1.)    Housing/Homelessness

Throughout metropolitan centers in the United States gentrification is taking effect.  As developers come into small neighborhoods, many of the residents are forced to move out because they can not afford to continue living in these neighborhoods.  The District of Columbia is no exception to this rule and is one of the metropolitan areas where gentrification has set in.  With the cost of living rising at rates much higher than the wages of workers and the steady influx of  immigrant populations into the district, the issues of housing and homelessness have become more pertinent.  This presentation examines the issue of the growing pressure and problem of housing in the context of the District of Columbia, what has happened and what is happening

Carver Terrace Community Redevelopment Project:

• Carver Terrace Community Redevelopment Project Summary
• Job Description
• Application

Projects from the Office of Research Interns:

- A Full 9 Innings in the Fight for DC Public Schools

- A New Era of Rent Control
- Housing in Washington, DC
- Can Low Income Residents Afford to Live in DC?:  Challenges to Federal Housing Choice Vouchers
- An Inclusive City: The Next Generation of the D.C. Comprehensive Plan

-The Future of Rent Control in the District of Columbia

- Lift Up Your Hearts: The Future of Sursum Corda

- Georgetown University and McKinley Technical High School: A Partnership in Hope
- Office of Research Interns' Final Report

Projects from Community-Based Research Classes:
- Tracking the Availability of Low Income Housing:  The Online Housing Resource Project
- Mapping Food Service Assets for the Homeless

2.)    Education

With President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" initiative, education has become a hot topic.  In the context of the District of Columbia what does it mean to leave no Child behind?  This presentation examines the education system inside the nation's capital from the unique demographics of the district, with a very high minority population and a growing immigrant population, to the ailing test scores.  What factors can possibly explain why the District's youth are falling behind the rest of the nation?  Are the children of the District being left behind?

Projects from the Office of Research Interns:
- District of Columbia Public Schools
- Office of Research Interns' Final Report
- D.C. Schools Project and Adolescent English Literacy

Projects from Community-Based Research Classes:
- School and Commiunity Networking with the DC Schools Project
- Improving LINK's Capacity

3.)    Health

With an increase in the transmission rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the past decade, health education, especiaally among low-income and minority youth, has become more important than ever before.  This section explores the health issues faced by these different communities.

Projects from Community-Based Research Classes:
Assessing Health Resources for Sexually Transmitted Infections in the North Capitol Community

4.)    Business Development

This section explores the various methods and effects of recent business development in the DC area, especially in those neighborhoods that have been traditionally ignored.

Projects from Community-Based Research Classes:
- Affecting Public Policy with Sociodemographic Data:  Latinos in Washington DC
- Using Sociodemographic Data for Social Change

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