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Thriving Communities

2023 News, Featured News, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

New collection offers inclusive housing policies for St. Louis region

For decades, deeply entrenched policies have made Greater St. Louis one of the most segregated metropolitan areas in the United States. A new briefing book offers policy options for change.
Briefs & Summaries, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Linkage Fees: A Vehicle for Financing Affordable Housing

Murphy, L., Cooper, S., & Beckham, R. (2023, February). Linkage fees: A vehicle for financing affordable housing (CSD Policy Brief No. 23-11). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/r0g8-kr48
Briefs & Summaries, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Advancing Racial Equity Through Community Land Trusts

Alzhrani, A., Kiefer, B., Kim, D.-Y., & Eissner, G. (2023, February). Advancing racial equity through community land trusts (CSD Policy Brief No. 23-10). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/hyr6-3569
Briefs & Summaries, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Zoning: Issues and Reform

Borland, O., Kohlstruk, C., & Owens, L. (2023, February). Zoning: Issues and reform (CSD Policy Brief No. 23-09). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/9bav-8t27
Briefs & Summaries, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Racially Restrictive Covenants: A Story of Segregation, Disinvestment, and Lingering Implications

Al Hammam, F., Haden, J., Logan-Wood, L., & Roeder, J. (2023, February). Racially restrictive covenants: A story of segregation, disinvestment, and lingering implications (CSD Policy Brief No. 23-08). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/fshc-6755
Briefs & Summaries, Featured Pub, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Welcome Home: A Policy Briefing Book for Housing Opportunity in St. Louis County

Metzger, M. (Ed.). (2023, February). Welcome home: A policy briefing book for housing opportunity in St. Louis County (CSD Research Summary No. 23-07). Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/q9c7-3n13
Articles & Special Issues, Grand Challenges for Social Work, Thriving Communities

Estimating the Economic Cost of Childhood Poverty in the United States

McLaughlin, M., & Rank, M. R. (2018). Estimating the economic cost of childhood poverty in the United States. Social Work Research, 42(2), 73–83. doi:10.1093/swr/svy007
Inclusive Housing, Perspectives & Testimonies, Thriving Communities

Who Will Help Children? Building Regional Brain Regimes

Tate, W. F., IV. (2019, August). Who will help children? Building brain regimes (CSD Perspective No. 19-30). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/362f-yk84
Articles & Special Issues, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

“I Didn’t Really Want to Leave”: A Case Study of Public Housing Relocation Under Pressure

Metzger, M. W., & Oliphant, J. E. (2019). “I didn’t really want to leave”: A case study of public housing relocation under pressure. Critical Social Work,18(1).
Inclusive Housing, Perspectives & Testimonies, Thriving Communities

Segregation and a Path Forward to Inclusion in St. Louis

Webber, H. S. (2019, May). Segregation and a path forward to inclusion in St. Louis (CSD Perspective No. 19-25). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/1s4r-0929
Articles & Special Issues, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Step by Step: Tenant Accounts of Securing and Maintaining Quality Housing With a Housing Choice Voucher

Metzger, M. W., Bender, A., Flowers, A., Murugan, V., & Ravindranath, D. (2019). Step by step: Section 8 tenant accounts of searching for quality housing. Journal of Community Practice, 27(1), 31–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2019.1580653
Books & Chapters, Inclusive Housing, Livable Lives, Thriving Communities

Facing Segregation: Housing Policy Solutions for a Stronger Society

Metzger, M. W., & Webber, H. S. (Eds.). (2018). Facing segregation: Housing policy solutions for a stronger society. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Books & Chapters, Inclusive Housing, Livable Lives, Thriving Communities

Foreword to Facing Segregation: Housing Policy Solutions for a Stronger Society

Sherraden, M. (2018). Foreword. In M. W. Metzger & H. S. Webber (Eds.), Facing segregation: Housing policy solutions for a stronger society (pp. ix–xi). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Books & Chapters, Inclusive Housing, Livable Lives, Thriving Communities

Segregation: A Threat to Americans’ Shared Goals

Metzger, M. W., & Webber, H. S. (2018). Segregation: A threat to Americans’ shared goals. In M. W. Metzger & H. S. Webber (Eds.), Facing segregation: Housing policy solutions for a stronger society (pp. 3–14). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Books & Chapters, Inclusive Housing, Livable Lives, Thriving Communities

