Budget news! In addition to across the board progress in both the housing and education budgets, the House Appropriations subcommittees on Transportation, and Housing & Urban Development and Related Agencies (T-HUD) and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education approved important items that we have advocated for in the President’s proposed 2022 budget, … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 23, 2021): Exciting 2022 Budget Prospects for Housing Mobility and School Diversity; AFFH in California and in DC
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Working with PHAs to Adopt Policies that Affirmatively Further Fair Housing: An Advocacy Guide and Toolkit for Local Advocates (PRRAC & NHLP, July 2021)
A PRRAC & NHLP Publication. Excerpt: "The definition of “affirmatively furthering fair housing” under California state law mirrors the 2015 federal regulation’s language. Note that the AFFH obligation in California is broader than the federal mandate in that the state obligation does not require the receipt of any type of state funding to apply. It is also worth noting … [Read more...] about Working with PHAs to Adopt Policies that Affirmatively Further Fair Housing: An Advocacy Guide and Toolkit for Local Advocates (PRRAC & NHLP, July 2021)
Public Housing Authorities and the New California AFFH Law: How to Spot Key Fair Housing Issues and Set Goals (PRRAC & NHLP, July 2021)
A PRRAC & NHLP Publication. Excerpt: "The following sections of this manual address a series of commonly-encountered fair housing issues of concern to PHAs, as well as fair housing considerations in new and expanding programs. By taking up the challenge of the California AFFH law, PHAs can become fair housing leaders in their communities, proactively engage with their … [Read more...] about Public Housing Authorities and the New California AFFH Law: How to Spot Key Fair Housing Issues and Set Goals (PRRAC & NHLP, July 2021)
PRRAC Update (July 8, 2021): Engagement on the Housing Trust Fund Rule; Cross-Government Racial Equity Metrics, Exclusionary Zoning, and the Housing Infrastructure Bill — Plus a New Brief on Housing Mobility Practice
Best practices in housing mobility – client engagement: This new policy brief from Mobility Works and PRRAC highlights successful efforts to organize client advisory groups to work with housing mobility program staff and leadership in Baltimore, Dallas, and Chicago. Housing Trust Fund regulations: We submitted comments last week on the interim rule governing the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 8, 2021): Engagement on the Housing Trust Fund Rule; Cross-Government Racial Equity Metrics, Exclusionary Zoning, and the Housing Infrastructure Bill — Plus a New Brief on Housing Mobility Practice
Genuine Engagement with Housing Choice Voucher Families (Mobility Works & PRRAC, July 2021)
A Mobility Works & PRRAC Policy Brief. By Darryn Mumphery. Excerpt: "Families with Housing Choice Vouchers can be more than clients for housing mobility programs – they can also be valuable advisors, advocates, and partners. For the past few years, Mobility Works partner organizations have built strong client engagement programs which should be incorporated more broadly … [Read more...] about Genuine Engagement with Housing Choice Voucher Families (Mobility Works & PRRAC, July 2021)
