Thrive From the Start
Communications
Apr 9, 2025
Every infant and toddler deserves a safe, stable, and nurturing start in life.
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Apr 9, 2025
Every infant and toddler deserves a safe, stable, and nurturing start in life. That’s why Housing Is has joined forces with Prevent Child Abuse America, SchoolHouse Connection, and ZERO TO THREE to launch Thrive From The Start—a cross-sector effort dedicated to addressing homelessness among infants, toddlers, and expectant parents. Visit thrivefromthestart.org to learn more and explore how you can be a part of the solution.
Topics: Early childhood, Health, Homelessness, Housing, Pre-natal
Shared by Housing Is
on Apr 9, 2025
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Feb 25, 2026
Topics: Education, Homelessness, Legislation & Policy
Shared by Housing Is
on Feb 26, 2026
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Feb 18, 2026
Housing matters. How, when, and where people access housing can have far-reaching effects on individuals and communities. Problems with housing supply (PDF), affordability, and stability can undermine all aspects of one’s life, including physical and mental health, educational attainment, and economic success. Policymakers, practitioners, and advocates in all sectors can focus on improving housing to move the needle across a range of other outcomes...Read more...
Topics: Education, Health, Homelessness, Housing
Shared by Housing Is
on Feb 19, 2026
How Housing Matters for Educational, Health, and Economic Outcomes
News Article
Feb 18, 2026
Housing matters. How, when, and where people access housing can have far-reaching effects on individuals and communities.
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Community:
Feb 11, 2026
Join us for this virtual Out-of-School Time Professional Learning Community convening co-sponsored with the National Summer Learning Association. This conversation is open to past members of this learning community or brand-new interested staff.
Topics: Early childhood, Education, School-readiness
Shared by Housing Is
on Feb 11, 2026
Housing Is Working Group Webinar: Out-of-School Time Professional Learning Community
Video
Feb 11, 2026
Join us for this virtual Out-of-School Time Professional Learning Community convening co-sponsored with the National Summer Learning Association. This conversation is open to past members of this learning community or brand-new interested staff.
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Feb 11, 2026
Housing Is Partner Dr. Stuart Butler Finds Federal Government Withdrawing while States Are Expanding SDOH Efforts
Topics: Health, Homelessness, Housing, Low-income, Mental health, Research
Shared by Kirsten Greenwell
on Feb 11, 2026
Implementation of Social Determinants of Health Diverge as Federal and Local Efforts Take Separate Paths
Report
Feb 11, 2026
Housing Is Partner Dr. Stuart Butler Finds Federal Government Withdrawing while States Are Expanding SDOH Efforts
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Feb 10, 2026
Topics: Asset building, Child welfare, Early childhood, Housing, Mobility, Place-based, Research
Shared by Kirsten Greenwell
on Feb 10, 2026
Groundbreaking HOPE VI Research Shows Promise for Cross-sector, Place-based Efforts That Help Improve Life Outcomes for Low-income Families
Children raised in revitalized public housing units earn more, are more likely to attend college, and are less likely to be incarcerated.
Research
Feb 10, 2026
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Jan 23, 2026
Topics: Education, Literacy
Shared by Housing Is
on Feb 3, 2026
When I Was in High School, Mentoring Changed My Life. Now, I Do the Same for Other Kids
News Article
Jan 23, 2026
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Jan 19, 2026
Topics: Attendance, Education, Partnerships
Shared by Housing Is
on Feb 3, 2026
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Community:
Dec 11, 2025
Join Housing Is for an upcoming working group webinar with Andy McMahon from Health Management Associates and other speakers to discuss the importance of partnerships with hospitals and health clinics as they provide on-site services to residents. This conversation will center around the partnership, how partners outreached to residents, and share positive experiences from residents. They will also discuss lessons learned throughout the process and how such partnerships can improve residents’ health behaviors and conditions.
Topics: Health, Housing Is Working Group, Medicaid / Medicare, Partnerships
Shared by Housing Is
on Dec 11, 2025
Housing Is Working Group Webinar: Importance of Partnerships with Hospitals, Health Centers, Payers
Video
Dec 11, 2025
Join Housing Is for an upcoming working group webinar with Andy McMahon from Health Management Associates and other speakers to discuss the importance of partnerships with hospitals and health clinics as they provide on-site services to residents.
