How can local leaders expand opportunities for women and people of color working in multifamily housing development? Multifamily real estate development is a complex industry that affects the #housing supply in several US #cities and communities. Among the many challenges, research shows there are significant #inequities in leadership by race, ethnicity, and gender for multifamily housing developers. Urban experts examined trends of housing developers by race and gender in 10 cities across the US between 2019 and 2023. Is your city one of them? Learn more about Urban's findings on multifamily housing development inequities and recommended solutions. https://urbn.is/3TauJM2
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The nonprofit Urban Institute is dedicated to elevating the debate on social and economic policy. For nearly five decades, Urban scholars have conducted research and offered evidence-based solutions that improve lives and strengthen communities across a rapidly urbanizing world. Their objective research helps expand opportunities for all, reduce hardship among the most vulnerable, and strengthen the effectiveness of the public sector.
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Matt Mechenbier
Senior Director, Digital Enterprise and Business Intelligence at The Urban Institute
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Shayne Spaulding
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Alexei Alexandrov
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Elisabeth Jacobs
Associate Vice President - Executive Office of Research, Urban Institute | Deputy Director, WorkRise: A Research-to-Action Network on Jobs, Workers +…
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Local data on wealth are limited, but powerful. How can #community leaders use such data to enhance their understanding of racial #wealth disparities where they live? Learn more about how Urban and other collaborators applied new #data methods to estimate local wealth, uncover disparities, and identify the need for tailored solutions. https://urbn.is/3X8sMRs
Local Data Are Key to Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
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What types of strategies can support #youth economic mobility? WorkRise’s new landscape #research report offers a comprehensive look at what works to help young workers succeed and advance in the labor market, with a special focus on young people of color and those with low incomes. Explore a high-level overview of the evidence informing employment-focused strategies and how to equip young people for the #jobs of today. https://urbn.is/3T6ZJN2
Supporting Youth Economic Mobility through Employment-Focused Strategies
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How can refugee service providers help refugee families access early childhood services? Participation in early childhood services has both short- and long-term benefits. However, #research shows that families who are refugees or #immigrants may be less likely to enroll their children in early childhood services compared with other eligible families due to access barriers, lack of trust, and more. Explore a new guide from the Urban Institute and Switchboard to learn more about early childhood services accessible to families who are refugees, strategies to enhance #family access, and examples of programs that have innovated to successfully engage refugee families in services such as home visiting and Head Start. https://urbn.is/4fZizzA
Helping Families Who Are Refugees Access Early Childhood Services
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Did you know #student loan #debt could exacerbate senior poverty? For borrowers ages 50 and older, student loan debt poses significant challenges to #retirement security. New research from the Urban Institute sheds light on the prevalence of student loan debt among older adults and who stands to benefit the most from debt relief efforts. Read more in this Urban Wire Post. https://urbn.is/473F5TP
Ensuring Americans Can Retire Free from Student Loan Debt
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What works to increase refugee and #immigrant families’ access to early childhood services? Urban Institute researchers conducted a systematic review of the evidence, finding that policies promoting free and culturally responsive child care and early #education have successfully increased enrollment. Other strategies such as community outreach and linguistically and culturally matched early childhood program staff may also promote access among immigrant and refugee #families with young children. Explore the Urban Institute’s evidence summary with Switchboard to learn more about the practices, policies, approaches, and interventions that help increase access to early childhood services among refugee and immigrant families. https://urbn.is/3XeKzYD
What Works to Increase Refugee and Immigrant Families' Access to Early Childhood Services?
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Did you know parenting #students make up about one in five undergraduates and one in four graduate students? A new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form has eliminated a question about students’ dependent #children, making it challenging to collect accurate #data and count parenting students. Urban research demonstrates that supporting student parents provides economic benefits and promotes intergenerational mobility. In a new Urban Wire piece, learn more about the potential impacts of the updated FAFSA form and why other student-parent data collection efforts are necessary. https://urbn.is/3ABr97x
Colleges Will Need New Data Collection Efforts to Identify Parenting Students after Changes to Financial Aid Forms
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What strategies can be implemented to overcome the barriers #housing developers of color experience and create a more supportive environment? Join the Urban Institute on 8/28 @ 2 p.m. ET for a #discussion on the challenges and opportunities for developers of color and the most effective ways to expand their contributions. Register now. https://urbn.is/4fLJq1P #LiveatUrban
Expanding Opportunities for Developers of Color
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How could the change in race-based affirmative action affect Black male athletes’ enrollment in #college? #Data show that Black men make up a larger share of the athletics population than they do the student body. The erosion of race as a consideration in college admissions could lead Black men to increasingly see athletics as their best (or only) pathway to a bachelor’s degree. In this brief, Urban examines this intersection of race, athletics, and college admissions. Explore our findings, which highlight the need for greater efforts to enroll Black men in higher #education beyond athletics. https://urbn.is/4cAqeS6
Race, Admission, and Athletics
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Unsheltered #homelessness has been growing since 2015 and hit an all-time high in 2023. In June, the US Supreme Court ruled that an Oregon city may fine people experiencing homelessness for sleeping and camping on sidewalks and other public spaces. #Research shows that addressing homelessness through law enforcement only exacerbates the problem. Learn more about five evidence-based approaches local governments could take to address this #challenge in an Urban Wire piece.
New Research on Unsheltered Homelessness, Medical Debt, and More
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