New Updates on The Edge

Message from PD&R Leadership:
Individual Giving in the Pandemic
Cynthia Campbell, director of PD&R's International and Philanthropic Affairs Division, discusses recent findings on the outlook for charitable giving during the conronavirus pandemic and economic downturn. While both of those challenges will result in more Americans turning to various social safety net services, those services may be underfunded if the distribution of individual giving shifts and if overall giving contracts.

Research
HUD Releases 2019 Worst Case Needs Report on Severe Housing Problems
HUD's Worst Case Housing Needs report, issued biennially since 1991, details critical problems facing low-income renting families. The 17th edition was published in June 2020 and finds that worst case housing needs decreased by 7.1 percent between 2015 and 2017. The persistent problem of higher-income households occupying low-rent units, however, continues to contribute to the shortfall in affordable, available housing for those who need it most.

In Practice:
The Camino del Mar and Vista del Mar Apartments Complete the New Dana Strand Revitalization Project in Los Angeles, California
Opened in 2018, the Camino del Mar and Vista del Mar affordable housing developments represent the fourth and final phase of the New Dana Strand Revitalization project in the oceanside Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles. The 176 new affordable apartment units replace a distressed 50-year-old public housing complex. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles and nonprofit developers Abode Communities and Mercy Housing California partnered to complete the $71 million project.

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