New America’s Eviction Data Response Network announces $3.1 million investment from Ballmer Group

Washington, DC — New America’s Future of Land and Housing Program is pleased to announce a $3.1 million investment from the Ballmer Group to scale its Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN) and drive better housing policy decisions through improved access to eviction data. Through this support, EDRN will scale its work over the next three years with high capacity partners in 10 states to build durable eviction data pipelines that provide reliable, comprehensive, and regularly updated data on evictions statewide, and to stand up multi-sector problem-solving teams that use that data to craft policy and practice interventions that measurably reduce evictions.

Each year, more than 10 million Americans are evicted from their homes. This profoundly destabilizing experience disproportionately impacts Black and Latino families and families with young children, and results in homelessness, job loss, adverse mental and physical health impacts, educational attainment gaps for children, and lifelong downward economic mobility.

Meaningfully and sustainably driving down evictions requires collective problem-solving around shared and trusted data by a range of governmental and non-governmental actors. And yet, most state and local leaders lack data on how many evictions are happening in their community, where they occur and who is impacted. Without shared, trusted data, decision-makers can’t design or implement effective policies that keep families stably housed. The Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN) is a bold national effort to change this reality.

“Without accessible and reliable data on evictions, and without the tools to analyze that data, it’s nearly impossible for state and local leaders to pass smart policies and implement effective programs that keep people housed,” said Yuliya Panfil, Director of New America’s Future of Land and Housing Program. “The Eviction Data Response Network aims to bend the curve on housing loss nationwide by unlocking this critical data and putting it in the hands of local leaders who can put it to use.”

“We’re proud to partner with New America to promote data-informed solutions to the nation’s housing challenges,” said John Griffith, Executive Director, Strategy and Operations & National Housing at Ballmer Group. “The Eviction Data Response Network is an innovative approach to preventing unnecessary evictions by connecting state and local policymakers, advocates, and other stakeholders with the data, tools, and insights they need to better understand where and why evictions are happening in their community.”

This work builds on New America’s inaugural Eviction Data Response Network cohort, composed of 11 state and local-level partners working to improve their access to eviction data, and to use this data to drive housing policy decisions.