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)
Policy Briefs
Combatting Source of Income Discrimination in Housing (Philip Tegeler, Antonia Fasanelli, May/June, 2021)
Policy Brief (May/June 2021). Excerpt: "This article discusses the history of SOI laws; recent momentum within federal, state, and local legislatures to prohibit the practice; and advocacy steps to undertake to pursue SOI bills in your local communities." Read the Policy Brief... … [Read more...] about Combatting Source of Income Discrimination in Housing (Philip Tegeler, Antonia Fasanelli, May/June, 2021)
The National Housing Trust Fund and Fair Housing: A Set of Policy Recommendations (PRRAC, April 2021)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (April 2021). Excerpt: "This policy brief assesses current federal and state guidelines for the Housing Trust Fund in several key areas of fair housing policy, including site selection rules, local approval requirements, affirmative marketing, tenant selection, and data transparency, along with specific policy recommendations in each area." Read the … [Read more...] about The National Housing Trust Fund and Fair Housing: A Set of Policy Recommendations (PRRAC, April 2021)
What Can HUD Do to Expand Public and Community Ownership of Rental Housing? (PRRAC, April 2021)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (April 2021). Excerpt: "The movement to shift more of our housing resources out of the private for-profit market and into the social housing sector has gained momentum in recent years, with growing housing insecurity, unsustainable rent burdens, expanding homelessness, and gentrification pressures in many American cities. The benefits of expanding the … [Read more...] about What Can HUD Do to Expand Public and Community Ownership of Rental Housing? (PRRAC, April 2021)
Mixed Income Neighborhoods and Integrated Schools: Linking HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative with the Department of Education’s Magnet Schools Assistance Program (Philip Tegeler & Laura Gevarter, March 2021)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (February 2021). Excerpt: "The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative is HUD’s signature public housing redevelopment program, designed to respond to critiques of the long-running HOPE VI program by providing one-for-one replacement housing, a guaranteed right to return for residents, and a more holistic focus on the community and schools surrounding the public … [Read more...] about Mixed Income Neighborhoods and Integrated Schools: Linking HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative with the Department of Education’s Magnet Schools Assistance Program (Philip Tegeler & Laura Gevarter, March 2021)
