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In Chicago, Collaboration Makes Early Childcare Better

GovLoop

health, education, home visiting, social services) in a robust, long-term research-practice partnership singularly focused on helping the City achieve its overall vision for a strong early childhood system.” First, CECIDS builds on what’s known as the Chicago Early Childhood Data Infrastructure Project, launched in 2019.

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Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness in L.A. During COVID-19 — June Bonus Episode

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

In 2019, the Los Angeles Times reported there were nearly 60,000 people experiencing homelessness in L.A. Diaz discusses how RAP serves as the mass-care shelter and welfare arm of the city of Los Angeles during emergencies and how that has been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Do Lawyers Matter? Early Evidence on Eviction Patterns After the Rollout of Universal Access to Counsel in New York City

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Furthermore, although lawyers can help tenants navigate many of the procedural challenges of eviction proceedings, legal services alone may not be sufficient to help tenants who need social services or cannot afford their rent. As of 2013, only 1 percent of New York City tenants were represented by lawyers in housing court.

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Urbanism obituaries, 2022 | Death clusters of people, buildings and organizations as an indicator of institutional failure

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Homelessness concentrates in cities because there are more people, housing is more expensive, and people migrate to cities because they are more likely to offer social services. We can't really blame this on cities.

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In Chicago, Collaboration Makes Early Childcare Better

GovLoop

health, education, home visiting, social services) in a robust, long-term research-practice partnership singularly focused on helping the City achieve its overall vision for a strong early childhood system.”. First, CECIDS builds on what’s known as the Chicago Early Childhood Data Infrastructure Project, launched in 2019.

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Lessons Learned from TANF Clients

Barrett & Greene

According to the Center On Budget and Policy Priorities , for every 100 families living in poverty, only 21 received cash assistance from TANF in 2019/2020. One of them is that there's an incredible social services system run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Why aren’t more parents accessing cash benefits?

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How Virginia unleashed the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

It is an integral foundation because it builds trust with data sources, such as the state health department, private hospital associations, and the department of social services, and fosters their participation in governance activities as data trust members.