Philadelphia, like many large cities, directs a considerable amount of money each year to meet its residents’ needs for quality affordable housing and related services. Over three recent fiscal years (2021-2023), local public sector entities expended nearly $2.3 billion on housing. Although this investment is substantial, it is still not nearly enough to fully meet the housing needs of every Philadelphian. Each year, officials have to make difficult choices about how to allocate limited resources in ways that are cost effective and that make meaningful progress on housing priorities and goals. This report, which was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative, is intended to serve as an overview of the sources and uses of locally administered housing funds, as well as a tool for officials and other stakeholders to contextualize past and future housing funding decisions.
Emily Dowdall is President of Policy Solutions at Reinvestment Fund. She works with government, philanthropic, nonprofit, and other civic leaders across the country to support strategic decision-making to strengthen communities. Ms. Dowdall leads a team of skilled analysts in conducting research and building analytic tools that help stakeholders implement effective interventions and address entrenched challenges. Her expertise includes approaches to understanding and intervening in housing markets, strategies to stabilize households and neighborhoods, affordable housing needs, fair housing, early child education access, and program evaluation.
Jacob Rosch conducts quantitative and qualitative research at Reinvestment Fund. He leads projects to help philanthropic, government, and private investors design strategies to support the expansion of high-quality child care, build healthy and thriving communities, and improve the lives of residents and families in disadvantaged communities.
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