Breadcrumb Home Who We Are news in the news Could This COVID Program Help Reduce the California Housing Crisis? Read the Story August 8, 2022 Abt’s Nichole Fiore provided background for this comprehensive piece from CalMatters on California’s use of housing vouchers to combat homelessness. Our recent study for the Hilton Foundation on the use of federal Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) was cited in the article. We found that landlord incentives and counselling for voucher recipients improved the efficacy of HCVs. Read More Homelessness in North America Can Direct Rental Assistance Offer a Better Way of Supporting Low-Income Families? The authors discuss how evaluations might determine if direct rental assistance is a more effective aid for securing housing than housing choice vouchers. Lump Sum or Recurring: Can Cash Transfers Break the Cycles of Poverty? Data from US & international guaranteed income pilots pose critical questions - does an annual lump sum, monthly payments, or a combination best help famili... Project Roomkey Helped Vulnerable, Homeless Californians at COVID's Peak - and Continues To Serve As... Abt's evaluation found California's Project Roomkey helped homeless Californians at COVID's peak - and it could serve as an effective emergency housing model. The Future of Health Systems: Advancing Health Systems Strengthening: Metrics, Learnings, and Future... This Future of Health Systems series webinar focuses on the evolving health systems landscape and how MEL strategies are indispensable for improving performance... Load More Focus Areas Housing, Communities & Asset Building Homelessness Capabilities Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Regions North America Jump Forward Work With Us Ready to change people's lives? We want to hear from you. We do more than solve the challenges our clients have today. We collaborate to solve the challenges of tomorrow. Link Clients Link Bold Thinkers Wanted Connect