“When there’s a quick ramping up of the (economy), there’s a quick demand for workers and that means the people who pay more are going to get those workers … just as when there’s a labor surplus they’re able to pay less and still get a competent workforce,’’ says Carl Van Horn, founding director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
Mian: Affordable housing in God’s backyard
Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new use for their space By Nadia Mian, Ph.D., Senior Program Director, Ralph W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement Faced with declining membership, aging buildings and large, underutilized...