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-# TEMPLATE-base-repo
+## Predictive Model Based on Homelessness
 
-Create a new branch from dev, add changes on the new branch you just created.
+Client Team:
+Dr. Tom Byrne
+Associate Professor, School of Social Work, BU
+Dr. Molly Richard
+Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Innovation in Social Science, BU
 
-Open a Pull Request to dev. Add your PM and TPM as reviewers. 
+Instructor: Prof. Thomas Gardos
+
+Technical Project Manager (TPM): Dhruv Shah
+Project Manager (PM): Jasmine Dong
+
+Team Members:
+Syeda Shehrbano Aqeel (team lead)
+Samritha Aadhi Ravikumar
+Kunshu Yang
+Renjie Fan
+Shiheng Xu
+
+## Project Overview:
+Goal: Develop a predictive model of homelessness at the community level using data from 2007-2023.
+Focuses on approximately 400 Continuums of Care (CoC) that receive federal homeless assistance funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
+Unique Focus: Unlike previous studies that predict homelessness at the individual level, this project centers on community-level factors.
+
+## Data Sources:
+Primary Data: Annual homelessness counts from HUD across CoC units.
+Additional Data: Publicly available community-level factors such as rent rates, demographic and economic conditions, aggregated by CoC.
+Timeframe: 2007 to 2023.
 
+## Key Research Questions:
+Moving beyond simply identifying associations between community-level factors and homelessness.
+Objective: Predict the number or rate of homelessness in each CoC based on structural determinants like rent levels and economic conditions.
+
+## Methodology and Tools:
+Modeling Approach: Regression models or other predictive machine learning techniques.
+Required Skills: Familiarity with regression models, feature engineering, and experience with the pandas and scikit-learn packages in Python.
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+
+# TEMPLATE-base-repo
+Create a new branch from dev, add changes on the new branch you just created.
+Open a Pull Request to dev. Add your PM and TPM as reviewers. 
 At the end of the semester during project wrap up open a final Pull Request to main from dev branch.