Funding
2019 Housing Impact Report
Report
Jun 6, 2019
Trends in Housing Assistance and Who it Serves
CLPHA Data Sharing Template for PHAs and Health Organizations
Disclaimer: This template is provided for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or question. Use of this template, including its exhibits and attachments, does not create a relationship or any responsibilities between CLPHA and the user.
Research
Aug 5, 2019
CLPHA developed a general data sharing template that public housing authorities (PHAs) and their health partners can customize to suit their data sharing and collaboration needs. Please feel free to comment to share any uses/modifications your organization made to implement into a partnership.
Making WIC Work Better: Strategies to Reach More Women and Children and Strengthen Benefits Use
Report
May 1, 2019
Protecting and improving the health of pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children is critically important.
Disaster Aid Perpetuates Inequality
News Article
May 13, 2019
After natural disasters, recovery efforts tend to lift up those who have resources to bounce back quickly, but cement poverty for those with modest means.
Ending Child Poverty Now
Report
May 1, 2019
Child poverty is an urgent and preventable crisis. Solutions to child poverty already exist if we just expand and invest in them.
Housing Is Summit 2019 - PLENARY: PHILANTHROPY'S INVESTMENT IN LONG-TERM CHANGE
Video
May 24, 2019
Foundations often play a leadership role in forging innovative cross-sector collaboration. Hear from funders about their philanthropic giving and impact investing strategies aimed at expanding opportunity and improving long-term life outcomes for lower-income individuals and communities.
Trump Administration Wants To Cut Funding For Public Housing Repairs
News Article
May 16, 2019
Mold. Leaks. Rodents. Crime. These are just some of the things the nation's 2 million public housing residents have to worry about. Many of the buildings they live in have been falling into disrepair for decades. Public housing officials estimate that it would cost $50 billion to fix them up.
House Committee Approves Funding Increase for Homeless Children and Youth
Policy Brief
May 9, 2019
On May 9, the House Appropriations Committee passed its FY2020 appropriations bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The House bill includes $100 million in FY2020 funding for the McKinney-Vento Act’s Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program.
Dialogue on a roadmap to reducing child poverty
Video
May 9, 2019
On May 9, the Brookings Institution hosted an event to discuss the subsequent report, “A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty.” The event featured comments from Greg Duncan, who served as Chair of the Committee on Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years, as we