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Burbank has worsening affordability crisis

Our Data & Research Director, Anthony Dedousis, prepared this chart showing median rent list prices in Burbank over time. The results show that, since 2012, Burbank rental prices have been rising at an unsustainable rate. The housing deficit in Burbank and the lack of enough new housing production are driving up the cost of housing, displacing people...

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Homelessness and Children in the United States

Recently, I learned that the television program Sesame Street is exploring homelessness and its effect on children. The show is reintroducing Lily, a 7-year-old who first joined the cast in 2011 as a character whose family didn’t consistently have enough food to eat. In a story arc that will be presented on YouTube, Lily’s family will come...

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Supportive Housing for a Diverse Community in the Bronx

When Walton House opened its doors in July 2018 in the Bronx, it launched a community that even its founders did not originally anticipate. Serving a mix of housing-insecure veterans and young adults (40 percent of whom identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender), Walton House’s 89 units of affordable supportive housing...

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