Fact Sheets For more information about how you can make a difference, read our Tips for Calling Your Legislator. A series of Fact Sheets showing the link between housing and other pressing issues such as the economy, health care, and education. A task force of national experts in the areas of education, social welfare, health, housing, and civil rights has issued a statement calling for "A Broader Boulder Approach to Education" focused especially on closing the nation's achievement gaps. The task force, covened by the Washington D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute, urged the establishment of a broader partnership among schools, public health and social services to help studentsfrom all backgrounds succeed. Research Resources from the Bell Policy Center. The Bell Policy Center's 2006 Blueprint for Opportunity - Chapter 2 includes the recommendation to use a housing trust [investment] fund to increase affordable housing asa way to help families get ahead. Colorado: The State of Opportunity 2005 Report. Gateway 8 includes information on creating a statewide housing trust [investment] fund to help families earn a decent living and build wealth.