State Targets Neighborhood Change in Newly Released AFFH Mapping Tool

Thursday, May 2, 2024

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Housing Finance, Advocacy & Policy

In April, California’s Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) released the final Neighborhood Change Map, which is intended to inform statewide policy for affordable housing and advance affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) objectives. The map identifies low- and moderate-income communities of color that have undergone substantial racial/ethnic and economic changes. Its release signals that the State is seeking to advance AFFH objectives in a variety of neighborhood contexts, and more broadly that it is embracing an approach to AFFH that includes both mobility- and place-based strategies.

Read our latest blog post by Research Associate, Matt Alvarez-Nissen and Associate Research Director, Dan Rinzler, to learn more about changes in the Neighborhood Change Map’s methodology, the significance of its release, and use in future State policy and programs.

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