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Poverty & Race Research Action Council

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PRRAC’s fair housing work encompasses implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing mandate, as well as research and advocacy to expand opportunity in federal housing programs at HUD, the Treasury Department, and state housing finance agencies. We also provide technical assistance to local housing agencies and advocates on AFFH, housing mobility, and local reform of the Housing Choice Voucher program.

 

For more, and to view our issue-specific pages, please visit the Fair Housing page.

PRRAC AFHM Comment Letter FINAL (July 3, 2025)

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Link to the pdf of this letter. July 3, 2025 Secretary Scott Turner U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20410 RE: [Docket No. FR–6533–P–01] – Rescission of Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations Dear Secretary Turner, The Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) is a civil rights law and policy … [Read more...] about PRRAC AFHM Comment Letter FINAL (July 3, 2025)

What You Need to Know about the Trump Administration’s Attack on Affirmative Marketing (June 2025)

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Link to the pdf of this document. On June 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (“proposed rule”) in the Federal Register entitled “Rescission of Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing Regulations.” If finalized, the proposed rule would eliminate the longstanding and historically noncontroversial … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know about the Trump Administration’s Attack on Affirmative Marketing (June 2025)

Affirming Belonging — Expanding State and Local AFFH Efforts

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PolicyLink and PRRAC  |  Link to the pdf of this brief Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a mandate under the Fair Housing Act that requires governments to take proactive steps to dismantle barriers to housing choice and address patterns of segregation and discrimination.1 With federal enforcement weakening and racial disparities in housing growing, state and … [Read more...] about Affirming Belonging — Expanding State and Local AFFH Efforts

NFHA et al Comment to HUD re: AFFH Comment (May 2025)

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Link to this Advocacy Letter May 2, 2025 Secretary Scott Turner U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, SW Washington, DC 20410 Re: Docket No. FR–6519–I–01; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Revisions Dear Secretary Turner: Imagine a society in which every child and every person can live in a neighborhood with ample affordable and … [Read more...] about NFHA et al Comment to HUD re: AFFH Comment (May 2025)

Moving LIHTC Towards Social Housing — A Toolkit

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Link to the complete Toolkit Executive Summary The future of our housing system must be one that works for everyone. To that end, tenants, organizers and advocates are working towards a system of social housing. Social housing is permanently and deeply affordable, permanently removed from the for-profit market, and owned and controlled by public, non-profit, or community … [Read more...] about Moving LIHTC Towards Social Housing — A Toolkit