Program Profile: Moving to Opportunity Demonstration Program

This is a housing mobility demonstration program intended to help move families from high-poverty public housing to low-poverty private housing to improve their lives.

Evidence Rating: Ineffective | One study

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This is a housing mobility demonstration program intended to help move families from high-poverty public housing to low-poverty private housing to improve their lives. This program is rated Ineffective. The program was shown to have no statistically significant long-term effects on violent, property, drug, or general crime arrests.

An Ineffective rating implies that implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s).

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes at least one high-quality randomized controlled trial.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic

Geography: Urban

Setting (Delivery): Other Community Setting, High Crime Neighborhoods/Hot Spots

Program Type: Situational Crime Prevention, Violence Prevention

Targeted Population: Families

Current Program Status: Active