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Research Network on How Housing Matters For Children and Families

The Research Network on How Housing Matters for Families and Children aims to understand how investments in affordable housing have on a host of other social and economic outcomes beyond merely providing shelter, especially in children and families. Read more

About this Research Network

This network has received funding from 2009 to the present.

Network Chair

Thomas D. Cook, PhD
Institute for Policy Research
Northwestern University

November 18, 2011 - Video
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How Housing Matters: Research Network Overview

Northwestern University Professor Thomas Cook, the director of the Research Network, describes the network's research on how housing affects a host of other issues, from education a child's behavior. Watch Video
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November 11, 2011 - Publication

How Housing Matters Commentaries

A series of commentaries run by Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity on the key questions raised in the 2011 How Housing Matters conference. Read More 
November 2, 2011 - Publication
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2011 How Housing Matters Conference Videos

Excerpts from a day-long conference hosted by The National Building Museum, in partnership with MacArthur and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read More 

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