What do we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore people who are unhoused? In this talk, Kevin F. Adler, founder of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit that helps people experiencing homelessness, will discuss When We Walk By, a book he co-authored that recasts chronic homelessness as a byproduct of twin crises: the failure of both our social services systems and our humanity.
Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
to Saturday, September 28, 2024
Graduate and undergraduate students from Harvard and other schools are invited to participate in Hack-A-House, a 24-hour virtual hackathon for students to formulate and pitch innovative ideas to improve housing affordability.
From reforming zoning to creating new forms of social housing, some recent policy initiatives are trying to create diverse mixed-income neighborhoods, but residents may not connect across differences in class, age, race, ethnicity, or family structure.
Students from GSD, HKS, and other schools at Harvard are invited to learn about the Center and the support we provide students via teaching, fellowships, research grants, and other offerings.
Many states and communities have adopted policies and programs to assist cost-burdened middle-income renters. However, advocates fear that these initiatives will redirect resources away from lower-income households.
The missing middle consists of that elusive housing that is affordable for those whose incomes are too high for subsidized housing, but are priced out by market rent or homeownership options, and generally consists of mid-rise buildings larger than a triple decker but smaller than a double-loaded podium building.
How can city governments make neighborhoods healthier and safer? Researchers affiliated with the Bloomberg Center for Cities and expert practitioners from US cities will discuss cutting edge practice at the intersection of community development, code enforcement, and social services.
