“When Leah Post started using a tool meant to prioritize the most vulnerable people she worked with for a shot at housing, she noticed something was off.
People walking through the doors of her human services organization were disproportionately people of color.
But the assessment tool she was using, a mouthful called the Vulnerability Index — Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool, or VI-SPDAT for short, regularly prioritized white clients.”
Read the full article at the link below, featuring Neighborhood House staff member Leah Post.