Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines

Alexandra is a graduate of Vassar College where she earned a dual degree in psychology and urban studies.  She spent a semester at American University with the Transforming Communities Program, and is particularly interested in issues affecting disenfranchised communities of color, such as prison reform and education.  In college, she assisted with transitional services ata correctional facility, and completed internships with the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the National Alliance of Black School Educators.

Field placement: National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness

New Orleans, Louisiana

Policy placement: Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Washington, D.C.

Hunger Free Community Report

Federally Defined, Locally Applied: Worst Case Housing Needs in the St. Thomas/Irish Channel Neighborhoods of New Orleans, Louisiana delves into the connection between health and housing in New Orleans, and examines how community health could be improved if housing resources were targeted to those with the greatest housing needs.