50,000+
people affected by policy reformsReform
Work that informed public policy reforms
Contributions to reforms for people experiencing homelessness, women facing violence, migrants and refugees.
Hora Public Policy · Los Angeles
Turning evidence into institutional change
Dr. Fabricia da Hora Pereira is a public policy strategist and socioeconomic evaluator working on homelessness, gender-based violence, migration and civil rights.
Beyond research. Real institutional change.
Thirteen years moving from evidence and oversight to permanent institutional programs, in Los Angeles and internationally.
1st
permanent homelessness programInstitutional Change
A fragmented agenda became a permanent program
Designed a public oversight institution's first homelessness initiative and consolidated it into a permanent program.
300+
socioeconomic case evaluationsAccess to Justice
Evaluations for survivors of violence
Independent assessments supporting legal teams and judicial decisions in cases of domestic violence and housing risk.
Shelter
services restructuredPolicy Assessment
Policy assessment led to shelter restructuring
Analysis of implementation and institutional capacity that contributed to restructuring shelter services.
500+
professionals trained in two countriesCapacity Building
Building capacity across agencies and nonprofits
University teaching, course design and technical training on human rights, public policy and homelessness.
Shared
data framework across institutionsCooperation
Institutions gained a shared view of the system
A Technical Cooperation Agreement establishing data transparency and coordinated action across agencies.
New research · USC HPRI · 2026
The impact of Supreme Court rulings and inter-institutional cooperation on homelessness policy
How a constitutional ruling and a Technical Cooperation Agreement created a governance model combining judicial pressure with intersectoral coordination, and what it means for cities like Los Angeles.
Areas of practice
Every engagement combines applied research with strategic advisory and institutional innovation.
- 01Applied Research & Evaluation
Program evaluation and technical evidence on how homelessness policies work in practice.
- 02Strategic Advisory & Coordination
Policy diagnosis and coordination across agencies, nonprofits and oversight bodies.
- 03Institutional Innovation
Cooperation agreements, monitoring structures and permanent evaluation capacity.
- 04Socioeconomic Evaluation in Judicial Cases
Independent assessments for legal teams working with survivors of violence.
From evidence to lasting change
We trace the full path from policy commitment to institutional action to lived experience.
- Understand pathways
- Identify risks and inequities
- Connect public systems
- Produce and interpret evidence
- Develop policy strategy
- Strengthen prevention and response
- Evaluate results
- Create institutional change
Founder & Principal Consultant
Dr. Fabricia da Hora Pereira
“Before institutions can improve a system, they need to be able to see it.”
A Ph.D. in Social Policy with more than 13 years at the intersection of homelessness, gender-based violence, migration and housing instability. In Los Angeles she serves on the Research and Race Equity Committees of the USC Homelessness Policy Research Institute.
- Experience
- 13+ years
- Books
- 3 published
- Degree
- Ph.D. Social Policy
Featured publications
Scholarship developed through applied research, public-policy practice and institutional experience.
Book · 2024Violência de Gênero
Gender-Based Violence
Domestic violence, access to justice and public policy in times of crisis
An edited volume on protection systems during health and environmental emergencies.
Book · 2022Capitalismo e Migração
Migration & Social Rights
Venezuelan immigrants’ access to social policies in Brazil
Primary field research in Roraima on migration policy and immigrant rights.
Book · 2020Política Nacional para a População em Situação de Rua
Homelessness Policy
National Policy for the Homeless Population: adoption and developments
Implementation, governance and financing of Brazil’s national homelessness policy.
How can we support you?
Dr. Hora Pereira works independently with public institutions, research networks, government agencies, nonprofits and legal teams across Los Angeles and beyond.