— Cunningham, Mary K., Susan Popkin, and Martha R. Burt. "Public Housing Transformation and the 'Hard to House.'" A Roof Over Their Heads brief 9. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, June 2005. This brief lays out a strategy for effectively serving "hard-to-house" residents who remain in distressed public housing or who are experiencing hardship as a result of HOPE VI-related relocation. Using evidence from their research on HOPE VI families, the authors identify different needs that make it difficult for some residents to successfully transition to mixed-income or private-market housing. The evidence is then used to find out how many residents living in HOPE VI developments fall into these categories and require special assistance or support during and after relocation. The brief recommends strategies that can meet the needs of these vulnerable families and help ensure better outcomes for all original residents. — Popkin, Susan J. Bruce Katz, Mary K. Cunningham, Karen D. Brown, Jeremy Gustafson, and Margery Austin Turner. A Decade of HOPE VI Research Findings and Policy Challenges. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, May 2004. This report looks at the extent to which HOPE VI has achieved its intended benefits and what lessons are offered for affordable-housing policy. A comprehensive literature review on both the achievements and the challenges of the HOPE VI program is included, as well as policy implications and future research priorities. |
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