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2016
Worcester public housing "village" brings strivers under one roof for A Better Life
Posted: 06/16/2016 Brad Petrishen, Telegram & Gazette Staff
Housing Authority’s “A Better Life” program continues with dedicated “village”
Posted: 06/17/2016 Tom Quinn, Worcester Magazine
Boston University Analysis Confirms ABL Progress 2016 INTERIM EVALUATION REPORT A BETTER LIFE (ABL) WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY
Posted: 06/15/2016 Department of Community Health Sciences Boston University School of Public Health
ABL Statistical Results through March 31, 2016
Posted: 06/07/2016 Raymond V. Mariano
A pathway out of public housing Presidential candidates have overlooked a model of success
Posted: 03/15/2016 The Washington Times Raymond V. Mariano
Democrats and Republicans Don't Really Care About the Homeless and Residents of Public Housing
Posted: 02/25/2016 5:02 pm EST huffingtonpost.com
Public Housing and the Value of Work It doesn't have to be home to an endless, multi-generational cycle of poverty.
Posted: 01/28/2016 Press Release Governing Magazine, Raymond V. Mariano
Worcester Housing Authority: A Better Life has ‘far exceeded expectations’
Posted: 01/21/2016 Press Release Worcester Magazine
Worcester Housing Authority Reveals Statistics Showing Dramatic Success with Work/School Requirement
Posted: 01/21/2016 Press Release
Public Houdsing Solves the Symtom - Homelessness - But Should Focus on the Problem
Posted: 01/12/2016 1:18 pm EST huffingtonpost.com
Getting use to the political brush off
Posted: 01/12/2016 CommonWealth Magazine, Raymond V. Mariano
2015
AS I SEE IT: Helping families in public housing find the joy of the holiday season
Posted: 12/23/2015 6:00 am EST Telegram & Gazette
Fix America's 'Dead End Street' by Helping Public Housing Residents Find 'Main Street'
Posted: 12/08/2015 3:47 pm EST huffingtonpost.com
Worcester housing official aims to elevate 'A Better Life' to national profile
Posted: 11/22/2015 Telegram & Gazette
Requiring Work/School in Public Housing: A Model for Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Posted: 11/20/2015 3:09 pm EST huffingtonpost.com
The Failure of Public Housing: Temporary Help Has Become a Permanent Way of Life
Posted: 11/10/2015 11:22 am EST huffingtonpost.com
In Worcester, Mass., Welfare That Works
Posted: 11/06/2015 National Review
Fox 25 News reports on the success of the A Better Life Program
Posted: 10/20/2015 Fox 25 News
Listen to WHA Executive Director, Raymond Mariano, speak about the "A Better Life" program on WGBH radio.
Podcast 09/03/2015 Discussion starts at 1:22:40
Ray Mariano’s get-a-job-or-get-out plan for public housing
Posted: 07/29/2015 Bostonglobe.com
The failure of public assistance
CommonWealth Magazine, Welfare programs have become permanent way of life. Raymond V. Mariano July 7th, 2015
Interim evaluation report - A Better Life
Posted: 07/2015 Department of Community Health Sciences - Boston University School of Public Health
Editorial article from Worcester Magazine regarding A Better Life program.
A Better Life January 2015 Press Release
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