Over the past seven years, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has invested $25 million in grants to support research into how access to quality, affordable housing affects families and communities. How Housing Matters, an online resource from the MacArthur Foundation and the Urban Land Institute, was created in 2014 to make that research available to the general public. The site provides data-driven suggestions from the opening page. For instance, research has shown that reducing childhood moves, increasing access to economically diverse schools, and lowering rents so that families can invest on enrichment can all improve education outcomes. The meat of the page, however, lies in the Featured Content section, which is searchable by a dozen categories, including Community Profile, Expert Q&A, Research Brief, and by date.
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