This book makes the case for including the housing sector in the continuing development of welfare reform policies. The recent debate has shaped a new standard for safety net programs-not only must they redress problems, they must help move people toward economic self-sufficiency. But until recently, government housing programs have been left out of this debate. In The Home Front, leading housing and welfare experts offer new research on the projected impacts of welfare reform on housing, outline lessons learned from past employment-focused welfare programs, document the need for evaluation of housing programs, and discuss the challenges welfare reform poses for housing administrators at the state and local levels.
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About the Author:
Sandra J. Newman is the interim director of the Institute for Policy Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a research professor teaching in the Master's Program in policy studies. Her research focuses on the nature and effects of housing assistance policy for the poor and the housing problems and needs of vulnerable populations, including persons with severe mental illness, the homeless, welfare families, the frail elderly, and persons with physical disabilities.
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- PublisherUrban Institute Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0877666857
- ISBN 13 9780877666851
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages249