New Updates on The Edge - 11/04/2014

New on The Edge

Message from PD&R Leadership:
Roles in Partnerships for Place-Based Work
In October, 2014, Kathy O'Regan announced the 2014 winners of the Secretaries' Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships on behalf of the HUD Secretary. Each of the initiatives receiving awards used cross-sector partnerships to address community needs to improve the lives of community residents. These initiatives demonstrated the complimentary and overlapping roles for community organizations and foundations and their federal partners for place-based work.

In Practice:
Apartment Building Renovated for Disabled Homeless in Wheeling, West Virginia
In 2012, the Greater Wheeling Homeless Coalition, based in the northern panhandle of West Virginia, opened Gertrude Flats, which offers 18 beds for chronically homeless individuals with extremely low incomes. The coalition's decision to own and manage rental apartments came after difficulties renting units in properties run by other parties. With the Gertrude Flats, the coalition is now able to create a supportive environment for residents — 87 percent remain permanently housed — and better fulfill its core mission as a service provider.

Spotlight on PD&R Data:
U.S. Housing Market Conditions
PD&R's U.S. Housing Market Conditions (USHMC) website contains national, regional, state, metropolitan, and local data and analysis in one location. Featured USHMC charts highlight monthly and annual private housing unit starts by structure type and by region.

Policy Update:
Paired Testing and the Housing Discrimination Studies
Research to understand the extent of housing discrimination is critical to developing successful enforcement strategies and educational campaigns. The paired testing methodology used in HUD's Housing Discrimination Studies is an important tool in furthering fair housing, as are other methods of uncovering housing discrimination.