Events at the Homelessness Policy Research Institute

  • NDSC Virtual Community Training 11/17

    Zoom

    NDSC research staff host free monthly trainings, the 3rd Wednesday of every month, to teach the public about our Neighborhood Map - a digital tool that provides access to reliable, aggregated data at the neighborhood level. Join us next on … Continue reading

  • Social Innovation Speaker Series: Dr. Christopher Fox

    VPD 101 Lower Level

      On Thursday, November 18 at 12pm, Dr. Christopher Fox will join the Social Innovation speaker series to share his research on social impact bonds. Chris is a  Distinguished Fellow at the Price Center for Social Innovation. His home institution … Continue reading

  • Social Innovation Speaker Series: Chris Herring

    Zoom

    Chris Herring is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard's Inequality in America Initiative and Assistant Professor of Sociology at UCLA. His research focuses on homelessness, housing, welfare, and criminal justice in US cities. His work has been published in the American … Continue reading

  • HPRI Symposium: Substance Use Disorder & Homelessness

    Zoom

    Substance Use Disorders are prevalent among 52% of adults experiencing chronic homelessness in Los Angeles County.¹ In the broader media, we rarely hear the clear evidence about how homelessness and substance use disorders intersect. Lack of affordable housing and substance … Continue reading

  • Social Innovation Summit: Criminal Justice

    Zoom

    Moderated by Dr. Brittany Friedman, this virtual summit will examine how the field of social innovation – including both processes and models of social innovation – can be used to reverse the centuries-long history of racism and economic discrimination within … Continue reading

  • Social Innovation Speaker Series: Zahirah Mann

    USC Campus

    On Wednesday, March 9th at 11am,  Zahirah Mann will join the Social Innovation Speaker Series. Zahirah is the President and CEO of SLATE-Z, a place-based initiative and collective impact effort whose mission is to revitalize South Los Angeles by moving residents … Continue reading

  • NDSC Virtual Community Training 3/16

    Zoom

    NDSC research staff host free monthly trainings, the 3rd Wednesday of every month, to teach the public about our Neighborhood Map - a digital tool that provides access to reliable, aggregated data at the neighborhood level. Join us next on … Continue reading