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Sep 9, 2025
HousingIs Working Group Webinar: Empowering Digital Connectivity for Students with Project 10Million
As we kick off Back-to-School season, please join us for the first Housing Is Webinar of the 2025-2026 season. We are pleased to share that we are partnering with T-Mobile on their Project 10Million initiative to connect 10 million low-income students with free internet access. Families with students in grades K-12 who meet income requirements are eligible to receive 200GB internet access per year for five years via a hotspot, with no fees, costs, or annual recertifications. Because a significant amount of public housing authority (PHA) residents qualify for Project10Million, Housing Is will work directly with CLPHA’s PHA members to spread awareness of this program and help PHAs and their education partners link their residents to this initiative. To learn more about T-Mobile's Project 10Million and how to help connect low-income students, we invite all PHAs and their partners to join us on September 9th for a Housing Is Working Group webinar on this partnership.
Topics: Education, Housing Is Working Group, School-readiness
Shared by Housing Is
on Sep 16, 2025
HousingIs Working Group Webinar: Empowering Digital Connectivity for Students with Project 10Million
Video
Sep 9, 2025
As we kick off Back-to-School season, please join us for the first Housing Is Webinar of the 2025-2026 season. We are pleased to share that we are partnering with T-Mobile on their Project 10Million initiative to connect 10 million low-income students with free internet access.
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Jul 9, 2025
A new study from NYU Metro Center shares results from the implementation of a program in Fayette County, Kentucky Public Schools (FCPS) designed to “unite and align the district-based Family and Community Engagement Team around a common vision for family engagement.” Results show that the program played an important role in shifting practitioner mindsets regarding the importance of effective two-way communication with families and providing families with more opportunities to collaborate with staff on their children’s education. More research is needed in the coming years to explore the impact of the program on student attendance and learning outcomes.
The newly released case study is the result of a multi-year effort to gather data and insights into the FCPS districtwide Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Team and their implementation of the P-12 District Family Engagement Model developed by the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL). The model offers a holistic approach to family engagement that helps district-level staff design and implement a systemic and sustainable approach to establishing authentic relationships with families and partnering for student achievement. The model, evaluation, and report was funded through the Kentucky Department of Education’s ESSER Family Engagement Grant.
Topics: Education, Youth
Shared by Housing Is
on Jul 9, 2025
A Model for Districtwide Family Engagement Capacity Building: The Case of Fayette County, KY Public Schools
Case study
Jul 9, 2025
A new study from NYU Metro Center shares results from the implementation of a program in Fayette County, Kentucky Public Schools (FCPS) designed to “unite and align the district-based Family and Community Engagement Team around a common vision for family engagement.” Results show that the program pl
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Community:
Jun 26, 2025
New America partnered with Eviction Lab to understand how eviction affects parents who are attending college while caring for children.
Topics: Homelessness, Housing, Research
Shared by Housing Is
on Jun 27, 2025
Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction's Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students
Policy Brief
Jun 26, 2025
New America partnered with Eviction Lab to understand how eviction affects parents who are attending college while caring for children.
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Feb 1, 2025
Wage supplements—in the form of, for example, bonuses, stipends, or tax credits—are gaining traction as ways to improve compensation in the child care and early education field. This brief explains how they can enhance retention and reduce turnover.
Topics: Child welfare, Early childhood
Shared by Housing Is
on May 30, 2025
Using Wage Supplements in Child Care and Early Education
Policy Brief
Feb 1, 2025
Wage supplements—in the form of, for example, bonuses, stipends, or tax credits—are gaining traction as ways to improve compensation in the child care and early education field. This brief explains how they can enhance retention and reduce turnover.
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Apr 23, 2025
The Returning Citizens Stimulus (RCS) program, implemented by the Center for Employment Opportunities, provides cash assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals. An impact study in Los Angeles and Alameda counties found that RCS participants had fewer parole violations in the first year after release from prison, compared with nonparticipants.
Topics: Housing
Shared by Housing Is
on Apr 23, 2025
An Impact Study of the Returning Citizens Stimulus Program
Case study
Apr 23, 2025
The Returning Citizens Stimulus (RCS) program, implemented by the Center for Employment Opportunities, provides cash assistance to formerly incarcerated individuals.
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Community:
Apr 16, 2025
Despite substantial financial investments in education, millions of California students continue to struggle with reading on grade level, threatening their academic success and future opportunities. But we can change this!
Families In Schools has released a new report, Bright Spots in Los Angeles: School Districts Leading the Charge to Solve the Literacy Crisis, highlighting four school districts in Los Angeles County—Bonita Unified, Garvey Elementary, Long Beach Unified, and Los Angeles Unified—demonstrating stronger literacy outcomes for their students. By shifting to structured literacy instruction, these districts are aligning classroom instruction with reading science, setting a new benchmark for literacy success.
