This presentation shares user experience research on the challenges, priorities, and opportunities for improving the journey of Bay Area residents seeking affordable housing.
A comprehensive report outlining a student-led strategy to improve access to mental health supports through prevention, early intervention, and treatment across schools and community partners.
A blog post describing Seattle’s Youth Connector initiative, a city effort to make it easier for young people to discover, access, and connect with youth programs and supports that promote mental health, enrichment, and opportunity.
A recap of a community innovation hackathon in Seattle where technologists and students used AI to prototype solutions that help youth discover and access local programs and services.
Blog post authored by U.S. Digital Response discussing best practices for creating inclusive, accessible, and affirming government services for LGBTQ+ populations gleaned from their recent work in the City of Boston.
A modern system that helps people learn about, apply for, and gain access to affordable housing. Bloom Housing is an open source platform that digitizes the process of finding and applying for affordable housing, turning a time-consuming paper process into a 15 minute activity from one's smartphone or computer.
This Urban Institute report highlights how immigrant and mixed-status families continued to avoid safety net programs in 2023 due to lingering fears around the public charge rule.
This panel discussion from the Academy's 2025 Policy Summit explores the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and public benefits, examining how technological advancements are influencing policy decisions and the delivery of social services.
The Policy2Code Prototyping Challenge explored utilizing generative AI technology to translate U.S. government policies for public benefits into plain language and code, culminating in a Demo Day where twelve teams showcased their projects for feedback and evaluation.
This memo provides information to child and family service agencies on improving support for intersex children, adolescents, and their families through affirming practices, resources, and partnerships.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This report describes how the government can use widespread social media feedback and begin to build long-term measures to center people’s experience as an important component of policy design
