This report outlines the findings from the project’s activities including an employer survey, Innovation Lab sessions, and case studies
Housing Instability
Housing stability is one of the most critical policy issues of our time, and traditional policy levers have failed to catalyze the change needed to provide safe, affordable housing for all populations. The Price Center conducts a wide range of research to improve housing stability through a community-driven process of piloting and testing new practices, bringing them to scale, and ultimately diffusing those practices into systems change.
Full Report: How do Renters Cope with Unaffordability?
USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation
Year: 2020
The Los Angeles region faces a deep and worsening housing affordability crisis. A team of researchers from the USC Price Center for Social Innovation—led by Jovanna Rosen, Sean Angst, Soledad De Gregorio, and Gary Painter—conducted an in-person, door-to-door survey of … Continue reading
The Power Divide: Mobile Communication in Los Angeles’ Skid Row
Mobile Media & Communication
Year: 2020
This study explores mobile phone use among people experiencing homelessness in downtown Los Angeles. It explores usage patterns and connectivity challenges, and how these affect access to social services as well as opportunities for information seeking, skills building, and social … Continue reading
No Going Back: Together for an Equitable and Inclusive Los Angeles
USC Equity Research Institute (ERI): Data and Analysis to Power Social Change
Year: 2020
Prior to the stay-at-home public health directive, civic boosters promoted Los Angeles as a metropolis that was confronting its problems and making progress. Local and state governments enjoyed budget surpluses, unprecedented investments were committed by Angelenos to respond to homelessness, … Continue reading
Full Report: The Pervasive Impacts of Rent Increases in City Heights
USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation
Year: 2020
Increasing rent prices have left many families struggling to make ends meet, fearing homelessness or displacement. City Heights, like many other neighborhoods in Southern California, faces a critical moment to address this important issue. To understand the impacts of increasing … Continue reading
Los impactos generalizados por los aumentos de la renta en City Heights
USC Price Center for Social Innovation
Year: 2020
Increasing rent prices have left many families struggling to make ends meet, fearing homelessness or displacement. City Heights, like many other neighborhoods in Southern California, faces a critical moment to address this important issue. To understand how residents are coping … Continue reading