PRRAC Update

Using LIHTC to expand social housing? The urban planning journalism site Next City ran a great story last week covering PRRAC’s 50-state survey of Low Income Housing Tax Credit allocation plans, and our collaboration with the Alliance for Housing Justice to expand social housing funding through the LIHTC program – read it here. Source of income discrimination: HUD has … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 19, 2024): LIHTC and social housing; expanding protections for families with vouchers

Alternatives to housing vouchers: HUD is exploring the possibility of providing direct rental assistance to eligible low income families, rather than the current system of contracting between PHAs and landlords. In response to a request for input on the concept, our letter focused on the concern that this new approach, unless carefully implemented, might exacerbate the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 5, 2024): Direct rental assistance; national school diversity conference

PRRAC Executive Director national search: With the anticipated departure of PRRAC’s longtime executive director Phil Tegeler, we are seeking a dynamic individual to lead PRRAC into its next act. The ideal candidate is grounded in racial justice policy, understands the role of law, policy, and social movements in advancing structural change, is an innovative thought leader and … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 22, 2024): PRRAC Executive Director search; new Poverty & Race issue

A bipartisan value: Most Americans support school integration – and this is true across racial, socioeconomic, and partisan divides. A new fact sheet from NCSD summarizes findings from three recent integration polls and offers key takeaways and sample messages to communicate the findings. Funding flexibility for housing vouchers: The Senate HUD appropriations bill for 2025 … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 8, 2024): School integration leads in national polls!

“50 years of tenant-based rental assistance”: We were pleased to be a part of this special issue of HUD’s social science journal Cityscape, which takes an in-depth look at multiple aspects of the Housing Choice Voucher program, HUD’s largest housing program. We especially recommend our entry, “Section 8 in the Courts: How Civil Rights Litigation Helped to Shape the Housing … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 25, 2024): Section 8 in the courts