“They give you back that dignity”: understanding the intangible resources that make a transitional house a home for homeless families

Approximately 33% of the homeless population in 2017 were families with children. Researchers have argued for interventions and services to employ an ecological perspective to mitigate some of the unintentional harm inherent in existing programs designed to serve homeless families. This paper utilized a case study of a transitional housing program to (1) determine how well the program met recommendations informed by the ecological perspective and (2) explore underlying themes across recommendations. Past and current residents of a transitional housing program participated in semi-structured interviews as part of a program evaluation. Interviews were deductively and inductively coded to meet aims 1 and 2, respectively. Residents identified several aspects of the program that met the ecological perspective recommendations including culturally-responsive services, trauma-based services, and social and community connections. Major underlying themes spanning across recommendations included interpersonal resources (caring, sense of belonging), empowerment resources (advocacy, family preservation), impact on family (family life, positive youth development), and communication. This case study, through the analysis of residents’ perspectives, highlights the important role of transitional housing programs in providing a supportive, empathetic, empowering, and home-like environment that gives residents “back that dignity” so they are emotionally and physically prepared to successfully transition to permanent housing.     

Step by step: tenant accounts of securing and maintaining quality housing with a housing choice voucher

Previous research on renters’ experiences in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is robust, but much of it has been conducted in the context of mobility interventions providing added resources. In contrast, this study focuses on HCV renters’ experiences searching for housing without the support of a mobility intervention. In semistructured interviews, 34 HCV renters describe their housing search processes and outcomes. We find that renters struggle to secure housing in their preferred neighborhoods due to limited information and financial costs such as application fees and security deposits. Discussion focuses on practice and policy reforms that might support greater housing choice.     

Nonprofit sustainability during times of uncertainty

Nonprofit organizations in the United States depend on a diverse set of funding streams to sustain their operations. This study examines the ability of nonprofits to leverage funds from the private sector during the current economic downturn within four areas receiving federal funding for community and economic development. Both survey research and individual interviews were used to examine how nonprofits within these areas are incorporating their board members and community leaders to continue services during a time of resource scarcity.     

关于发展、完善上海住房租赁市场的建议

当前上海住房租赁市场在租金、房源、规范监控、合同纠纷等方面都存在问题,尤其与发达国家住房租赁市场比较,上海在住房租赁市场的制度建设方面还处于起步阶段,政府对住房租赁市场长期处于缺乏基本数据、基本无法监控的状态。究其根源,我国在住房市场的培育、发展和管理上存有重买卖轻租赁的倾向。应重新认识和重视住房租赁市场对于社会生活健康发展的意义和作用,积极创新租赁住房建设的土地供给,多渠道开辟租赁住房投资的融资通道,加紧住房租赁市场的制度建设。     

Tests of statistical hypotheses and their use in studies of natural phenomena

Contrary to ideas suggested by the title of the conference at which the present paper was presented, the author is not aware of a conceptual difference between a “test of a statistical hypothesis” and a “test of significance” and uses these terms interchangeably. A study of any serious substantive problem involves a sequence of incidents at which one is forced to pause and consider what to do next. In an effort to reduce the frequency of misdirected activities one uses statistical tests. The procedure is illustrated on two examples: (i) Le Cam’s (and associates’) study of immunotherapy of cancer and (ii) a socio-economic experiment relating to low-income homeownership problems.     

广东省住房保障适度水平分析

住房保障在民生问题中越来越突出,也成为人们越来越关注的一个问题。文章借鉴穆怀中教授的社会保障适度适度水平的测算模型,构造一个住房保障适度水平测算模型。并借鉴发达国家住房保障经验数据对各模型系数进行估计,结合具体情况得出广东省住房保障适度水平区间为0.83%~2.21%。而广东省住房保障水平仅为0.2%,远未达到适度水平下限,政府对住房保障的投入力度远远不够。随着经济水平的不断发展,广东省需要不断加大对中低收入群体的住房保障力度,提高住房保障水平。     

广州市住宅现状及需求调查分析

文章基于入户调查统计资料,对广州市户籍居民居住现状和需求趋势进行了分析研究。其中对现有住宅性质、面积等分析有助于住宅发展商对广州市户籍居民现有住宅状况进行了解;而对消费者对住宅需求的趋势分析,包括拟购住宅的动机、时间、区位、价格等,有助于房地产公司进行住宅投资区位选择,制定STP战略和营销组合策略,以满足顾客对住宅的各种消费需求。这些数据及分析也将有助于政府制定房地产政策,包括制定较合理的土地拍卖价格等。     

基于城乡一体化背景下的农村宅基地问题研究(一)——现实困境及其根源探究

在当前农村宅基地问题研究的制度规约框架下,从制度因素、经济因素、交通因素、家庭结构因素和思想观念因素等方面对农村宅基地困境根源进行探究,希图成为探寻解决城乡一体化背景下农村宅基地问题路径的理论铺垫,以寻求城市发展与农村建设两者共赢发展的空间。     

关于商品房购买者的特殊消费者地位问题

确立商品房购买者的特殊消费者地位是消费者权益保护按规律发展的客观体现,是我国房地产业走向成熟的必然结果。确立商品房购买者消费者地位的法律后果体现为商品房购买者享有消费者的各项权益,也体现为商品房经营者承担侵害消费者合法权益的法律责任。     

从“一户一宅”的视角探讨农村宅基地使用权取得

目前,农村宅基地使用权的取得比较混乱。现行立法对户的内涵的界定比较模糊,使得“一户多宅”现象较为突出。房屋继承后,“地随房走”原则的贯彻,促使“一户多宅”现象更加严重。宅基地使用权获得后,有时并不立即建造房屋,造成宅基地使用权取得与建造房屋的目的相脱离。作者认为,法律应该对宅基地使用权的取得与房屋的建造之间规定一定的期限。农村因继承房屋而能否实际取得宅基地使用权需要具体分析。农村宅基地使用权的取得需要通过立法进一步完善。