Housing: Resources and Databases
Local Level Statistics
Barnstable County Department of Human Services – Cape and Islands Regional Network on Homelessness Publications and Data
Fact sheets as well as department publication on housing challenges facing the Cape
Quarterly updates
Local Level Statistics
StatsAmerica
Information on the demographics of Dukes and Nantucket Counties.
Yearly updates
Cost of Living Information
National Low-Income Housing Coalition
Information on the cost of housing in Massachusetts as well as the real wages people need to make to support themselves.
Yearly updates
Innovative Pathways to Housing: Evidence Based Database
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
Leads the National effort to prevent and end homelessness in America through coordination of 19 federal agencies. Website contains solutions to end different types of homelessness as well as tools for action.
Updated continuously
Promoting Excellence in Case Management: Best Practices
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Non-profit dedicated to ending homelessness in America. Has resources for potential solutions as well as supports and resources for Case Managers.
Updated continuously
Local Level Statistics
StatsCapeCod
Supported by the Cape Cod Economic Development Council: information on the demographics of Barnstable County
Yearly updates
Cost of Living Information
Economic Policy Institute’s Family Budget Calculator
This tool measures the income a family needs in order to attain a modest yet adequate standard of living. Can be used to find information for Barnstable, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket while comparing other counties in the United States.
Yearly updates
Innovative Pathways to Housing: Evidence Based Database
National Coalition for the Homeless
Reports and research done on the issue of homelessness throughout the United States for both rural and urban populations
Updated continuously
Promoting Excellence in Case Management: Best Practices
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing by Department of Housing and Urban Development
The role of case management in preventing homelessness and in rapidly returning homeless individuals and families to housing stability.
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