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Voucher Home Ownership Program Assessment
General Information
View a brief abstract of this project.
| Evaluator(s) |
Abt Associates, Inc. |
| Investigator(s) |
Jennifer Turnham
(Abt Associates, Inc.)
Naomi Michlin (Abt Associates, Inc.) Gretchen Locke (Abt Associates, Inc.) Robert Wood (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.) Michael Baker (Abt Associates, Inc.) |
| Domain |
Income Security/TANF Community/Neighborhood |
| Status | Completed (final report released) |
| Duration | Nov 2001 - Jul 2003 |
| Type |
Research and/or Program Evaluation Policy Analysis |
| Program/Policy Description | This study is an early assessment of the Voucher Home Ownership Program. The home ownership option of the voucher program offers public housing agencies the administrative flexibility to expand home ownership efforts for low income families in their communities. The basic premise of the home ownership program is that the rent subsidy that participants receive may be used toward monthly payments related to home ownership. The purpose of this study is to provide insight into parts of the program that are working and parts of the program that are not. Although it is too early in the life of the program to conduct a complete evaluation, this study provides useful information on how the program has been designed and implemented in different parts of the country, the characteristics of program purchasers and participants, and the local factors that affect implementation. The study draws on complementary analytic techniques, cross-site analysis and case studies. The cross site analysis highlights common themes and patterns across the study sites, including lessons learned from the early implementation of the voucher home ownership program and the case studies provide detailed examinations of each study site. |
| Notes | No notes reported. |
| Last Updated | 08/18/03 |
| Type of Summary | Unreviewed |
| Contact(s) |
Jennifer Turnham (not reported)
Abt Associates, Inc. 55 Wheeler St (T) (617) 492-7100 (F) (617) 492-5219 |
| Submitter(s) |
Research Forum Staff (info@researchforum.org)
National Center for Children In Poverty 215 West 125th St, 3rd Fl (T) (646)284-9600 (F) not reported |
Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Recipients/participants/clients Low-income households |
| Subgroups Analyzed |
Housing Assistance Recipients |
| Sample Size and Unit | 12 public housing agency sites and samples of up to 10 purchase transactions at each site (total n=84) |
| Execution | not reported. |
Sites Studied
Bernalillo, NM;Colorado;
Danville, VA;
Green Bay, WI;
Milwaukee, WI;
Missoula, MT;
Montgomery Co, PA;
Nashville, TN;
San Bernardino, CA;
Toledo, OH;
VT.
Program Components, Policies, and Activities Evaluated
Administration/Implementation
Housing
| Variation in program components across sites? | No |
Outcomes Assessed
Housing
Program implementation
Community Outcomes
Types of Studies
| Type | Descriptive/Analytical Study |
Data Sources
| Source | Administrative data |
| Source | Field Research |
| Source | Secondary data |
| Source | Interview |
Findings Available
Final Descriptive/Analytical FindingsRecommendations
Existing Publications
| 07/01/03 | Voucher Home Ownership Assessment: Volume 1 - Cross-Site Analysis | Abt |
| 07/01/03 | Voucher Home Ownership Assessment: Volume 2 - Case Studies | Abt |
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