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Incentivizing Landlords to Rent to Refugees: Results of an Anonymous Survey

RHS created an email survey to gather insights into the factors that influence the review of rental applications from potential tenants. The survey, detailed in this report, also sought to discover what incentives could help landlords appreciate how choosing refugee tenants can positively affect their business operations.

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To gather both qualitative and quantitative data, the survey asked questions that focused on the factors influencing the review of rental applications from prospective tenants and incentives that could help housing providers select refugee / newcomer tenants.

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Models of Welcome: World Learning

Finding safe, sanitary housing is consistently cited as the biggest challenge in refugee resettlement in the U.S. This video shows World Learning’s use of its School for International Training campus to house Afghan newcomers in Brattleboro, VT as a model for innovative approaches to housing refugee newcomers.

State Housing Needs Assessment Report: A Survey of State Refugee Coordinators

Explore the latest findings from our State Housing Needs Assessment survey, which sheds light on the housing challenges and needs of ORR-eligible populations across the U.S. Discover how this data can help shape future strategies for housing solutions and partnerships.

U.S. Housing Crisis Affects Refugees Alongside Others

This research project highlights the impact of the United States housing crisis when housing refugees in safe, affordable, and available housing. The need for affordable and available housing continues to grow, and RHS is responding.
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