Place Matters in the lives of families. Homes are the anchor for family life, and the quality of one's housing is an important determinant of health and economic outcomes.  With collectively more than 100 years of policy expertise and values-based leadership between us, Ascend at the Aspen Institute and the Housing Opportunity and Services Together (HOST) initiative at the Urban Institute partnered to develop a set of recommendations on how to harness assisted housing and public-private housing partnerships for better outcomes for families.