Louisiana issued an RFI to identify solutions that can provide a technology platform for determining eligibility and managing cases across multiple human services programs.
In Austin, there are over 2,000 individuals without a safe place to sleep. There are many reasons a person can become homeless, and these reasons range from the lack of affordable housing to the loss of family and community. In 2017, the Innovation Office secured a three-year $1.25m grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to focus on the city's goal of ending homelessness. The grant funds an i-team to help the city identify the best ways for City Council, departments, and the community to collaborate towards a shared understanding of homelessness in Austin.
An event recap from one of FormFest 2024's breakout sessions featuring speakers from South Bend Indiana and others working on creating accessible legal forms.
This blog summarizes a FormFest session where the Center for Civic Design shared research on how screen reader users navigate voter registration forms and offered guidance for designing more accessible digital and PDF forms.
This landscape analysis examines data, design, technology, and innovation-enabled approaches that make it easier for eligible people to enroll in, and receive, federally-funded social safety net benefits, with a focus on the earliest adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