The Enduring Significance of Segregation

Purnell, J. Q. (2018). The enduring significance of segregation. In M. W. Metzger & H. S. Webber (Eds.), Facing segregation: Housing policy solutions for a stronger society (pp. 58–74). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Books & Chapters, Inclusive Housing, Livable Lives, Thriving Communities

Concluding Thoughts on an Agenda for Solving Segregation

Webber, H. S., & Metzger, M. W. (2018). Concluding thoughts on an agenda for solving segregation. In M. W. Metzger & H. S. Webber (Eds.), Facing segregation: Housing policy solutions for a stronger society (pp. 233–242). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Articles & Special Issues, Thriving Communities

Impact of Federal Transfers Upon US Infant Mortality Rates: A Secondary Analysis Using a Fixed Effects Regression Approach

McLaughlin, M., & Rank, M. R. (2018). Impact of federal transfers upon US infant mortality rates: a secondary analysis using a fixed effects regression approach. BMJ Open, 8, e021533. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021533
Articles & Special Issues, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Hypermobility and Educational Outcomes: The Case of St. Louis

Metzger, M. W., Fowler, P. J., & Swanstrom, T. (2018). Hypermobility and educational outcomes: The case of St. Louis. Urban Education, 53(6), 774–805. doi:10.1177/0042085916682571
Articles & Special Issues, Grand Challenges for Social Work, Thriving Communities

Estimating the Economic Cost of Childhood Poverty in the United States

McLaughlin, M., & Rank, M. R. (2018). Estimating the economic cost of childhood poverty in the United States. Social Work Research, 42(2), 73–83. doi:10.1093/swr/svy007
Articles & Special Issues, Thriving Communities

The Relationship Between Cigarette Taxes and Child Maltreatment

McLaughlin, M. (2018). The relationship between cigarette taxes and child maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 79, 339–349. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.026
Articles & Special Issues, Democracy and Civic Engagement, Thriving Communities

St. Louis’s “Team TIF”: A Community–Academic Partnership for Tax Incentive Reform

Harris, N., & Metzger, N. W. (2018). St. Louis’s “Team TIF”: A community–academic partnership for tax incentive reform. Journal of Urban Affairs, 40(6), 863–886. doi:10.1080/07352166.2017.1421433
Briefs & Summaries, Inclusive Housing, Social Justice, Thriving Communities

Tax Abatement in Saint Louis: Reforms Could Foster Equitable Development

DeWind, C., Dickey, J., O’Neill, E., & Metzger, M. (2016, June). Tax abatement in Saint Louis: Reforms could foster equitable development (CSD Policy Brief No. 16-21). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Briefs & Summaries, Inclusive Housing, Livable Lives, Thriving Communities

Residential Mobility During Adolescence: Even “Upward” Moves Predict High School Dropout

Metzger, M. W., Fowler, P. J., & Kelberman, B. (2015, October). Residential mobility during adolescence: Even “upward” moves predict high school dropout (CSD Research Brief No. 15-52). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Articles & Special Issues, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Evicting Victims: Reforming St. Louis’s Nuisance Ordinance for Survivors of Domestic Violence

Kantor, N., & Metzger, M. W. (2015, September). Evicting victims: Reforming St. Louis’s nuisance ordinance for survivors of domestic violence (CSD Policy Brief No. 15-47). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Briefs & Summaries, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Housing and Child Well-Being

Marcal, K., & Fowler, P. J. (2015, September). Housing and child well-being (CSD Research Brief No. 15-40). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Inclusive Housing, Report, Thriving Communities

The Right to Stay Put: City Garden Montessori School and Neighborhood Change

Bologna, J., Kantor, N., Liu, Y., & Taylor, S. (2015). The right to stay put: City Garden Montessori School and neighborhood change [Report]. St. Louis, MO: Washington University.
Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Impact of Stranger Violence and Intimate Partner Violence on the Grades of American Indian/Alaska Native Undergraduate College Students

Patterson, D. A., Perkins, J., & Van Zile-Tamsen, C. (2015). Impact of stranger violence and intimate partner violence on the grades of American Indian/Alaska Native undergraduate college students (CSD Working Paper No. 15-32). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Events 2015, Social Innovation Partnerships Events, Thriving Communities

For the Sake of All Community Action Forum: Investing in Coordinated School Health

May 28, 2015, Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, MO
Livable Lives, Perspectives & Testimonies, Thriving Communities

