UMass McCormack - The Center for Social Policy: Our Work by Topic Area

Our Work by Topic Area

  • Community Building
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  • Housing
  • Domestic Violence
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  • Hunger
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  • Homelessness
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  • Poverty Trends
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  • Employment/Workforce Dev.
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  • Public Assistance
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  • Health
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  • Technology/Digital Divide
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  • HMIS
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  • Youth
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    Community Building
    Title Date/Status Type Availability
    Building Knowledge and Power with The Third Sector in Haifa Israel: A Report of the Learning Exchange Research Project (PDF) 2008 Research Full Report
    Family Circle Project: Making Connections Boston 2003 Research Full Report
    Technology Goes Home 2003 Evaluation Summary
    Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Needs Assessment 1999    
    Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) Community Mobilization Project 1998    


    Domestic Violence
    Title Date/Status Type Availability
    In Harm's Way? Domestic Violence, AFDC Receipt, and Welfare Reform in Massachusetts Feb. 1997 Research Full Report
     


    Employment/Work/Workforce Development
    TitleDate/StatusTypeAvailability
    Brokering Up: the Role of Temporary Staffing in Overcoming Labor Market Barriers 2009 Research Full Report
    Immigrant Workers in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry: A Report on Status and Future Prospects 2009 Research Full Report
    Continuity and Change in Low-wage Work in U.S. Retail Trade 2008 Research Full Report
    Bridging the Gaps between Earnings and Basic Needs in Massachusetts 2007 Research Full Report
    Bridging the Gaps: A Picture of How Work Supports Work in Ten States 2007 Research Full Report
    Reality and Analysis: Personal and Technical Reflections on the Working Lives of Six Women 2004 Research Full Report
    Nonstandard Work Arrangements in France and the United States: Institutional Contexts, Labor Market Conditions, and Patterns of Use 2003 Research Description/
    Book for
    Purchase
    Alternative Job Brokering: Addressing Labor Market Disadvantages, Improving the Temp Experience, and Enhancing Job Opportunities 2003 Research Full Report
    Beyond Access: Putting Technology Training to Work for Boston Residents, Technology Centers and Employers 2002 Research Description
    Bridging the Gap: Industry Needs and Employment Opportunities for Tri-City Residents in TeleCom City 1999 Research Full Report


    Health
    TitleDate/StatusTypeAvailability
    Immigrant Workers in the Massachusetts Health Care Industry: A Report on Status and Future Prospects 2009 Research Full Manual
    Regionalization of Public Health Project 2006 Research Description
    Emergency Preparedness: A Manual for Homeless Service Providers 2004 Technical Assistance Full Manual
    AIDS Housing In New England 2000 Research Full Report
    Healthcare Coverage: Are We Shortchanging Those Who Care for Our Children? 1999 Research Full Report


    HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems)
    TitleDate/StatusType Availability
    Technical Guidelines for Unduplicating and De-identifying HMIS Client Records 2005 White Paper Full Paper
    Enhancing Data Quality 2005 White Paper Full Paper
    HMIS XML Schema Package 2005 Multiple Documents Full Package
    HMIS Project Management: Topics and Tools 2005 White Paper Full Paper
    IMPACT: Information Management, Public Access, Community Transformation 2004 Evaluation Full Reports
    HMIS Integration Strategies and Solutions 2003 Technical Assistance Full Report
    Electronic HMIS Consumer Guide 2003 Technical Assistance Full Software
    Consumer Guide to Homeless Management Information Systems 2003 Technical Assistance Full Guide
    APR Reporting and Uses of HMIS Data: Issues and Options 2002 Technical Assistance Summary
    Homeless Management Information Systems: Implementation Guide 2002 Technical Assistance Full Guide
    HMIS Cost Estimation Guidelines: Cost Framework and Submission Recommendations 2002 Technical Assistance Full Report


    Homelessness
    See also HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems); Housing
    TitleDate/StatusTypeAvailability
    "This Place Gives Me Peace, Happiness and Hope": The First Two Years of Housing First in Quincy, Massachusetts" 2007 Evaluation Full reports
    Evaluation of the DMH Special Homeless Initiative 2007 Evaluation 2 Full reports
    Homeless Prevention Initiative 2007 Evaluation Multiple Reports; Executive Summary
    Quincy Housing First Evaluation 2007 Evaluation Multiple Reports
    Bridges and Barriers to Housing for Chronically Homeless Street Dwellers: The Effects of Medical and Substance Abuse Services on Housing Attainment 2004 Research Full Report
    Hard Numbers, Hard Times: Homeless Individuals in Massachusetts Emergency Shelters 1999-2003 2004 Research Full Report
    Emergency Preparedness: A Manual for Homeless Service Providers 2004 Technical Assistance Full Manual
    One Family Campaign Scholars Project 2004 Evaluation Summary
    Surviving Against the Odds: Families' Journeys off Welfare and out of Homelessness 2003 Research Full Report
    Characteristics of Homeless Families Accessing Massachusetts Emergency Shelters 1999-2001 2003 Research Full Report
    Parenting in Public: Family Shelter and Public Assistance 2000 Research Book for Purchase
    Over the Edge: Cuts and Changes in Housing, Income Support, and Homeless Assistance Programs in Massachusetts 1997 Research Full Report


