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States Take Different Approaches to Establishing Broadband Offices

State Tech Magazine

Some states place their broadband office inside a business or economic agency, while others house it within their technology agency. Some states coordinate broadband from the governor’s office or across agencies. With this most recent update, Pew determined that all 50 states administer active broadband programs.

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Thriving Communities TA: Helping Local Governments Coordinating Housing and Infrastructure

NLC (National League of Cities)

Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Sarah Schaefer, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Article by Pam Blumenthal, social science analyst, Office of Policy Development and Research at the U.S.

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Unhoused individuals gain shelter, prove their identity using AWS-powered solution Kiip

AWS Public Sector Blog

Social Security cards, birth certificates, and proof of disability are crucial for accessing services and applying for housing. If this individual remained in custody, they could have lost their bed in the shelter, requiring a restart of their journey towards being permanently housed. Reach out to the AWS Public Sector team.

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Better Communications Tops Data To-Do List

GovLoop

Their research supports policy development around a wide array of issues, from transportation, energy and natural resources to education and housing. Bateman and her team focus on demographics and work extensively with Census data, but also create their own datasets based on local input.

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4 ways AWS can help states transform healthcare for incarcerated individuals

AWS Public Sector Blog

Enhancing coordination of care for incarcerated individuals Providing healthcare in correctional facilities is a difficult task further hampered by a lack of coordination among caregivers, as well as between the facilities and outside agencies. This coordination reduces the likelihood of relapse and hospitalization.

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NYU Furman Center Co-Faculty Director Vicki Been Submits Testimony on the Charter Revision

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Using data, Professor Been illustrated how persistently high rent burdens, declining population due to net negative domestic migration, and an inadequate housing supply are evidence of New York City’s long-standing housing affordability challenges. Uncertain timelines for inter-agency coordination lead to potential delays.

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Using the cloud to integrate homelessness data with whole-person care services

AWS Public Sector Blog

In San Diego County, California, for every 10 homeless people who found housing in the last year, 13 more people became homeless. And they’re using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to coordinate their response. million lives, and helped almost 700,000 people move into housing. Clarity Human Services runs on AWS. The 2022 U.S.