Housing and Urban Development

The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) and the United Way of Santa Cruz will partner to reduce inequalities for low-income, Latinx middle and high school youth and first-generation Latinx UCSC undergraduates.

Yeager will use this award to continue his journey of learning and growing with respect to inequality, privilege, and positionality, and to learn how to move toward more institutional change in his department and college.

Do tribal cash transfers reduce the intergenerational transmission of poverty and improve outcomes for American Indian young adults?

Can housing and income support policies reduce or prevent child maltreatment, particularly child neglect, among families facing economic hardship?

Does an intergenerational leadership initiative support families of color in addressing educational inequalities?

Boston College of Social Work and the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley will address homelessness for youth and families.

What programs and policies can help low-income families with children move to higher opportunity neighborhoods, and what is the promise of place-based models that provide affordable housing in specific neighborhoods?

Does moving into newly constructed, place-based subsidized housing improve the educational experiences and outcomes of near-poor children?

Does federally assisted housing lead to better outcomes for low-income youth by making housing more affordable for their parents?

How do some neighborhoods with concentrated disadvantage promote low rates of adolescent violence?