Housing and long-term care researcher at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, urban hiker, fiction and poetry reader, parent to two wild and woolies, cat video watcherhttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3mfrvwgqos22bI hope you'll join me online tomorrow to talk about our opportunities to improve equity in late life housing! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrvwgqos22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3loqt4zgjqk2cFederal rental assistance helps older adults stay in their homes. #housing [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqt4zgjqk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3lelajrrsdk2wAnother example of the high costs of crisis care compared to the much more affordable cost to help people remain housed. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Dec 2024 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3lelajrrsdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3ldp3cnvvwk2aImagine ticketing a person in labor for being unhoused instead of calling for emergency medical care. Where are our helpers? [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2024 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldp3cnvvwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3ld4ot4jcfk2jWhile household demographics are typically categorized according to the characteristics of the householder, half of the 13.5 million multi-race households in the US are categorized as white using this method. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2024 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4ot4jcfk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3lcpunuairc2iHow could anyone who has used health insurance still assume that efficiency and profit taking go hand in hand? [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Dec 2024 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpunuairc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3lchawcl6hs2hGreat example of YIMBY zoning reforms happening in Minneapolis! https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/01/04/minneapolis-land-use-reforms-offer-a-blueprint-for-housing-affordability [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 03:53 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchawcl6hs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3lbpu7spn4k2rAffordable is such a relatively term... [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Nov 2024 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpu7spn4k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3lbdr5q6rxk2hMore reasons to worry about institutional investors. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdr5q6rxk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/samarascheckler.bsky.social/post/3laxayrzqh22vExcited to talk about aging in community! Spoiler - living with low income makes it harder. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:ds6572qs4mb2pge3pycdneas/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxayrzqh22v