A PRRAC & Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign (October 2009). By Lora Engdahl. Excerpt: "In the Baltimore region, a successful housing mobility program is providing families living in very disadvantaged inner-city communities with a new home and a chance for a new life. Minority voucher holders in the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly titled Section 8) … [Read more...] about New Homes, New Neighborhoods, New Schools: A Progress Report on the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program (PRRAC & the Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign, October 2009)
Publications
Connecting Families to Opportunity: A Resource Guide for Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrators (Kami Kruckenberg, Jason Small, Philip Tegeler, & Mariana Arcaya, July 2009)
A PRRAC Report (July 2009). By Kami Kruckenberg, Jason Small, Philip Tegeler, and Mariana Arcaya. Excerpt: Access to improved opportunities in employment, education, and even health are greatly influenced by housing location. Today, we are at a critical moment in housing mobility policy. Though more research is necessary, we now know a good deal about the benefits of … [Read more...] about Connecting Families to Opportunity: A Resource Guide for Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrators (Kami Kruckenberg, Jason Small, Philip Tegeler, & Mariana Arcaya, July 2009)
Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond (Edited by Chester Hartman, 2009)
Edited by Chester Hartman (Lexington Books, 2009). Synopsis: A set of essays for Mandate for Change. The volume offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national administration on every major domestic and international topic, written specifically for the book by leading thinkers and activists in the field. Learn more... … [Read more...] about Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond (Edited by Chester Hartman, 2009)
Lessons from Katrina: Structural Racism As a Recipe for Disaster (Chester Hartman & Gregory Squires, 2009)
By Chester Hartman and Gregory Squires (Building Healthy Communities: A Guide to Community Economic Development for Advocates, Lawyers, and Policymakers, co-edited by Roger Clay and Susan Jones. Reprinted by permission of the American Bar Association. Copyright 2009.) Excerpt from larger volume, "Building Healthy Communities: A Guide to Community Economic Development for … [Read more...] about Lessons from Katrina: Structural Racism As a Recipe for Disaster (Chester Hartman & Gregory Squires, 2009)
Bringing Children Together: Magnet Schools and Public Housing Redevelopment (PRRAC-Charles Hamilton Institute for Race & Justice, 2009)
A PRRAC-Charles Hamilton Institute for Race & Justice Report (January 2009). By Philip Tegeler, Susan Eaton, and Westra Miller. Excerpt: Research and on the ground experience in our urban areas demonstrates that it is time to more deliberately link school and housing policy in efforts to reduce concentrated poverty, promote school diversity and revitalize communities … [Read more...] about Bringing Children Together: Magnet Schools and Public Housing Redevelopment (PRRAC-Charles Hamilton Institute for Race & Justice, 2009)
