Toward an Inclusive Recovery: Increasing the Housing Security of Vulnerable Renters Through Rental Assistance - Fed Communities Subscribe Topics Employment Benefits Cliff Child Care Investing in America’s Workforce Worker Perspectives Economic Development Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Digital Access Rural Development Housing Small Business Entrepreneurship Small Business Credit Survey Stories Benefits Cliff Stories CRA: Building Stronger Communities Rural America: A Treasure of Assets Partner stories Investment Connection: Getting to ‘We Have a Deal’ Small Lenders, Small Businesses, and the Paycheck Protection Program Opportunity Occupations: Joining the Workforce Data Banking Deserts Dashboard CDFI Survey Community Perspectives Survey Community Development Data & Tools Explorer Perspectives from Main Street Worker Perspectives Events Calendar Connecting Communities® Webinars On-demand 2026 Research Seminar Series Uneven Outcomes Conference Experts About Us Our Leadership Latest News and Views Subscribe Contact Us Search Toward an Inclusive Recovery Increasing the Housing Security of Vulnerable Renters Through Rental Assistance A Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar presented by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Philadelphia Speakers Agenda The United States has always had vulnerabilities in the rental housing market that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and revealed. This research seminar on November 17, 2021 examined what we’ve learned from the administration of emergency rental relief and evaluate universal vouchers as a long-term solution for increasing housing security among renters. WATCH ON DEMAND Toward an Inclusive Recovery Increasing the Housing Security of Vulnerable Renters Through Rental Assistance, November 17, 2021 (video, 2:22:00). Millions of renters accrued billions of dollars in rental debt as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. To respond to this growing crisis, the federal government provided substantial funding for rental assistance, which states and localities administered. As we recover from the pandemic, it is essential to evaluate the effectiveness of these emergency relief programs and understand the impact they had on keeping renters housed. The lessons learned from the design and implementation of these policies and programs will be crucial for helping renters navigate future economic shocks. However, to support an inclusive and equitable recovery, it is important to consider how universal rental assistance could address the rental affordability crisis that has existed long before the pandemic. This seminar, presented by the Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta and Philadelphia, is part of a Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series focused on supporting an inclusive recovery. Featured speakers Raphael Bostic President & CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Peggy Bailey U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Matuschka Lindo Briggs Moderator Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Panel speakers Elora Raymond Georgia Institute of Technology  University Elizabeth Strom University of South Florida Rebecca Yae National Low Income Housing Coalition Giselle Routhier NYU Langone Health Prentiss Dantzler University of Toronto Vincent Reina University of Pennsylvania  Eva Rosen Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy Gregg Colburn University of Washington Agenda 2:00-2:10 pm ET Opening remarks Matuschka Lindo Briggs, Director of Special Projects and Strategic Support, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Peggy Bailey, Senior Advisor on Rental Assistance, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2:10-3:05 pm ET Panel 1: Emergency rental assistance programs Elora Raymond, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology  Elizabeth Strom, Associate Professor, University of South Florida Rebecca Yae, Senior Research Analyst, National Low Income Housing Coalition Giselle Routhier, Postdoctoral Fellow at Health x Housing Lab, NYU Langone Health Moderator: Matuschka Lindo Briggs, Director of Special Projects and Strategic Support, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 3:05 pm-3:15 pm ET Break 3:15-4:10 pm ET Panel 2: Universal rental housing vouchers Prentiss Dantzler, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto    Vincent Reina, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania Eva Rosen, Assistant Professor, Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy Gregg Colburn, Assistant Professor of Real Estate, University of Washington 4:10-4:20 pm ET Closing remarks Raphael Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Moderator: Matuschka Lindo Briggs, Director of Special Projects and Strategic Support, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis About the seminar series This seminar is part of the Federal Reserve Community Development Research Seminar Series, a forum for exploring the intersection of research, policy, and practice in the community development field. 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