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WashU Expert: Eviction moratoriums are incomplete solution

July 7, 2020 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

Millions of tenants are at risk of eviction as protections in the CARES Act are set to expire. While the U.S. Congress and Senate are proposing plans to extend the federal moratorium on evictions, a finance expert at Washington University in St. Louis warns that is just one piece of the puzzle.

Keck Medicine of USC and USC Launch Care for the Caregiver Program to Assist Staff During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 1, 2020 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Keck Medicine of USC and USC have launched a comprehensive program to ease the job stress that Keck Medicine health care workers are experiencing during the coronavirus pandemic

Faculty Q&A: H. Luke Shaefer on how the coronavirus outbreak highlights inequities in health care, employment systems

March 13, 2020 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

FACULTY Q&ALuke ShaeferAs the coronavirus continues to spread, University of Michigan poverty scholar H. Luke Shaefer discusses how the pandemic will impact hourly workers and families with low incomes. Shaefer, faculty director of Poverty Solutions U-M, is a professor of social work and public policy.What are the implications of the coronavirus pandemic for low-income families?As there are more and more closures, those who don’t have paid time off and only get paid when they clock in are going to run into the most financial trouble.

Pathways highlight social housing’s importance

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

Up to 10 per cent of Australians have called social housing home at some point and it often acts as a launchpad for a more stable life.

Trump floodplain buyout plan bold, but ‘uncoordinated’

March 12, 2020March 13, 2020 sarah JonasExpert Pitch

The Trump administration is pushing cities to use eminent domain in order to remove homeowners from flood zones — threatening to withhold federal funds those municipalities need to combat climate change if the cities refuse. Linda Shi, assistant professor in…

Homelessness just ‘one of the concerns’ when someone is evicted

January 29, 2020 sarah JonasResearch Results

In addition to the mental and emotional toll of uprooting families to find stable, affordable housing, children facing eviction are at a higher risk for lead exposure and poorer outcomes in the classroom, according to new research from the university’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.

2020 Kansas Housing Forecast Series released

October 8, 2019 sarah JonasFeature

Tight inventories caused Kansas home sales to fall last year for the first time since 2011. Sales are expected to drop another 2.3 percent this year before rebounding slightly in 2020, rising 1.2 percent to 40,290 units.

Residential Inequality Exists for Muslims

August 27, 2019 sarah JonasResearch Results

A study of Philadelphia’s residential landscape found that Muslims are experiencing greater residential disadvantages than non-Muslims. The study was conducted by two University at Albany professors who chose Philly as their study site because it reflects national trends.