverty areas through the Moving to Opportunity program. Focuses on reduced "female fear" as one reason why girls benefited more than boys.

Have MTO Families Lost Access to Opportunity Neighborhoods Over Time?

March 1, 2008

Reviews research on families who moved to lower-poverty areas through the Moving to Opportunity program, using new data and broader indicators to assess whether their subsequent moves were also to better neighborhoods from which the families benefited.

Struggling to Stay Out of High-Poverty Neighborhoods: Lessons From the Moving to Opportunity Experiment

March 1, 2008

Analyzes the later relocation patterns of families who moved out of high-poverty areas in the Moving to Opportunity program, and explores the reasons why many returned to poorer neighborhoods over time while others remained in low-poverty areas.

Are HOPE VI Families at Greater Risk for Homelessness?

June 1, 2007

Examines whether federal HOPE VI relocation initiatives increase the chances that original residents will be at greater risk of homelessness. Based on surveys of residents at five Hope VI public housing sites.

Hope VI'd and on the Move

June 1, 2007

Examines whether the federal HOPE VI housing program has successfully improved living environments for the majority of residents. Based on surveys of residents at five Hope VI public housing sites.

Housing Choice Vouchers: How HOPE VI Families Fared in the Private Market

June 1, 2007

Examines the relocation experiences of HOPE VI housing program residents who used a voucher to find new homes, both in and out of public housing. Based on surveys of residents at five Hope VI public housing sites.

Moving On: Benefits and Challenges of HOPE VI for Children

June 1, 2007

Examines the well-being of children in the federal HOPE VI housing program in the areas of behavior, health, and school engagement. Based on surveys of residents at five Hope VI public housing sites.