“This is a civil rights issue. We cannot afford to let another generation of students fall behind due to ineffective literacy instruction,” said Yolie Flores, President and CEO of Families In Schools. “We hope this report inspires districts across Los Angeles and California to pursue evidence-based literacy strategies, including those shared by districts that have led to improved literacy outcomes. Now is the time for policymakers, educators, and community leaders to unite and ensure that every child—no matter their background—has access to the fundamental right of literacy.”
Topics: Education
Shared by Housing Is
on Apr 17, 2025
Bright Spots in Los Angeles: School Districts Leading the Charge to Solve the Literacy Crisis
Report
Apr 16, 2025
Despite substantial financial investments in education, millions of California students continue to struggle with reading on grade level, threatening their academic success and future opportunities.
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Community:
Mar 5, 2025
The 2024 rate of U.S. homelessness increased by 18% over the previous year, with a 39% rise in families experiencing homelessness. According to an annual survey conducted in communities across the country, more than 770,000 people were living in shelters or outside—the largest number since the report was initiated in 2007. Our panelists will provide historical context for homelessness in the United States, as well as research findings on the effectiveness of various policy and practice approaches to decreasing homelessness and supporting unhoused families and individuals.
Cindy I-Fen Cheng, Robinson Edwards Professor of American History and Asian American Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Katherine Levine Einstein, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boston University
David Phillips, Research Professor of Economics, Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, University of Notre Dame
Topics: Homelessness, Housing
Shared by Housing Is
on Mar 31, 2025
Evidence-Based Policy and Practice Approaches to Addressing Homelessness in the United States
Webinar
Mar 5, 2025
The 2024 rate of U.S. homelessness increased by 18% over the previous year, with a 39% rise in families experiencing homelessness.
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Community:
Mar 18, 2025
There are approximately 430 languages spoken in the United States, making this country one of the most linguistically rich nations in the world. This linguistic diversity is a strength. Indeed, decades of scientific research show that bilingualism is associated with a host of positive outcomes - cognitive, academic, economic, social, and health - for children and adults, for those from multilingual households and for those from monolingual English speaking households. Bilingualism is the norm and not the exception in most other nations. For example, while 92% of Europeans speak two or more languages, only 20% of Americans are bilingual. What’s worse, currently only about 8% of multilingual children receive dual language education, leaving mounds of unmet potential on the table and a lingering gap in the multilingual advantage that will likely grow, not shrink, between the United States and other nations. Consider these findings summarized in a recent report by the Century Foundation and the Children’s Equity Project.
Check out our latest reports on the benefits of bilingualism, equitable access to dual language education, and a guide for increasing high quality dual language education from the early years to the early grades.
Topics: Communications, Education, Racial inequalities
Shared by Housing Is
on Mar 18, 2025
Why We Need to Cultivate America’s Multilingual, Multicultural Assets
Report
Mar 18, 2025
There are approximately 430 languages spoken in the United States, making this country one of the most linguistically rich nations in the world. This linguistic diversity is a strength.
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Community:
Mar 12, 2025
Join us to hear from Licia Villalta from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) about how HACLA is advancing digital equity in underserved communities. HACLA is committed to bridging the digital divide through five key initiatives: Digital Ambassadors, Broadband Access, Computer Lab Renovations, Digital Lending Libraries, and Tech Career Pathways. This session will provide an overview of HACLA's work, sharing insights, successes, and lessons learned in expanding digital equity programs. Attendees will learn actionable steps to replicate these programs, from needs assessment to scaling, and understand their transformative impact on residents' education, workforce readiness, and access to technology.
Topics: Broadband, Housing Is Working Group
Shared by Housing Is
on Mar 12, 2025
Housing Is: Transforming Public Housing Through Digital Inclusion and Innovative Programs Webinar
Video
Mar 12, 2025
Join us to hear from Licia Villalta from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) about how HACLA is advancing digital equity in underserved communities.
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Community:
May 24, 2023
Ever wondered what health centers are close to your public housing property? Check out this map to learn more.
Topics: Health, Housing
Shared by
on Mar 6, 2025
Map of Federally Assisted Housing Properties and Community Health Centers
Interactive
May 24, 2023
Ever wondered what health centers are close to your public housing property? Check out this map to learn more.
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Mar 3, 2025
There is over $4.8 billion for afterschool and summer programs in California from state and federal funds. Less than 2% of that funding goes to high school students, even though research shows that older youth benefit greatly from these programs, improving students' mental health, academic performance, safety, and well-being. This video was produced, filmed, and edited by young people from the David's Harp Foundation, a youth arts mentorship program in San Diego.
