Bridget Anderson

Social Research Specialist

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Stories by Bridget Anderson

Child and youth integrated homelessness data report: Part 1

July 8, 2020

There are thousands of children and youth in households every year in Charlotte-Mecklenburg that access housing or housing-related services as a result of their experience of homelessness and/or...

One month into the coronavirus crisis, food and housing insecurity rise

April 15, 2020

Since the coronavirus lockdowns began, Mecklenburg’s resource helpline has seen housing assistance requests jump 219% and food assistance jump 747%. These numbers are an indication of the dramatic...

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Researcher Spotlight

Angelique Gaines is a Social Research Specialist at the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, who runs the City Walks program and studies topics from youth development to the racial wealth gap. "What I find rewarding is the ability to serve the community. Bringing about a more equitable and socially just society is what motivates me to do the work that I do," says Gaines.
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