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Jan 15, 2025 | 
urban.org | Samantha Batko |Sara McTarnaghan
The catastrophic fires in Los Angeles have forced more than 150,000 residents to evacuate and have led to the loss of or damage to approximately 12,000 structures. Hurricane-force winds and smoke and ash have disrupted daily life, caused widespread property damage, and serve as the latest depiction of the destructive effects of extreme events made worse by climate change. The immediate crisis of the fires has also compounded another ongoing human crisis in Los Angeles.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
urban.org | Samantha Batko |Sandy Baum |Zach Boren |Claire Bowen
Since its founding in 1968, the Urban Institute has worked with every presidential administration and has been relied on by policymakers across the political spectrum. As a nonpartisan and independent source of evidence, analysis, and solutions, we have long served as a convener, advisor, evaluator, and source of new ideas for federal agencies, the White House, and Congress.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
urban.org | Janneke Ratcliffe |Sarah Gillespie |Samantha Batko |Yonah Freemark
Caption We equip federal, state and local policymakers, practitioners, advocates, media and philanthropy with rigorous research they need to advance affordable, healthy, and resilient housing and places with reliable infrastructure, equitable economic opportunities, supportive financial systems, and sustainable land use policies.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
urban.org | Samantha Batko |Claudia D. Solari |Maureen Sarver
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
urban.org | Samantha Batko |Maureen Sarver
A recent survey of homelessness response sector employees showed that three in four said their organizations were understaffed. This is a significant barrier to ending homelessness, with these employees reporting service delays, crowded caseloads, and slower progress getting people off the streets and into housing. New research explores some of these compounding challenges.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
urban.org | Janneke Ratcliffe |Kathryn Reynolds |Samantha Batko |Aniket Mehrotra
Housing is a cornerstone of American life—a key determinant of economic opportunities, health and safety, educational outcomes, and more. Yet today, the US faces a national housing crisis, wherein home prices and rents have risen significantly and the largest number of Americans on record are experiencing homelessness.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
urban.org | Samantha Batko |Christina Baird |Rachel Marconi |Irene Koo
Body The number of women of color experiencing homelessness as individuals has also increased significantly in just a few years. Between 2020 and 2022, the number of such women in Los Angeles County increased by 14.4 percent, while overall homelessness in the county increased by just 2.2 percent. These trends are alarming. Research shows that women experiencing homelessness may face more negative outcomes from homelessness than men, such as a greater likelihood of being violently attacked.
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Jul 11, 2023 | 
urban.org | Samantha Batko |Will Curran-Groome |Brendan Chen |Rachel Logan
ABOUT THE DATAHOW TO USE DATA DOWNLOAD TECHNICAL APPENDIXTo determine census tract–level values for our Emergency Rental Assistance Priority Index and its subindexes (Housing, Household Characteristics, and Income), we use data from the American Community Survey (2017–2021) and the Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (2015-2019).
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Mar 15, 2023 | 
urban.org | Emma Fernández |Katie Fallon |Brendan Chen |Samantha Batko
“With gentrification, we've lost a lot of what made the Five Points neighborhood—the businesses, the people—we've lost a lot of that. And unfortunately, a lot of the folks that have come into the neighborhood don't connect to that history,” she said. “I love to celebrate this history in our community and all the people that I grew up with, and all of the folks they were connected with.
