| "Children and Foreclosures: The Economic Crisis Hits Home" (Audio)
Gordon, Olivia (Moderator); Stagner, Matt; Gould, Ellen Ingrid; Perez, Thomas; Smith, Lewis; Bush, Malcolm
The Urban Institute, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, March 12, 2009
"The national housing crisis is exploding, with 2.2 million foreclosure actions started last year alone. Renters and homeowners have been forced to move, and the trauma is rippling across neighborhoods and anchor institutions of every size and description. The executive branch and Congress are pouring billions of dollars into stemming the tide of foreclosures, evictions, and neighborhood distress. But so far, the crisis's impact on children and their families has been largely unexplored. And how will the new policy efforts play out on the ground?"
Olivia Golden is an institute fellow at the Urban Institute and a former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Matt Stagner is Executive Director, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. Ingrid Gould Ellen is codirector, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, New York University. Thomas Perez is Maryland Secretary of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Lewis Smith is mortgage counselor and reverse mortgage specialist at Manna Mortgage. Malcolm Bush is a research fellow at Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago.
Listen to the Audio at:
http://www.urban.org/events/thursdayschild/Children-and-Foreclosures.cfm
C21/02-09. Posted April 8, 2009
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