    Housing
    TitleDate/StatusType Availability
    Situation Critical: Meeting the Housing Needs of Lower-Income Massachusetts Residents 2000 Research Full Report
    AIDS Housing In New England 2000 Research Full Report
    Housing for All: Addressing the Housing Needs of Massachusetts' North Shore Residents 1999 Research Full Report
    Over the Edge: Cuts and Changes in Housing, Income Support, and Homeless Assistance Programs in Massachusetts 1997 Research Full Report


    Hunger
    TitleDate/StatusType Availability
    Latino Participation in Food Assistance Programs 2007 Evaluation Final Report
    Addressing the Food and Nutritional Needs of Massachusetts Residents: Vitamin Litigation Evaluation 2007 Evaluation Final Report
    Food Stamps: Available But Not Easily Accessible 2002 Research Full Report


    Poverty Trends
    TitleDate/StatusTypeAvailability
    Why it’s harder (and different) for single mothers: Gender, motherhood, labor markets and public work supports 2009 Research Article
    Bridging the Gaps between Earnings and Basic Needs in Massachusetts 2007 Research Full Report
    Bridging the Gaps: A Picture of How Work Supports Work in Ten States 2007 Research Full Report
    Looking Back & Looking Ahead 2007 Conference Proceedings
    Left Behind: The Persistence of Poverty Through the 1990s Fall 2001 Research Full Report
    One Step Forward: Two Steps Back: Massachusetts Nonprofit Agencies and their Clients in the Post-Welfare Reform Era Jul. 2001 Research Full Report
    After Welfare Reform: Trends in Poverty and Emergency Service Use In Massachusetts Jun. 2001 Research Full Report


    Public Assistance
    Title Date/Status TypeAvailability
    Bridging the Gaps between Earnings and Basic Needs in Massachusetts 2007 Evaluation Summary
    Bridging the Gaps: A Picture of How Work Supports Work in Ten States 2007 Evaluation Full Reports
    Surviving Against the Odds: Families’ Journeys off Welfare and out of Homelessness 2003 Evaluation Description
    After Welfare Reform: Voices From The Community 2001 Research Description
    One Step Forward: Two Steps Back: Massachusetts Nonprofit Agencies and their Clients in the Post-Welfare Reform Era 2001 Evaluation Description
    After Welfare Reform: Trends in Poverty and Emergency Service Use In Massachusetts 2001 Research Full Report
    In Harm's Way? Domestic Violence, AFDC Receipt, and Welfare Reform in Massachusetts 1997 Research Full Report


    Technology/Digital Divide
    See also HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems)
    Title Date/Status Type Availability
    Technology Goes Home Nov. 2003 Evaluation Summary
    IMPACT: Information Management, Public Access, Community Transformation Aug. 2004 Evaluation Full Reports
    The MASSCAP Information Technology Access Initiative: A Process Assessment Jan. 2003 Evaluation Description
    Beyond Access: Putting Technology Training to Work for Boston Residents, Technology Centers and Employers Feb. 2002 Research Description
    Progress Assessment of the Trial Court Computerization Project Nov. 2001 Evaluation Description


    Youth
    TitleDate/StatusType Availability
    Technology Goes Home Nov. 2003 Evaluation Summary
    Massachusetts Youth Development Collaboration Project Jul. 2003 Evaluation Summary
    Healthcare Coverage: Are We Shortchanging Those Who Care for Our Children? Nov. 1999 Research Full Report

    Noteworthy News

    Françoise Carré Discusses President Obama's Jobs Summit on NECN
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    Through funding from the Hyams Foundation and the Sociological Initiatives Fund, the Center for Social Policy contributed to this CHAPA Briefing Paper, authored by Ann Verrilli: The Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program: Maintaining the State’s Primary Homeless Prevention Tool, June
    October 28, 2009
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    Revenue Committee’s Subcommittee on Tax Expenditure Budgets:
    Randy Albelda's testimony on Understanding and Reforming Tax Expenditures to the Massachusetts Legislature's Committee on Revenue.
    October 28, 2009
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    "Connecting Vulnerable Job Seekers with Employers." 2009.
    Françoise Carré. Diversity Executive.com. September 13.
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    Creative Economy Initiative:
    Counting On Care Work: Human Infrastructure in Massachusetts by Randy Albelda, Mignon Duffy and Nancy Folbre
    Executive Summary   Full Report

     

    FEATURED VIDEO from Reshaping Poverty Policy Conference
    Youth Voices

     

    Progressive Planning: The Magazine of Planners Network article:
    Unaffordable "Affordable" Housing: Challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Area Median Income
    by Michael E. Stone

     

    Citizen Lobbyists Speaking OUT for Real Health Care Reform.
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