Topics: Education, School-readiness, Youth
Shared by Housing Is
on Mar 3, 2025
High School Students Need Afterschool Programs
Video
Mar 3, 2025
There is over $4.8 billion for afterschool and summer programs in California from state and federal funds.
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Mar 3, 2025
Did you know that the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) can be used to employ high school students to teach and mentor elementary and middle school students in afterschool and summer programs? This brief highlights this internship model with examples from six school districts and community-based organizations in Central, Northern, and Southern California.
Paid internships for high school students are proving effective in addressing one of the biggest challenges facing California schools: the education workforce shortage. The programs also create a powerful ripple effect in communities. High schoolers gain critical job experience, earn needed income, and develop leadership skills while being inspired to pursue careers in teaching or the expanded learning workforce. Younger students simultaneously benefit from improved instructor-to-student ratios and engaging with older mentors from their community.
Topics: Education, School-readiness
Shared by Housing Is
on Mar 3, 2025
Creating Future Educators Paid Teaching Opportunities for High School Students in Afterschool Programs
Report
Mar 3, 2025
Did you know that the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) can be used to employ high school students to teach and mentor elementary and middle school students in afterschool and summer programs?
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Community:
Feb 12, 2025
Join us for this virtual Out-of-School Time Professional Learning Community convening co-sponsored with the National Summer Learning Association. This conversation is open to past members of this learning community or brand-new interested staff. Please share this invitation with colleagues as well.
Topics: Early childhood, Education
Shared by Housing Is
on Feb 12, 2025
Housing Is Working Group: Out-of-School Time Professional Learning Community
Video
Feb 12, 2025
Join us for this virtual Out-of-School Time Professional Learning Community convening co-sponsored with the National Summer Learning Association. This conversation is open to past members of this learning community or brand-new interested staff.
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Community:
Jan 20, 2025
A safe, stable place to live is a key ingredient for a child’s healthy physical, emotional and cognitive development. Research shows children’s well-being is intricately connected to their home environments. However, many families across the United States face housing instability, which poses significant risks to children and their families according to a study published in 2024. Housing instability encompasses a range of issues, including difficulties paying rent or a mortgage, overcrowding, frequent relocations, eviction and homelessness. Linking housing policy with prevention strategies can help states to reduce unnecessary child welfare system involvement, support reunification and prevent maltreatment—ultimately ensuring that children can remain safe and supported within their families. Read more in “Strengthening Families Through Housing Stability,” the newest issue brief from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) here.
Topics: Advocacy, Data sharing, Housing
Shared by Housing Is
on Jan 29, 2025
Strengthening Families Through Housing Stability
Policy Brief
Jan 20, 2025
A safe, stable place to live is a key ingredient for a child’s healthy physical, emotional and cognitive development. Research shows children’s well-being is intricately connected to their home environments.
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Jan 15, 2025
The Children’s Partnership’s newly released policy brief, “Uplifting the Power of Culture: Protective Factors for the Health of California’s Children,” emphasizes how culturally grounded protective factors in early childhood can create equitable pathways to health and success for BIPOC children. By centering these factors in early childhood programs, California can help ensure that all children—especially those from marginalized communities—have the support they need to thrive. Access the brief here.
Topics: Child welfare, Data sharing, Research
Shared by Housing Is
on Jan 29, 2025
Uplifting the Power of Culture: Protective Factors for the Health of California’s Children
Policy Brief
Jan 15, 2025
The Children’s Partnership’s newly released policy brief, “Uplifting the Power of Culture: Protective Factors for the Health of California’s Children,” emphasizes how culturally grounded protective factors in early childhood can create equitable pathways to health and success for BIPOC children.
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Jan 14, 2025
The Help Me Grow National Center (HMG) conducted a year-long Goal Concordant Care Study to explore how aligning early childhood system support with families’ goals can not only prevent negative outcomes for young children, but also help them thrive. HMG Orange County, California was one of three HMG systems in the study that tested the impact of integrating motivational interviewing as a strategy to elicit, document and share parent’s goals as a systematic enhancement to their HMG Centralized Access Point work. In this new blog post, HMG Orange County provides an inside look at their experience testing motivational interviewing, the challenges they encountered along the way and the impact this work has had on their support to families with young children. Read the blog here, and share.
Topics: Advocacy, Data sharing, Research
Shared by Housing Is
on Jan 29, 2025
Helping Families Thrive: The Help Me Grow Goal Concordant Care Study Through the Lens of the Centralized Access
News Article
Jan 14, 2025
The Help Me Grow National Center (HMG) conducted a year-long Goal Concordant Care Study to explore how aligning early childhood system support with families’ goals can not only prevent negative outcomes for young children, but also help them thrive.
