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Grasping for the American Dream: Racial Segregation, Social Mobility, and Homeownership

In this book, Taplin-Kaguru explores how the exclusion of Black Americans from homeownership has impacted the larger system of race inequality in America, including disparities in education, health, employment, and criminal justice.

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Perceptions of Discrimination Among Persons with Serious Mental Illness

Researchers use 1,824 interview with people who have a serious mental illness to explain the frequent housing, employment, and education discrimination this group experiences.

Article
Communities of Color Poised to Lose Their Homes as Eviction Moratoriums Lift

Black and brown Americans have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Once the federal eviction moratorium is over, communities of color are going to be hit the hardest with mass evictions, which will increase their overall poverty and homeownership rates.

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Family Dynamics, Housing, and Recurring Homelessness Among Women in New York City Homeless Shelters

This article explains repeated homelessness among women to advocate for more public housing and support services to limit the issue.

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Before the Pandemic, Homeowners of Color Faced Structural Barriers to the Benefits of Homeownership

This report shows how the benefits to homeownership have been unequally distributed among communities of color and how racial discrimination has reduced the financial benefits of homeownership.

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How we live—York county's black community, 1969-2017

Since the race riots in 1968 and 1969, the black and white income gap in York has remained unchanged. The median income of black households has decreased, and family poverty of black households has increased, making it even harder for black households to afford the rising costs of homeownership.

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Demographic Characteristics for Occupied Housing Units in America

This chart shows the disparities in homeownership as it relates to the race of residents in occupied housing units and can be used to support claims of housing discrimination.

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Having housing made everything else possible': Affordable, safe and stable housing for women survivors of violence

The researchers use qualitative interviews to study the safety, housing stability, service utilization and health outcomes for women who are victims of intimate partner violence.

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York County Life Expectancy Study

People’s life expectancies vary depending on where in York County they live. This report examines these disparities as they relate to income, racial makeup, poverty, and school district rank.

Report
York County Economic Action Plan

York County Stakeholders establish a plan for the next 10 years which aims to increase the number of women and minority-owned businesses; close income gaps; support local art and recreation; decrease the number of ALICE households; expand access to broadband Internet; and attract employers that offer high-paying employment.

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York County Hispanic and Latinx Community Assessment

This report uses surveys and focus groups to understand the needs of York County’s Hispanic and Latinx population.

Report
Community Outlook Survey: Identifying Key Challenges and Promising Opportunities in Workforce and Economic Development

Those in the Third Federal Reserve District who cannot access the means to attain education or job training find it difficult to secure well-paying employment. This report identifies the main barriers to this kind of employment and opportunities to grow a local workforce.

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