Housing mobility programs survey: We have updated our biennial review of housing mobility programs at a time of exciting growth, with both the Community Choice Demonstration now underway, and a competitive funding notice for housing mobility services coming out early next year from HUD! See Housing Mobility Programs in the U.S. 2022 (PRRAC and Mobility Works, December … [Read more...] about PRRAC update: 2022 housing mobility programs survey (Dec. 1, 2022)
PRRAC Update
PRRAC update: NY State mobility programs; improving ESEA (Oct 20, 2022)
NY State housing mobility programs: Three years ago, Enterprise Community Partners-NY, with financial support from the NY State Attorney General’s office, began funding a pilot housing mobility program in Long Island, New York City, and Buffalo (with assistance from Mobility Works and PRRAC). Although the Covid pandemic hampered some of the programs’ progress, all three of … [Read more...] about PRRAC update: NY State mobility programs; improving ESEA (Oct 20, 2022)
PRRAC update: PRRAC job opening; expanded protections for families with vouchers (Sept 30)
PRRAC Housing Policy Counsel: Do you think of civil rights when you read the Code of Federal Regulations? Are you committed to expanding the right to housing and the continuing struggle to dismantle government sponsored segregation in the U.S.? PRRAC is looking for a talented and creative lawyer to help us work with HUD, the Department of Treasury, and Congress; provide advice … [Read more...] about PRRAC update: PRRAC job opening; expanded protections for families with vouchers (Sept 30)
PRRAC update: time and law, opportunity bargains, NYC civil rights history, school enrollment and property (Sept 15, 2022)
In the new Poverty & Race: We’re a little behind in our publication schedule this year, but our first issue of 2022 has some terrific content, including a fascinating piece from Rasheedah Phillips on law & time; Nick Kelly and Ingrid Ellen on a new technique for measuring neighborhood opportunity; Chris Bonastia on NYC desegregation history; and Valerie Sterne and … [Read more...] about PRRAC update: time and law, opportunity bargains, NYC civil rights history, school enrollment and property (Sept 15, 2022)
PRRAC update: Powerful report from UN Committee; housing mobility training institute in October (Sept 1, 2022)
CERD Committee report: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has completed its first review since 2014 of the United States’ compliance with the CERD treaty, and its Concluding Observations report offers an overview of US progress – and lack of progress – on a wide range of racial justice issues. The CERD hearings this year were notable for the strong … [Read more...] about PRRAC update: Powerful report from UN Committee; housing mobility training institute in October (Sept 1, 2022)
