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Harvard Report Takeaways on the State and Effectiveness of Home Repair Programs
Harvard Report Takeaways on the State and Effectiveness of Home Repair Programs

Want more on housing advocacy and research? Sign up for Updates. Earlier this month, a comprehensive report prepared by Carlos Martín and Sophia Wedeen (HJCHS), Alan Mallach (Center for Community Progress), Todd Swanstrom (University of Missouri-St.Louis), and Austin Harrison (Rhodes... Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted09/23/2024


State of the Nation's Housing 2024 Report Summary
State of the Nation's Housing 2024 Report Summary

A recap of The State of the Nation's Housing 2024 report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the key takeaways for home repair nonprofits. Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted06/25/2024


Advocacy Tools for Older Adult Home Modifications
Advocacy Tools for Older Adult Home Modifications

Coalition for Home Repair members have helped more than 79,000 low-income older Americans age in place. In alignment with our goals to expand access to home repair programs nationwide, this toolkit is available at no cost to home repair nonprofits, community leaders, and partners.  Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted05/7/2024


PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE)
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE: Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE)

The purpose of this meeting is to hear public comment regarding the Coalition for Home Repair’s (in partnership with 14 other organizations) intent to apply for the HUD federal grant: Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE); this will be open to the public. Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted04/30/2024


Recap of Advocacy Task Force Session 1
Recap of Advocacy Task Force Session 1

This past Thursday, February 15th, the Coalition held its first Advocacy Task Force meeting of 2024. These sessions include opportunities to hear from and learn from others engaged in housing preservation efforts. This group also collaborates, strategizes, and exchanges ideas and information as it... Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted02/20/2024


Housing Policy Resources
Housing Policy Resources

Federal Level S. 3871 Whole-Home Repairs Act Date: March 2024 Key Topic: Housing Policy Type: Bill Summary Source Credit: U.S. Senate One Pager: Whole Home Repairs Act File Type: PDF Description: A summarized version of the Whole Home Repairs Act and the anticipated... Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted02/19/2024


Research & Data
Research & Data

Click to expand a resource and learn more. National Data Administration for Community Living: Data and Research Key Topic: Older Adults Type: Data/Research Portal Source Credit: Administration for Community Living (ACL) ACL Data and Research File Type: Web page Description:... Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted02/19/2024


Home Repair Case Studies
Home Repair Case Studies

Click to expand a resource and learn more. Local Level Report: The Need for and Effectiveness Among Older Homeowners in St. Louis Date: May 2023 Key Topic: Older Adults Type: Report, Publications Source Credit: Community Innovation and Action Center University of Missouri-St. Louis... Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted02/19/2024


Housing Equity
Housing Equity

Click to expand a resource and learn more. Blog Post: An Equity Lens on Home Repair Date: February 2024 Key Topic: Equity Type: Blog Post Source Credit: Coalition for Home Repair Blog Post: An Equity Lens on Home Repair File Type: Web page Description: Inequities that Black... Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted02/19/2024


Advocacy Toolkits
Advocacy Toolkits

Coming Soon: Advocacy Toolkits Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted02/12/2024


An Equity Lens on Home Repair
An Equity Lens on Home Repair

February is Black History Month! One of the principle goals of the Coalition for Home Repair is to proactively combat inequities that limit access to home repair. Continue Reading

Postedby Emma Carrasco
Date posted02/6/2024