Volume 8 Issue 3

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Innovation Awardee Models a New State Approach to Ending Homelessness
Homeless people need supportive housing: a permanent place to live plus access to services. Connecticut has made supportive housing the heart of its efforts to address homelessness. For its innovative approach and strong commitment to systemic change, the Connecticut Supportive Housing Pilots Initiative won this year's $100,000 Fannie Mae Foundation Innovations in Affordable Housing Award.

Perspectives
Harvard professor Stephen Goldsmith sees the progress that is possible when government taps cooperative instincts. Three past and present recipients of the Innovations in Affordable Housing Award illustrate the point: King County, Washington's A Regional Coalition for Housing; the Los Angeles Systematic Code Enforcement Program; and Connecticut's Supportive Housing Pilots Initiative Program.

Semifinalists for the Innovations in American Government Award in Affordable Housing Lead by Example
Other jurisdictions could replicate the four highlighted semifinalist programs, which embody creativity, competence, and sustained effort. Included are Washington State's assisted-living alternative; San Jose, California's affordable housing production program; Genesee County, Michigan's land bank program; and Vermont's Housing and Conservation Board.

Insight
Author C. William Pollard warns against assuming that what works today will solve tomorrow's problems.

DataPlace ^TM
This new online data analysis tool from the Fannie Mae Foundation provides free and easy access to housing and demographic data along with maps and analytic techniques to help you assemble the information you need to craft effective responses to homelessness.

Resources
Find articles, reports, and Web sites that offer more information about the topics addressed in this issue.

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Editorial Information

Editor: Lawrence S. Ottinger
Managing Editor: Christina Tucker
Associate Editors: Kathy Litzenberg

ISSN 1525-2833

Housing Facts & Findings is published by the Fannie Mae Foundation. The Fannie Mae Foundation, through its publications and other programs, is committed to the full and fair exposition of issues related to affordable housing and community development. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the view of the Fannie Mae Foundation or its officers or directors.
The Fannie Mae Foundation creates affordable homeownership and housing opportunities through innovative partnerships and initiatives that build healthy, vibrant communities across the United States. The Foundation is specially committed to improving the quality of life for the people of its hometown, Washington, D.C., and to enhancing the livability of the city's neighborhoods. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization whose sole source of support is Fannie Mae, and has regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Pasadena, and Philadelphia.