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PubHub: Sharing Knowledge to Build a Better World

Welcome to PubHub, your source for foundation-sponsored reports. Search our online catalog of annotated links to 7,132 research reports, case studies, issue briefs, literature reviews, and annual reports published or funded by U.S. foundations. Learn more about PubHub»

Featured Topic: Community Health Centers

Community Health Centers: Leveraging the Social Determinants of Health
Institute for Alternative Futures
March 2012
Bootstrappers and Mavericks: A Framework for Understanding What Drives Community Clinics
California HealthCare Foundation
March 2012
Community Health Centers: The Challenge of Growing to Meet the Need for Primary Care in Medically Underserved Communities
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
March 2012
Addressing Resource Gaps in the U.S. Health Care Safety Net: An Assessment of the Free Clinic Network
AmeriCares
April 2011

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The Intersection of Place and the Economy
What Works Collaborative

Puentes, Robert; Peter McFerrin
Published: May 2012

Examines urban demographic shifts; links between built environments and economic trends of globalization and production of tradable goods and services, technological innovation, and a low-carbon imperative; and policy implications for sustainable growth.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Business/Economic Development; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (39 pages; 1.55MB; PDF)

California's Welfare Recipients: Family Circumstances, Income, and Time on Aid Among CalWORKs Families
Public Policy Institute of California

Danielson, Caroline
Published: May 2012

Examines the characteristics of beneficiaries of the state's cash assistance and welfare-to-work services for low-income families, including type of employment and factors associated with longer reliance on CalWORKS, such as low educational attainment.


Funder(s): Public Policy Institute of California
Subject(s): Public Affairs; Human Services; Human Services, Employment
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (29 pages; 428KB; PDF)

Ohio Photo Voter ID: A Picture Worth $7 Million a Year?
Policy Matters Ohio

Haider, Sana; Amy Hanauer
Published: April 2012

Outlines state legislation to require photo identification to vote, estimated annual costs, state services that could be funded for comparable costs, and the requirement's disproportionate impact on elderly, young adult, minority, and low-income voters.


Funder(s): Demos, Open Society Foundations
Subject(s): Public Affairs; Public Affairs, Electoral Reform
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (16 pages; 999KB; PDF)

Building Successful Neighborhoods
What Works Collaborative

Tatian, Peter A.; G. Thomas Kingsley; Joe Parilla; Rolf Pendall
Published: May 2012

Reviews the literature on direct interventions to revitalize distressed neighborhoods by improving housing, schools, and services in terms of basic policy and strategy, programmatic strategies, and building institutional infrastructure.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Literature Review


PubHub Link (51 pages; 904KB; PDF)

Critical Housing Finance Challenges for Policy Makers
What Works Collaborative

Herbert, Christopher E.; William C. Apgar; Eric S. Belsky
Published: May 2012

Examines barriers for mortgage lending to underserved groups and in distressed neighborhoods, such as risk assessment; financing for multifamily rental markets, such as affordability; and financing for sustainable housing, such as transactional costs.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (77 pages; 1.86MB; PDF)

2012 School Report Card
Excellent Schools Detroit

Published: February 2012

Ranks elementary, middle, and high schools — including public, charter, and private schools — in the Detroit area by neighborhood, based on reading and math test scores averaged over a three-year period.


Funder(s): Skillman Foundation
Subject(s): Elementary and Secondary Education; Elementary and Secondary Education, School Reform; Education
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (32 pages; 8.45MB; PDF)

Taxing Fracking: Proposals for Ohio's Severance Tax
Policy Matters Ohio

Patton, Wendy
Published: May 2012

Outlines the proposal to raise the state's severance tax on oil and gas extracted by fracking and return most of the revenues in income tax cuts, concerns with the proposal, and recommendations for using the severance tax to restore jobs and services.


Funder(s): Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, George Gund Foundation
Subject(s): Environment; Environment, Energy/Energy Use; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (19 pages; 803KB; PDF)

Housing as a Platform for Formerly Incarcerated Persons
What Works Collaborative

Fontaine, Jocelyn; Jennifer Biess
Published: May 2012

Outlines the options for and barriers to securing housing for former prisoners; the need for stable, affordable housing in order to maintain employment and avoid substance abuse and recidivism; and models for housing as a platform for positive outcomes.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Aging
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (23 pages; 1.35M; PDF)

Housing as a Platform for Improving Education Outcomes Among Low-Income Children
What Works Collaborative

Cunningham, Mary; Graham MacDonald
Published: May 2012

Reviews research on how housing stability, affordability, quality, and location affect low-income children's safety, physical and mental health, and frequency of school changes, which in turn affect attendance, behavior, test scores, and graduation rates.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Public Affairs
Publication Type: Research Report


PubHub Link (19 pages; 1.65MB; PDF)

Housing as a Platform for Improving Outcomes for Older Renters
What Works Collaborative

Spillman, Brenda C.; Jennifer Biess; Graham MacDonald
Published: May 2012

Explores how housing can help support the independence and well-being of low-income renters age 50 or older, barriers to aging in place, housing service options and challenges, and conditions for positive outcomes, such as affordability and accessibility.


Funder(s): Annie E. Casey Foundation, Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Rockefeller Foundation, Surdna Foundation
Related Organization(s): Brookings Institution, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, Urban Institute
Subject(s): Community Improvement/Development; Community Improvement/Development, Affordable Housing; Aging
Publication Type: Issue Brief


PubHub Link (28 pages; 1.59MB; PDF)

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