Courtney Jones

Explore financial well-being at the local level by race and ethnicity—looking beyond income to include credit, debt, savings, assets, and wealth: urbn.is/3MgMLHV

Job Alert 🚨 Come join Urban and our Housing Matters team!

@Ben_J_Winter @HUDgov Congrats Ben!!

Personal news: sworn in this week as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development at @HUDgov. Excited and honored to join the passionate team in HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research to advance HUD's mission!

@larryhanderhan YES! congrats Larry!!

I want to extend my deep appreciation to everyone who supported my ANC candidacy. Excited to get to work for LeDroit Park and North Shaw!

Opinion: "Rent — it’s the greediest of bills. For many families, it grows every year, arbitrarily, almost magically, not because of any home improvements; just because.” via @NYTOpinion ⁦@just_shelter⁩ nytimes.com/2020/08/29/opi…

Millions of Americans Are About to Lose Their Homes. Congress Must Help Them. nytimes.com/2020/07/23/opi…

Opinion | The Gaps Between White and Black America, in Charts - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Dear non-profit leaders, philanthropies, policy wonks, planners & community development orgs: How will we continue to show up for black lives after this moment? Beyond lip service, what are we doing to dismantle racism in our work, our organizations, & the communities we serve?

$62 billion, a little more than bailing out the airline industry. It’s Time to Reinforce the Housing Safety Net by Adopting Universal Vouchers for Low-Income Renters: urbn.is/3e2NYRA via @urbaninstitute

The Neighborhoods We Will Not Share nytimes.com/2020/01/20/opi…

"There are solutions....but the first step is to shake ourselves of the idea that explicit racial discrimination is yesterday’s problem" The Racism Right Before Our Eyes nyti.ms/2qzUY4w

"Thriving Residents, Thriving Cities: Propelling Inclusive Growth through Resident Financial Health" is #LiveAtUrban now. Tune in: urbn.is/2nwZu20 youtube.com/watch?v=Py1qC6…

#LiveAtUrban, 11/5: How are community colleges supporting advancement in education & the workforce through career pathways programs? Register to attend: urbn.is/2mt4ZyE

Today, the How Housing Matters website is dropping the "how" and putting the emphasis on "matters"—because there’s no question that it does. Learn about our new initiative & the journey we took to get here: urbn.is/2JtlVgA

.@GVelasquez72: "In the interest of job growth & to alleviate current & new county residents priced out of housing, the leadership here needs to demonstrate that it’s willing to confront the vast amount of influential & affluent NIMBYs." (via @McCartneyWP) urbn.is/2MTgxqn

Zoning matters: Learn how land-use policies shape our lives. (via @housing360) urbn.is/2F6usE9

Opinion | A Secret to Better Health Care - The New York Times nytimes.com/2019/05/27/opi…

It Started as a Tax Cut. Now It Could Change American Life. nyti.ms/2kabIfo

Today! twitter.com/urbaninstitute…

Starting now: VP Biden speaks about housing affordability and #MiddleClassFirst priorities whitehouse.gov/live/vice-pres…