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The study was done in 2015 but the data in it is still often used as a lead anecdote to illustrate how decades of systemic racism has put people of color - and especially Blacks - behind the eight ball when it comes to net worth. The study by the Boston Fed, Duke University found that the median net worth for non-immigrant African-American households in the Greater Boston region is $8 while the median net worth for Greater Boston whites is $247,500. The data disparity was brought to light in the 2017 Boston Globe's award-winning seven-part series on race.

Presentation by MHP Center for Housing Data co-directors Callie Clark and Tom Hopper at the 2018 City Awake Convention on Monday, Nov. 5 at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston.

On Oct. 11, 2018, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $984,000 in funding to 12 communities under its Housing Choice Initiative (HCI) Small Town Grants Program. These grants were available to small towns with a 2016 population under 7,000. Here is a list of communities and the housing and infrastructure projects that will be supported. MHP is providing staff and financial support to HCI.

On Oct. 11, 2018, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $4 million in grants to 19 communities. These grants were exclusively available to 69 communities that were designated by the state as eligible for the Housing Choice Initiative (HCI) due to their housing production and use of best practices. Here is a list of the communities and the housing and infrastructure projects that will be supported. MHP is providing staff and financial support to HCI.

Presentation by MHP Center for Housing Data co-directors Callie Clark and Tom Hopper on how to use data to tell your community's story. Presented on day one of the MHP Housing Institute, June 6, 2018.

Lunchtime presentation at CHAPA's Ch. 40B conference on May 4, 2018.