The University, the Community, and Race

Davis, L. E. (2015, April). The university, the community, and race (CSD Perspective No. 15-05). St. Louis, MO: Washington University in St. Louis.
Community and National Service, Perspectives & Testimonies, Thriving Communities

Creating a Just and Inclusive America

Briggs, X. (2015, March). Creating a just and inclusive America (CSD Perspective No. 15-24). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Patterns of Housing Voucher Use Revisited: Segregation and Section 8 Using Updated Data and More Precise Comparison Groups, 2013

Metzger, M. W., & Pelletiere, D. (2015). Patterns of housing voucher use revisited: Segregation and Section 8 using updated data and more precise comparison groups, 2013 (CSD Working Paper No. 15-22). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Impact of the Academic-Social Context on American Indian/Alaska Native Students’ Academic Performance

Patterson, D. A., & Butler-Barnes, S. T. (2015). Impact of the academic-social context on American Indian/Alaska Native students’ academic performance (CSD Working Paper No. 15-02). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7RF5TH3
Thriving Communities, Working Paper

American Indian/Alaskan Native College Dropout: Recommendations for Increasing Retention and Graduation

Patterson, D. A., Butler-Barnes, S. T., & Van Zile-Tamsen, C. (2015). American Indian/Alaskan Native college dropout: Recommendations for increasing retention and graduation (CSD Working Paper No. 15-03). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. https://doi.org/10.7936/K7MP52SR
Livable Lives, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

New Measures of Economic Security and Development: Savings Goals for Short-Term and Long-Term Economic Needs

Nam, Y., Lee, Y., McMahon, S., & Sherraden, M. (2014). New measures of economic security and development: Savings goals for short-term and long-term economic needs (CSD Working Paper No. 14-28). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Briefs & Summaries, Inclusive Housing, Thriving Communities

Section 8 Housing in the St. Louis Region: Local Opportunities to Expand Housing Choice

Metzger, M. W. (2014, November). Section 8 housing in the St. Louis region: Local opportunities to expanding housing choice (CSD Policy Brief No. 14-29). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Livable Lives, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Rebound Neighborhoods in Older Industrial Cities: The Story of St. Louis

Webber, H., & Swanstrom, T. (2014). Rebound neighborhoods in older industrial cities: The story of St. Louis (CSD Working Paper No. 14-17). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Books & Chapters, Livable Lives, Thriving Communities

Working and Living in the Shadow of Economic Fragility

Crain, M. G., & Sherraden, M. (Eds.). (2014). Working and living in the shadow of economic fragility. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Smart Decarceration, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

From Mass Incarceration to Smart Decarceration

Pettus-Davis, C., & Epperson, M. W. (2014). From mass incarceration to smart decarceration (CSD Working Paper No. 14-31). St Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Livable Lives, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in People With Aphasia: A Qualitative Approach

Garcia, E., & Connor, L. T. (2011). Understanding barriers and facilitators to participation in people with aphasia: A qualitative approach (CSD Working Paper No. 11-38). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Livable Lives, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Social Ecological Constraints to Park Use in Communities With Quality Access

Hipp, J. A., Chockalingam, R., & Adlakha, D. (2011). Social ecological constraints to park use in communities with quality access (CSD Working Paper No. 11-36). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Livable Lives, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Understanding Geographic Variations in Bmi in India

Chockalingham, R., Raghavan, R., Argrawal, J., Lama, G., Lai, H. Y. A., & Yadama, G. (2011). Understanding geographic variations in BMI in India (CSD Working Paper No. 11-13). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Livable Lives, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

“We Try to Create the World That We Want”: Intentional Communities Forging Livable Lives in St. Louis

Lockyer, J., & Benson, P. (with Burton, D., Felder, L., Hayes, D., Jackey, E., & Lerman, A.). (2011). “We try to create the world that we want”: Intentional communities forging livable lives in St. Louis (CSD Working Paper No. 11-02). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Livable Lives, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Estimating the Life Course Dynamics of Asset Poverty

Rank, M. R., & Hirschl, T. A. (2010). Estimating the life course dynamics of asset poverty (CSD Working Paper No. 10-25). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Inclusive Housing, Livable Lives, Thriving Communities, Working Paper

Homeownership Across the American Life Course: Estimating the Racial Divide

Hirschl, T. A., & Rank, M. R. (2006). Homeownership across the American life course: Estimating the racial divide (CSD Working Paper No. 06-12). St Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
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