October 11, 2023 A PRRAC Report. By Janelle Taylor, (J.D. Georgetown Law School 2023), and a Law & Policy Intern at PRRAC in 2022-2023; Robert Lindsay, (J.D. University of Minnesota Law School 2023), and also a Law & Policy Intern at PRRAC in 2022-2023; and Philip Tegeler (Executive Director of PRRAC). Synopsis: This summary report is an update to our 2015 … [Read more...] about Building Opportunity III: Affirmatively furthering fair housing in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program (October 2023)
Publications
Supporting School Integration Through the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (AIR, September 2023)
Read the full essay Philip Tegeler, Poverty & Race Research Action Council1 Excerpted from the AIR Equity Initiative: Integration and Equity 2.0, New and Reinvigorated Approaches to School Integration – A Collection of Essays Our largest low-income housing program, the Housing Choice Voucher program, was originally conceived as an experiment to give families the … [Read more...] about Supporting School Integration Through the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (AIR, September 2023)
Prioritizing School Integration in the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Process (AIR, September 2023)
Link to the full essay Natalie Spievack, Housing California, and Philip Tegeler, Poverty & Race Research Action Council Excerpted from the AIR Equity Initiative: Integration and Equity 2.0, New and Reinvigorated Approaches to School Integration – A Collection of Essays The ambitious Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule launched by the Obama … [Read more...] about Prioritizing School Integration in the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Process (AIR, September 2023)
RAD Choice-Mobility Guidebook: Effective Implementation of Residents’ Choice-Mobility Rights in RAD Conversions: A Best Practices Guide for PHAs and Owners (July 2023)
In designing the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program as a strategy to fund capital needs for public housing preservation and rehabilitation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) included a robust suite of resident rights and protections. For instance, RAD prohibits permanent involuntary displacement and requires one-for-one replacement of almost … [Read more...] about RAD Choice-Mobility Guidebook: Effective Implementation of Residents’ Choice-Mobility Rights in RAD Conversions: A Best Practices Guide for PHAs and Owners (July 2023)
Lessons from the Ground: Best Practices in Fair Housing Planning (July 2023)
A guide for HUD program participants to eliminate housing discrimination, promote economic equality, and achieve diverse, inclusive communities. HUD and its program participants are required to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH), a concept that originates in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act. Affirmatively furthering fair … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Ground: Best Practices in Fair Housing Planning (July 2023)
