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Poverty & Race Research Action Council

Section 8 Voucher Reform Advocacy Letters

Policy Brief: The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure (March 2016)

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POLICY BRIEF Briefs can be downloaded at www.bit.ly/UAFpolicy March 4, 2016 URBAN AMERICA FORWARD: CIVIL RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE SERIES Edited by Micere Keels The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure, by Philip Tegeler, Poverty & Race Research Action Council In a recent landmark study, Harvard professor Raj Chetty and his colleagues found substantial … [Read more...] about Policy Brief: The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure (March 2016)

Testimony of Professor Stefanie DeLuca in support of MD HOME Act (February 2016)

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HB 759 HOME Act of 2016 - SUPPORT February 23, 2016 Testimony of Stefanie DeLuca, PhD. Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University Department of Sociology My name is Stefanie DeLuca and I am an associate professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins. My research examines the effects of neighborhoods on family and child well-being, as well as the role of housing policies … [Read more...] about Testimony of Professor Stefanie DeLuca in support of MD HOME Act (February 2016)

A new housing mobility program in New Jersey

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We are excited to report that the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, which operates a large statewide Housing Choice Voucher program, has committed to a new housing mobility program as part of its 2016 Consolidated Plan. The new program, which starts with 100 vouchers in the first year, emerged as part of a requirement for the State to update its Analysis of … [Read more...] about A new housing mobility program in New Jersey

CBPP/PRRAC comments on Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Fee reform (August 2015)

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August 11, 2015 Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th St. SW, Room 10276 Washington, DC 20410-0001 Submitted electronically through www.regulations.gov Re: Docket No. FR–5874–N–01, HUD Administrative Fee Formula — Solicitation of Comment To whom it may concern: These comments are submitted by the … [Read more...] about CBPP/PRRAC comments on Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Fee reform (August 2015)