Penny for Housing : It’s the least we can do from F8 Visuals on Vimeo.
Archive | Research + Publications
“We all share the same space: Overcoming the stigma of homelessness in NC…”
“We all share the same space: Overcoming the stigma of homelessness in NC by building trust between members of the homeless population and college students”
By: Leona Amosah, UNC Class of 2016, Ethnographic Research Report for UNC Anthropology 093
CEF Founding Story
Community Empowerment Fund: Founding Story from Erin Sands on Vimeo.
“Co-forming a Hologram: The CEF as Charity and Demos”
By: Man Jia Janet Xiao, Duke Divinity School Class of 2016. View Here
CEF Latino – Meet Santiago
#17 — 200K+ Saved, Johnney & Graduation Weekend!
#15 – Staff, Founder’s Circle, 2013 Annual Report
Check out our July 2014 Newsletter
13— Member & Advocate Stories, Holiday Party, and New Staff!
#12 — Financial Independence and How it Works!
“The Community Empowerment Fund: A Matched Savings Model as an Innovative Approach to Housing the Homeless"
Researchers examine an innovative new program’s ability to help people experiencing homelessness attain and retain permanent housing through asset building and access to financial services.
Peer-reviewed, published article available through the Journal of Poverty: Special Issue on Housing the Homeless
By: Alexandra Biggers, Maggie West, Allison De Marco (UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute), Jess Dorrance and Kim Manturuk (UNC Center for Community Capital).
Abstract
Prevention efforts, rapid rehousing, and housing-first approaches have been major contributors in addressing homelessness. However, budget cuts may jeopardize these gains. The objective of this article is to use administrative data to examine an innovative new program’s ability to assist those experiencing homelessness to attain and retain permanent housing through asset building and access to financial services to build a more financially secure future. Results suggest that this program does foster savings and the attainment of permanent housing. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
