May 2021
Dear Friends:

I am pleased to share new research underway from the Price Center. Earlier this month we launched a new series of briefs on social impact bonds, in partnership with the Policy and Research Evaluation Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University. Additionally, we launched a new report on the impact of emergency aid programs for students at USC and the Los Angeles Community College District. Both projects are detailed below.

As always, thank you for your interest and support of the Price Center. I can be reached directly at gpainter@usc.edu if you would like to connect.

Best,
Gary Painter 
Director, USC Price Center for Social Innovation
Director, Homelessness Policy Research Institute
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Social Impact Bonds 2.0
Researchers at the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit (PERU) at Manchester Metropolitan University and the Sol Price Center for Social Innovation are partnering to conduct original and comparative research on social impact investing, with a particular focus on social impact bonds in the UK and the US. The Price Center and PERU have launched a series of briefs on the future of Social Impact Bonds. Visit the project page for the full series of briefs and related content.
An Evaluation of Emergency Aid Programs at USC and Los Angeles Community College District
Emergency Aid programs seek to reduce the vulnerability of low-income students for whom the inability to afford necessary expenses can threaten the successful completion of their degrees. This report details the findings of an evaluation of Emergency Aid (EA) programs at the University of Southern California (USC) and within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), which were designed to help students overcome short-term emergencies and ultimately improve longer-term student success.
Innovating Inclusion: A New Wave of State Activism to Include Immigrants
in Social Safety Nets 

By Hannah Findling
States across the country are tackling an equity issue in the tax code by breaking from federal eligibility standards for their state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs). Specifically, states are taking it upon themselves to end the exclusion of taxpayers who file their taxes with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). 
NEW FROM NDSC
New Data Story: Renter Vulnerabilities in Los Angeles
By: Aileen Qin
Eviction, when a tenant is expelled from their housing unit by the owner of the unit, has become a salient topic during the pandemic as households struggle more than ever to afford rent. National, state and local governments have enacted “eviction moratoriums” to help vulnerable renters maintain their housing during the pandemic. Even beyond COVID-19, eviction is a serious social problem that leads to negative and long-lasting physical and mental health effects for evicted families, higher residential mobility into lower-quality neighborhoods, and homelessness.
FACULTY CORNER
CHRISTINE M. BECKMAN
MEDIA MENTIONS:

Christine Beckman, Associate Director of the Price Center and Price Family Chair in Social Innovation, was a featured panelist in the Strategic Management Society's recent event, Negotiating the Work-Life Interface as a Scholar. This event builds on Dr. Beckman's recent book, Dreams of the Overworked: Living, Working and Parenting in the Digital Age, co-authored with Melissa Mazmanian.

MEDIA MENTIONS
‘The opportunity to start over’: Homeless people get housing in L.A. County through Project Homekey
Outlet: KTLA5
Gov. Newsom Proposes $9 Billion for Homelessness
Outlet: Take Two With A Martinez
ONGOING AT THE PRICE CENTER
Our Commitment
TO ANTI-RACIST VALUES
In the wake of our nation’s call to dismantle systemic racism in our society, the Price Center is redoubling our commitment to embedding anti-racist values in all of the work that we do. Policy and systems change is necessary to address the deep-rooted structural inequities.
COVID-19
NDSC COVID-19 DATA MAP
Our map will help our community better understand where cases of COVID-19 exist within the county, as well as the underlying vulnerabilities faced by Los Angeles residents. It is updated daily with information from the LA County Department of Public Health.
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