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EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE OUTREACH: EVALUATING STRATEGIES TO REACH AND SUPPORT VULNERABLE TENANTS IN CALIFORNIA

A network of more than 130 nonprofit organizations in California worked to conduct outreach to low-income tenants about pandemic rental assistance. What was their experience?​

What Have We Learned About Emergency Rental Assistance? A Convening Summary

​On September 30th, the Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) convened leading researchers studying emergency rental assistance (ERA) at the University of Pennsylvania. This summary highlights key takeaways from this rich conversation.

Evaluating a Cash Transfer Benefit to National Housing Trust Residents

National Housing Trust (NHT) ran a small-scale, direct cash transfer program which was intended to help stabilize tenants. The Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) worked with NHT to design and implement multiple surveys of residents. 
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