This project assisted the Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL) in addressing the ongoing home foreclosure crisis in Massachusetts. This was done by gathering data into an organized Data Collection and Management System to analyze trends in wrongful foreclosures in the state. The Data System includes a set of Guides for Public Data Collection, a functioning database created with SQL code, and data that has been gathered from public sources and imported using Python scripts. We also developed a guide for the future development of the system. The project also helped to develop an initial relationship between WPI and MAAPL and built the foundation for future IQP teams to continue this work.

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Creator

• Dionne, Natalie Y.
• Campbell, Theodore J.
• Noel, Sophia M.
• Riley, John R.
• McCarthy, John A.

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Computing
• Community
• Inclusion
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 4796
• E-project-121020-112629

Palabra Clave

• Evictions
• Housing
• Public Data
• Data System
• Database
• Foreclosure

Advisor

• Jiusto, Scott
• Somasse, Gbetonmasse B.

Year

• 2020

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Worcester Anti-Foreclosure Team (WAFT)
• Massachusetts Alliance Against Predatory Lending (MAAPL)
• Ms. Grace Ross

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Date created

• 2020-12-10

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright