CURA is a co-sponsor of the "HOME: Health, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity in Housing." The Research Barnraising is a 1.5 day symposium, where we aim to explore and start to build innovative research and collaborations centered around the theme of housing.  Housing plays a fundamental role in the health and wellbeing of adults, children, and families in the United States and around the world. From a source of necessary shelter, to the primary source of family wealth accumulation, to the main space that people feel connected to being “at home” with loved ones,  housing is integral to our daily lives. Yet housing has become increasingly unaffordable for many families, and access to safe and stable housing remains inequitably distributed. Housing policy plays an important role to improve access to safe and affordable housing, and this domain of social policy is enjoying  renewed interest in the political and policy arena. This one and a half day event will explore innovative strands of housing research such as housing and population health; housing inequities; housing policy and program opportunities to improve well-being; the interaction between housing and adult and child development; implications of housing for communities; and promising directions for the future of research on housing. 

Learn more and register for this event on Minnesota Population Center website.