Past Resources of the Week
ROTW: Coming Homes and No Place to Live: Understanding perceptions among public housing residents about the reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals
Monday, December 12, 2011
- Harlem Community & Academic Partnership
- Link: http://www.reentry.net
Research study by Harlem Community & Academic Partnership's Policy Working Group (PWG) subcommittee explores NYCHA residents' perception on formerly incarcerated individuals in NYCHA. PWG conducted focus groups with NYCHA residents exploring the following issues 1) their general awareness of housing access for those formerly incarcerated, 2) sources of such information, 3) perceived barriers to housing, and 4) community support for formerly incarcerated individuals to access stable housing.