Connecting The Dots
Affordable housing is a vital and integral component of sustainable communities, generating a wide range of economic and social benefits. Housing Colorado, in an effort to strengthen collaboration and think in terms of broad-based solutions, is examining how housing issues intersect with healthcare, education, transportation and the economy. We have focused efforts to increase awareness of these connections through our publications, meetings with strategic partners and our educational programming.
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Did You Know?
A Stable Home Environment Results in Better School Performance When kids don’t have to move all the time, they miss less school. Students who had a nearly perfect (95%) attendance record had twenty percent higher testing scores than peers who attended class 80% of the time or less.

Driving till you Qualify Doesn’t Mean a Cheaper Cost of Living Families “driving till you qualify” end up paying 77 additional cents to cover transportation costs for every dollar saved by moving to a house that’s affordable but farther from work.

Housing and Healthcare “A stable and safe home is the solid base all families need for good health. In our hospital systems, the ‘No Shows’, cancelled appointments, and overburdened emergency room care facilities all point to household instability.” - Anne Warhover, CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation.

2009 Housing Colorado Facts Book
Additional research illustrating the links between housing, transportation, education, healthcare and the economy in Colorado has been published in
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2010 Housing Facts Update
2010 Housing Facts Sheet

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Making the Case in Colorado
Housing and Transportation
The Case for Mixed-Income TOD in the Denver Region
Center for TOD, Commissioned by Enterprise, 2007

Recommendations to The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Transportation Finance and Implementation
Transportation Panel

Lack of Affordable Housing Near Jobs: A Problem for Employers and Employees
ULI Employer Survey

National Publications
Housing and Transportation
A Heavy Load:The Combined Housing and Transportation Burdens of Working Families - National Housing Conference
www.nhc.org/index/chp-research-publications

Saving Affordable Homes Near Transit
Report by National Housing Trust and Reconnecting America

Urban Land Institute Employer Survey - Affordable Housing and Worker Retention
There is concern within the business community about the lack of affordable housing for employees, with companies reporting the shortage as being problematic in hiring and retaining entry- and mid-level workers.
ULI Brief

Housing and Education
Vital Links
The Center for Housing Policy and Enterprise Community Partners collected and analyzed available research evidence that frames the many ways in which our homes and the neighborhoods where we live may affect health and educational outcomes.
//www.nhc.org/pdf/chp_int_summary_hsgedu0707.pdf

Housing and Healthcare
Vital Links
The Center for Housing Policy and Enterprise Community Partners recently reviewed the growing body of research on the various ways in which the production, rehabilitation or other provisions of affordable housing may lead to improved health outcomes.
www.practitionerresources.org/cache/documents/651/65101.pdf

Housing and the Economy
National Governor's Association - Integrating Affordable Housing and State Development Policy - Brief
NGA Brief