HUD Announces Rule Seeking to Rollback 2015 AFFH Rule and Radically Change the Definition of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. WASHINGTON, DC - On January 7, 2020, PRRAC released the following statement: “Today HUD announced a major step in its ongoing rollback of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule, a key civil rights regulation implementing … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE: PRRAC Denounces HUD’s Effort to Ignore Its Civil Rights Obligation Under the Law
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PRESS RELEASE: PRRAC Condemns HUD’s New Assault on the Fair Housing Act
HUD Proposal Seeks to Weaken Critical Anti-Discrimination Provision WASHINGTON - The forthcoming Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Discriminatory Effects Standard (also known as Disparate Impact) was recently leaked to reporters and is now available prior to its publication in the Federal Register. Like HUD's 2018 suspension of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE: PRRAC Condemns HUD’s New Assault on the Fair Housing Act
PRESS RELEASE: PRRAC Lauds Inclusion of $28 Million for Housing Mobility Demonstration in 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Final Approved 2019 HUD Appropriation Includes Funds to Further, Support, and Research Housing Mobility Specifically the bill provides: $20 million for housing mobility support services $5 million for new Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for families with children participating in the demonstration (approximately 500 vouchers) $3 million for demonstration … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE: PRRAC Lauds Inclusion of $28 Million for Housing Mobility Demonstration in 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
PRESS RELEASE: Civil Rights Groups Sue U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Over Suspension of Rule Assisting Low-Income Families
October 23, 2017, Washington, D.C. – Today, several civil rights organizations sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) challenging its decision to suspend a rule that would have assisted low-income families in securing affordable housing. Five organizations – the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC law … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE: Civil Rights Groups Sue U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Over Suspension of Rule Assisting Low-Income Families
PRESS RELEASE: Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Issue Joint Statement on House Vote to Repeal ACA
Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “Obamacare”), major disparities existed between communities of color and White populations in access to coverage for healthcare. While equity in health insurance coverage still hasn’t been achieved, since the passage of the ACA all racial groups have seen lower uninsured rates and some progress towards lowering the gap. … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE: Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Issue Joint Statement on House Vote to Repeal ACA
