This report (PDF) about Public Media and Journalism is from the Wyncote Foundation, February 2018
Read moreIntegrating Affordable Housing with State Development Policy
Issue brief (PDF) from the NGA Center for Best Practices.
Read moreState Leadership Approaches to Housing Policy
This document (PDF) is the remarks given by Feather O. Houstoun at the Housing Affordability Workshop at the National Governors Association (NGA) on October 16, 2003.
Read moreFive Things
The William Penn and Knight Foundations joined forces in 2005 to stimulate interest in journalism within philanthropy. As the traditional newspaper industry began its rapid business decline, the accelerating loss of coverage of important civic issues was worrisome. “Five Things,” published in 2011 (PDF), and its updated edition in 2018 (PDF), were primers written specifically for leaders in philanthropy who wanted a guidebook on models of engagement with journalism.
Read moreBoxes, Tents, and Govenors' Guys
This paper, BOXES, TENTS and GOVERNORS’ GUYS: State Leadership Approaches in Smart Growth and Community Revitalization (PDF), was written by Feather O. Houstoun with Andrew Davenport in December 2003.
Read moreIntroduction of David Brooks at Knight Foundation
This speech (PDF) was my introduction of David Brooks to the Knight Foundation on February 27, 2019.
Read moreBest Practices in the Financing and Management of Permanent Supportive Housing
I was asked to research and make recommendations to strengthen the link between housing and behavioral health programs to improve permanent supportive housing. With backgrounds in both fields, I had credibility on a complex topic, and the report was instrumental in achieving significant policy changes in Pennsylvania at the Housing Finance Agency in 2013. Read PDF.
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Eisenhower Fellowship Lecture
The Eisenhower Fellowship program is an international exchange program for rising leaders from countries around the world to spend six months working on a project of personal interest, in another country. On March 29, 2007, I was asked to share my thoughts on public administration, where many of the fellows are already working. Read PDF.
Read moreWhat Cities Can Do to Turn the Dropout Crisis Around
The Search for Connections: TANF and Housing
The first five years of welfare reform and a strong economy resulted in large state balances in funding for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. The Ridge Administration unsuccessfully proposed to the Bush administration that the funds be linked with housing programs to bring more affordable housing to low income households. This April 12, 2002, talk to the Brookings Institution outlines the program and the obstacles to acceptance. Read PDF.
Read morePhiladelphia's Campaign for Working Families
How Philadelphia came together to build a cross-city coalition to promote the Earned Income Tax Credit. It was so successful in its first year Brookings Institution asked that a case study be done. The Campaign for Working Families continues in 2020. Read PDF essay.
Read moreComprehensive Investment Strategies for Families And Communities
Light at the End of the Tunnel: Light of Day or Oncoming Locomotive?
Criminal Justice Reform Done Right
In turning its bail system around, New Jersey has shown a capacity for evidence-based policy innovation that's likely to serve as a national model.
Read moreMeeting the Management Challenges of Reunifying Families
Timely housing assistance is crucial, but it can be tricky to overcome institutional barriers.
Read morePhilanthropy’s Real Value to the Public Sector
It can catalyze government to take risks, move quickly and pay attention to neglected issues.
Read moreLessons for Program Design From a Food-as-Medicine Experiment
The spread of an innovative program piloted in Philadelphia is the result of persistence, rigorous study and evaluation, along with efforts to avoid common pitfalls.
Read moreA Powerful Tool for Getting Citizens Involved
By engaging residents on issues of climate and weather, it demonstrates how program design can be improved and strengthened.
Read moreShaking Up Sleepy Bureaucratic Processes
It's called 'service design.' The idea is to combine behavioral science with a participatory approach to making public services work better.
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