The Center for Housing and Homelessness Research Reports & Publications
Understanding Poverty and Homelessness
The Center for Housing and Homelessness Research (CHHR) produces a wide variety of research and resources to help organizations and communities look beyond homelessness statistics to understand the effects of homelessness and the complex issues related to housing security.
2021 Annual Report
Reports on Poverty and Homelessness
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Beloved Community Village Evaluation Findings
The results from this evaluation by the CHHR demonstrate that over the course of the first nine months, the Beloved Community Village tiny-homes community has been a success.
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Your Family, Your Neighborhood Intervention Results
The Your Family, Your Neighborhood intervention was implemented in two low-income Denver neighborhoods, where the intervention contributed to increased neighborhood cohesion and attachments.
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Bridging the Gap Housing and Life-Skills Program
CHHR evaluated Mile High United Way’s Bridging the Gap housing and life-skills program for young adults aged exiting the child welfare system and recommended opportunities for program improvement.
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Homelessness in Trinidad, Colorado
CHHR assessed homelessness in Trinidad, Colorado, helping the community understand the experiences and needs of people experiencing homelessness, and how systems such as health care and law enforcement were impacted.
Our “New & Hopeful Approaches in Housing and Homelessness” event showcased innovative approaches to housing insecurity and homelessness from Colorado and communities nationwide.
We can assist you with research, evaluation, needs assessments and other resources.
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Historic and Current Health Care Struggles for the Homeless
Hardee, S. K., Sanford, G., & Burnes, D. (2019) Historic and current health care struggles for the homeless and skills for providers to improve care. Archives of Family Medicine and General Practice, 4(1), 76–81. Read More
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Study of Parent Engagement in Subsidized Project-Based Housing
Lechuga Peña, S., & Brisson, D. (2018). Your Family, Your Neighborhood: Results from a feasibility and acceptability study of parent engagement in subsidized project-based housing. Journal of Community Practice, 26(4), 459–470. Read More
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Perceptions of Neighborhood Social Cohesion
Brisson, D., Lechuga Peña, S., & Plassmeyer, M. (2018). Prioritizing choice: Perceptions of neighborhood social cohesion for residents in subsidized housing. Journal of Social Service Research, 44(3), 267–278. Read More
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Barriers to Parent Involvement
Lechuga-Peña, S., & Brisson, D. (2018). Barriers to parent involvement while living in subsidized housing: A mother’s perspectives. The Qualitative Report, 23(5), 1176–1187. Read More
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Impact of Services on Retaining Subsidized Housing
Plassmeyer, M., Brisson, D., & Lechuga-Peña, S. (2017) Impact of services on retaining subsidized housing. Journal of Urban Affairs, 40(2), 261–273. Read More
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Neighborhood Social Cohesion
Walker, L. A., & Brisson, D. (2017). The impact of concentrations of African Americans and Latinos/Latinas on neighborhood social cohesion in high poverty United States neighborhoods. The Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 44(2), 101–132. Read More
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An Analysis of the Point-In-Time Homelessness Count
Schneider M., Brisson, D., & Burnes, D. (2016). Do we really know how many are homeless? An analysis of the Point-In-Time Homelessness Count. Families in Society, 97(4), 321–329. Read More