Urban Institute

The combination of displacement and relocation of Native families to urban areas has created enduring #housing disparities and barriers to healthy, secure, and culturally appropriate housing. How can housing strategies effectively center urban American Indian #mentalhealth and #homelessness? Explore recommendations for policymakers on ways to address the housing needs of Native populations and honor traditional knowledge and cultural ways of living. https://urbn.is/3Odu1uR

How can policymakers help solve the country’s #housing crisis? Safe, affordable, and stable housing is increasingly out of reach for many in the US, regardless of their income or age. An interconnected web of factors contributes to this, from restrictive zoning to #climatechange. Urban Institute experts examined the current housing crisis and its underlying causes and provide a framework of federally-driven strategies—from major legislative reforms to small-scale changes—that policymakers could enact to effectively address national housing needs. Learn more about the strategies and what Urban’s #research shows about everything from expanding the housing supply to supporting renters to assisting people experiencing homelessness. https://urbn.is/3XsZEoh

How can policymakers better understand families’ circumstances, their resources, and the costs of fully participating in today’s society and #economy? Join Urban on 11/20 @ 1:30 p.m. ET for a virtual discussion on the “true cost of economic security” measure and how policymakers and researchers can leverage insights from this research to improve American #families’ well-being. Register now. https://urbn.is/3Cfs9Pn #LiveatUrban

The Urban Institute is committed to being an inclusive #workplace and strives to create an environment where all staff are equitably treated, valued, and included in the work we pursue—no matter their identity, experience, disability status, or role. We are also committed to interrogating and mitigating structural racism within our workplace as well as in our society. As part of the Urban community, you’ll have #opportunities to contribute to advancing diversity, #equity, and inclusion both in our workplace and through your work. Learn more. https://urbn.is/3YNTgIO

How can policymakers support #veterans and active-duty service members who run into #housing payment difficulties? Programs like the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program and other tools provided through legislative action can offer veterans and active-duty service members loss mitigation. This #VeteransDay, learn more about different federal loss mitigation strategies and the VASP program in an Urban Wire post. https://urbn.is/3YXNfuC

Mark your calendar for 11/21 @ 9:00 a.m. ET and register for an Urban Institute #event that will highlight the critical work of the Registered #Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence over the past four years and set the stage for the essential work ahead to modernize the system. The discussion will bring together employers, industry associations, labor, and public officials to share more about the National Apprenticeship System’s evolution and their vision of advancing registered apprenticeships by 2030. Register now. https://urbn.is/4fiK6eH #LiveatUrban

The Urban Institute is excited to participate in the 2024 APPAM Fall Research Conference taking place November 21-23. With 21 presenters, 12 chairs, eight discussants, two moderators, and two speakers, Urban’s #policy experts look forward to important discussions in key areas including workforce, health, food security, immigration, #housing, retirement, #taxes, and more. Make plans to attend and learn more about Urban’s policy work. https://urbn.is/3AxmFPt

From affordable #housing to reproductive rights to the economy, explore Urban’s collection of #research on key issues that have shaped the debate leading up to today, #ElectionDay. https://urbn.is/3z9kpgN

Did you know that an estimated 3.8 percent of all #realestate owned by older households is prospective heirs’ property? In a new fact sheet from the Urban Institute, experts estimate the number of older #homeowners with key conditions that increase the likelihood that their #property will become heirs’ property after death. Explore the four facts on heirs’ property conditions by race and ethnicity. https://urbn.is/4hwDnze

Are you looking for an expert in these final days of the election to weigh in on topics related to the US #economy? Joseph Rosenberg is an Urban Institute senior fellow who can speak to an array of federal #tax and budget issues. As part of our Tax Policy Center, Rosenberg brings expertise in estimating the budgetary, distributional, and economic effects of tax policies. https://urbn.is/4hrYsL7 Contact [email protected] to get in touch with Rosenberg or Urban’s other tax #policy experts.