The main contribution of this study is the evaluation of a nationwide housing assistance program in addressing the issue of overcrowding in the broader housing market rather than only in the population eligible to receive assistance. There is extensive research on housing vouchers and their effects ...
At the end of “Resurrecting Henry George,” I argued that a national housing assistance program would “help to make one more of FDR’s Second Bill of Rights, “the right of every family to a decent home,” a legal reality. I would argue, and I will argue in future posts, that the...
2001 LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE ...17APPENDIX B: AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY ...18APPENDIX C: STUDENT ENROLLMENT IN MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM ...20APPENDIX D: FARMWORKER HOUSING REGULATIONS AND INITIATIVES IN OTHER LOCALJURISDICTIONS......
And we have a real shortage of long-term housing that has rental assistance in some way associated with it. The waitlists for that kind of housing are years long in our community and people really need to have some help. We provide some help. We have some funding that helps people ...
"This bill seeks to prohibit the disqualification of applicants from one of California Housing Finance Agency's (CalHFA) home purchase assistance programs based solely on their immigration status. Given the finite funding available for CalHFA programs, expanding program eligibility must be carefull...
Los Angeles Public-Safety Employee Program-Provides $10,000 down payment assistance for police officers and firefighters and access to below-market financing through revenue bonds. Affordable Housing Projects and Programs Outside California Workforce Housing Development Project Model-Belle Creek--an award-...
The local government social services in Florence are housed in the ASL Ufficio di Assistenza (the Assistance Building) which includes the ISEE, the government entity which assesses your economic condition (Equivalent Economic Situation Indicator). What happens if Silvana has a fall, a stroke, and ...
This scoring system is called the Vulnerability Index-Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool, or VI‑SPDAT. When Jones discovered that she had scored too low to get placed in housing, she said she kept asking the case manager for an explanation. “He didn’t know,” she ...
,84,85]. Housing assistance and mental health services should be complementary and paired with permanent supportive housing models, however, these services often prioritize those with severe mental illness or disabilities [86]. Given the concurrent housing and mental health needs of many low-income ...
But for the millions of dollars in tax breaks, incentives and assistance that developers were given, what was asked in return for those who lost their homes, businesses and sense of community? What was gained for those who had lived with broken sidewalks and run-down playgrounds for decades?