Housing Hub

Within the Housing Hub, you will find a wide variety of resources focused on the community topic. As the platform continues to grow, resources will be added. If you have resources you believe would be helpful for the community, complete the Contact form in the Menu. Let’s grow the Grow Library together!

Why is this topic important? When families live in poor or unsafe areas, are cost-burdened (spending 30% or more of their income on housing) they live in homes with conditions directly affecting their physical and mental wellbeing. It is crucial to provide our communities with safe, affordable housing and access to equitable resources to assist in the process.

Housing Resources

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2023 Evansville Housing Needs Assessment

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This Evansville Housing Needs Assessment involves an update of key work elements from previous Evansville Housing Needs Assessments completed by our firm on behalf of the City of Evansville (Indiana) Department of Metropolitan Development.
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For Evansville Podcasts

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For Evansville is a nonprofit organization that helps churches, nonprofits, and community leaders work together to address systemic challenges in Evansville. Their podcast series provides a platform to learn about and understand the city well from a variety of leaders, residents, and change agents.
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Greater Evansville Health Survey

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Since 2008, the Welborn Baptist Foundation has periodically commissioned large-scale, multi-county health surveys to provide useful trend data on chronic disease prevalence, overall health status, health behaviors, and access to health care in the Greater Evansville region. Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, Posey Counties, IN and Henderson County, KY.
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Greater Evansville Health Survey Project – Executive Summary

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Since 2008, the Welborn Baptist Foundation has periodically commissioned large-scale, multi-county health surveys to provide useful trend data on chronic disease prevalence, overall health status, health behaviors, and access to health care in the Greater Evansville region. Vanderburgh, Warrick, Gibson, Posey Counties, IN and Henderson County, KY.
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Housing Justice Hub

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Urban Institute’s Housing Justice Library is a collection of resources designed to help inform and guide a shared understanding of what housing justice is and how it is being practiced. This catalog includes academic literature, including peer-reviewed journal articles and books, as well as a broader slate of policy and advocacy reports, tools, and other resources.
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HUD User

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Bringing housing and community development research home to you. Managed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), HUD User hosts research, publications, and datasets in housing, community development, and more.
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National Low Income Housing Coalition – Housing Needs in Indiana

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Indiana state data and supporting resources to understand shortages of affordable and available rental homes in Indiana.
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Opportunity Insights

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Opportunity Insights, a research group based at Harvard University, has the mission to identify barriers to economic opportunity and develop scalable solutions that will empower people throughout the United States to rise out of poverty and achieve better life outcomes. Their team of researchers and policy analysts work together to analyze new data and create a platform for local stakeholders to make more informed decisions. This resource includes the Opportunity Atlas and Social Capital Atlas data resources with local and regional data, along with papers and courses.
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Social Vulnerability and the Legacy of Redlining

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A comparison tool of the historical 1930’s Home Owners Loan Corporation “redlining” map of Evansville with the more current Center for Disease Control’s Social Vulnerability Index scores for census tracts. The tool helps provide understanding of the relative continuity or changes in vulnerability from past to present for areas of the city and the residents who dwell there. Note: There may be language/terms used especially in historical documents that do not align with language that is currently accepted and honoring of all residents.
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Socio-Economic Data Analysis (Evansville)

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The purpose of this report is to identify Census Tracts within the city of Evansville, Indiana that exhibit quantifiable socio-economic characteristics or trends that are potentially contributing to the challenges faced by the city’s minorities.
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State of E

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For Evansville is a nonprofit organization that helps churches, nonprofits, and community leaders work together to address systemic challenges in Evansville. They have identified 5 primary areas of focus that act as a guide for pursing transformative impact together.
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Tepe Park Neighborhood, Evansville, IN Quality-of-Life Plan

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This plan demonstrates the commitment of residents, local organizations and the City of Evansville and is a positive step forward to restore the economic foundation, housing stability and quality-of-life in Tepe Park. This plan has been used as a model for other neighborhood revitalization efforts.
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