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Mobility Works Praises Inclusion of $25 Million for Housing Mobility Services in Bipartisan FY 2022 Omnibus Spending Bill

March 17, 2022 by

On March 15, President Biden signed the bipartisan FY 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act. The legislation includes $25 million for housing mobility services, which will help low-income Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) families exercise greater choice in where they live so they can truly thrive. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HCV program, also known as the Section 8 … [Read more...] about Mobility Works Praises Inclusion of $25 Million for Housing Mobility Services in Bipartisan FY 2022 Omnibus Spending Bill

NFHA: Leading Civil Rights Groups Commend President Joe Biden’s Executive Action to Advance Fair Housing and Racial Equity

January 26, 2021 by

Washington, D.C. — Today, leading civil rights groups commended President Joe Biden for taking action to advance racial equity for Americans in the first days of his term. The civil rights community asked the Biden-Harris Administration to take this critical step — to name racial justice as a key pillar of a comprehensive strategy to advance equality in the U.S. and help undo … [Read more...] about NFHA: Leading Civil Rights Groups Commend President Joe Biden’s Executive Action to Advance Fair Housing and Racial Equity

NFHA: Leading Civil Rights & Housing Groups Condemn President’s Effort to Gut Fair Housing, Use of Incendiary Racial Rhetoric for Political Gain

July 23, 2020 by

Fair housing advocates denounce Trump’s newest effort to eliminate a critical tool to desegregate communities and call on the president to instead concentrate on ensuring housing equity during a pandemic. Washington, D.C.- Today, a coalition of civil rights, affordable housing and consumer advocacy organizations condemned the move by the Trump administration to eliminate a … [Read more...] about NFHA: Leading Civil Rights & Housing Groups Condemn President’s Effort to Gut Fair Housing, Use of Incendiary Racial Rhetoric for Political Gain

Mobility Works: HUD Makes Housing Mobility Demonstration Funds Available

July 15, 2020 by

On July 15, 2020, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the availability of $50 million for public housing agencies (PHAs) to develop programs to help low-income families with housing vouchers access low-poverty, high-opportunity areas. Participating PHAs can now apply for funding (through October 13, 2020) to provide individualized housing mobility … [Read more...] about Mobility Works: HUD Makes Housing Mobility Demonstration Funds Available

Statement of Professor Olatunde Johnson, Board Chair of PRRAC, on Structural Racism and Police Violence

June 1, 2020 by

Click here for the PDF. Our Collective Responsibility “Like many of you, I am reeling from the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota by a police officer who drove a knee into Mr. Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes until he stopped breathing.  The killing has ignited demonstrations throughout the country.   And Mr. Floyd’s is just the latest killing.  We are … [Read more...] about Statement of Professor Olatunde Johnson, Board Chair of PRRAC, on Structural Racism and Police Violence

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