{
  "id": 16679361,
  "title": "J-PAL North America launches Homelessness Evaluation Resource Hub to drive evidence-informed approaches to housing stability",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/j-pal-north-america-launches-homelessness-evaluation-resource-hub-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-26T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MIT News Research",
    "slug": "mit-news-research",
    "url": "https://news.mit.edu/2026/j-pal-north-america-launches-homelessness-evaluation-resource-hub-1026"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "J-PAL North America, an economic research center at MIT, has introduced a free Homelessness Evaluation Resource Hub. Funded by Google.org, the hub aims to empower decision-makers with evidence-based tools to tackle homelessness and improve housing stability. The hub targets researchers, policymakers, and practitioners, providing resources to evaluate program impacts, expand knowledge of effective homelessness reduction strategies, and leverage existing evidence to inform decision-making. J-PAL North America, in partnership with LEO at Notre Dame, launched the hub on October 27, with David Phillips, a research professor of economics, serving as a scientific advisor. The hub features two main sections: Using Evidence and Generating Evidence. The Using Evidence section includes policy briefs summarizing experimental and quasi-experimental research on five homelessness and housing interventions, as well as an Evidence Review synthesizing results from 40 rigorous evaluations. The Generating Evidence section consists of modules on key aspects of rigorous impact evaluations and their application to homelessness sector studies. These resources, developed over a decade of experience, aim to provide a free, accessible starting point for those interested in evidence-based solutions to homelessness.",
  "summary": "The hub serves as a free, online repository of essential content for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers seeking to leverage rigorous research to inform their approaches to homelessness.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}