Housing Choice Voucher Mobility
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Genuine Engagement with Housing Choice Voucher Families (Mobility Works & PRRAC, July 2021)
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)
HOTMA Proposed Regs Payment Standards (PRRAC et al, January 2020)
Expanding Tenant Rights: Advocating for Voucher Reform with your Local Housing Authority (PRRAC, December 2020)
Barriers to Families in Housing Voucher Programs There are a number of structural issues with the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program that harm all participants but may be especially affecting families with children: Insufficient supply of vouchers Rent caps that keep families out of higher opportunity neighborhoods Use-it-or-lose-it pressures to find … [Read more...] about Expanding Tenant Rights: Advocating for Voucher Reform with your Local Housing Authority (PRRAC, December 2020)
Housing Choice Voucher Reform: A Primer for 2021 and Beyond (Philip Tegeler, August 2020)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (August 2020). By Philip Tegeler. Excerpt: "This policy brief will summarize the essential legislative and administrative reforms that remain to ensure that the Section 8 program delivers on its promise of choice and opportunity for low-income families." Read the Policy Brief... … [Read more...] about Housing Choice Voucher Reform: A Primer for 2021 and Beyond (Philip Tegeler, August 2020)