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The 7th National Conference on Housing Mobility

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On October 16-17, 2018, the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC), MobilityWorks, and the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) hosted the 7th National Housing Mobility Conference.  People from across the country, including public housing authority officials, researchers, and nonprofit leaders gathered to better understand how to further housing mobility and find new ways to collaborate on mobility efforts. The conference specifically recognized the pivotal moment in which we live; the housing mobility “movement” is growing and wielding greater influence: Some recent successes and notable occurrences, include bipartisan congressional support for the housing mobility demonstration bill, the growth of the MobilityWorks technical assistance group, and the release of the Opportunity Atlas from Raj Chetty and colleagues, further demonstrating the economic mobility potential of housing mobility.

Day 1

Welcoming Remarks

Philip Tegeler, Executive Director of PRRAC, and Sunia Zaterman, Executive Director of CLPHA, give welcoming remarks on the first day of the conference.

 

PANEL 1: The Promise of Effective Housing Mobility Programs 

  

  • Brief overview of rental assistance programs and housing mobility (Alison Bell, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
  • Moderated by Andrea Juracek, Housing Choice Partners.
  • Panelists from Dallas, Chicago and Baltimore share the components of what makes a full housing mobility program work:
    • Shamira Lawrence, Inclusive Communities Project
    • Catherine Johnson, Housing Choice Partners
    • Sheila Proano, Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership

Link to Panel 1 Powerpoint presentation…

PANEL 2: Research Update–New Insights into Housing Mobility Implementation and Outcomes

 

  • Moderated by Deb Gross, CLPHA
  • Source of Income discrimination: findings from the HUD study (Martha Galvez, Urban Institute)
  • “Tempting the Opportunity Landlord”
    • Eva Rosen, Georgetown University
    • Philip Garboden, the University of Hawai’i at Manoa
    • Jennifer Cossyleon­, John Hopkins University
  • Health research overview; housing mobility and asthma (Craig Pollack, Johns Hopkins University)

Link to Panel 2 PowerPoint presentation…

PANEL 3: Resident Perspectives on Housing Mobility

  • Moderated by Andrea Juracek, Housing Choice Partners; and Sheila Proano, Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership.
  • Panelists:
    • Taneeka Richardson
    • Jackie Howell

PANEL 4: Funding Housing Mobility

  • Moderated by Barbara Sard, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
  • A conversation with congressional staff
    • Clinton Jones, Chief Housing and Insurance Counsel, House Financial Services Committee (Majority)
    • Jennifer Shapiro, Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, (D-MO 05)
    • Karolina Arias, Policy Advisor, Office of Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
  • A conversation with foundations and grantees
    • Foundation perspectives on housing mobility (Fred Karnas, Kresge Foundation)
    • Approaching local foundations (Brenda Hicks, HOME VA)

Link to Panel 4 PowerPoint presentation…

PANEL 5: Choice-Mobility in the Rental Assistance Demonstration

  

  • Moderated by Megan Haberle, PRRAC.
  • PRRAC findings on early choice-mobility implementation  (Brian Knudsen, PRRAC)
  • Implementation of choice-mobility in Cook County (Sheryl Seiling, Housing Authority of Cook County)
  • Perspectives from the HUD RAD office  (Tom Davis, HUD Office of Recapitalization)

Link to Panel 5 PowerPoint presentation…

Reception and Award Ceremony


Alexander Polikoff, “Father of Mobility,” lead counsel on Hill v. Gautreaux (1976), honored for his contributions to housing mobility.

Day 2

PANEL 1: Forming Regional Partnerships to Promote Mobility

  • Moderated by Greg Russ, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.
  • Louis and St. Louis County (Susan Rollins, Housing Authority of St. Louis County)
  • Milwaukee’s proposed 3-agency mobility program
    • Ken Barbeau, Milwaukee Housing Authority
    • Kori Schneider Peragine, Milwaukee Fair Housing Council
  • Seattle-King County partnership and the CMTO project  (Andrew Lofton, Seattle Housing Authority)

Link to Panel 1 PowerPoint presentation…

PANEL 2: Promising Mobility Strategies

  • Moderated by Demetria McCain, ICP/Inclusive Communities Development Corporation.
  • Landlord recruitment strategies
    • Dinsiri Fikru and Eva Trimble, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
    • Stefanie DeLuca, Johns Hopkins University
  • Recruiting families into the program (Janie Oliphant, Ascend STL)
  • Addressing barriers to family success
    • Brendan Goodwin, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
    • Alexandra Curley, the American City Coalition

Link to Panel 2 PowerPoint presentation…

PANEL 3: Small Area FMRs and Alternative Payment Standards – Maximizing Mobility Success Rates

  • Moderated by Philip Tegeler, PRRAC.
  • Overview of national SAFMR implementation
    • Rob Silverman, SUNY Buffalo
    • Deborah Thrope, NHLP
  • Voluntary adoption of SAFMRs through alternative payment standards
    • Sarah Oppenheimer, King County Housing Authority
    • Steven Field, Chicago Housing Authority

Link to Panel 3 PowerPoint presentation…

PANEL 4: Master Lease Programs and Other Project-Based Mobility Approaches

  • Moderated by Robin Snyderman, Brick Partners.
  • The Houston Master Lease Program
    • Tory Gunsolley, Houston Housing Authority
    • Isabel Lopez, NestQuest
  • The Dallas Sublease Initiative (Demetria McCain, ICP/Inclusive Communities Development Corporation)
  • National Housing Trust’s HOPE acquisition program (Priya Jayachandran, National Housing Trust)

Link to Panel 4 PowerPoint presentation…

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Sunia Zaterman, Executive Director of CLPHA, gives opening remarks on the first day of the conference.Philip Tegeler, Executive Director of PRRAC, gives welcoming remarks at the conference and goes over the schedule.Day one audience.Alison Bell of CBPP gives a brief overview of the state of voucher programs.Panel: The Promise of Effective Housing Mobility Programs. From left to right: Catherine Johnson (Housing Choice Partners), Shamira Lawrence (Inclusive Communities Project), and Andrea Juracek (Housing Choice Partners).Panel: The Promise of Effective Housing Mobility Programs. From left to right: Shamira Lawrence (Inclusive Communities Project) and Andrea Juracek (Housing Choice Partners).Panel: The Promise of Effective Housing Mobility Program. From left to right: Sheila Proano (Baltimore Housing Regional Partnership), Catherine Johnson (Housing Choice Partners), and Andrea Juracek (Housing Choice Partners).Attendees network and converse during the break.Panel: Research Update—New Insights Into Housing Mobility Implementation and Outcomes. Moderator Deb Gross (CLPHA) introduces the panel.Panel: Research Update—New Insights Into Housing Mobility Implementation and Outcomes. From left to right: Jennifer Cossyleon (Johns Hopkins University), Eva Rosen (Georgetown University), Philip Garboden (University of Hawai’i at Manoa), Craig Pollack (Johns Hopkins University), Martha Galvez (Urban Institute), Deb Gross (CLPHA), and Philip Tegeler (PRRAC).Panel: Resident Perspectives on Housing Mobility. Andrea Juracek (Housing Choice Partners), Jackie Howell, Taneeka Richardson, and Sheila Proano (Baltimore Housing Regional Partnership).Panel: Funding Housing Mobility. From left to right: Karolina Arias (Office of Senator Chris Van Hollen), Jennifer Shapiro (Office of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver), Clinton Jones (House Financial Services Committee, and Barbara Sard (CBPP).Panel: Funding Housing Mobility. From left to right: Clinton Jones (House Financial Services Committee) and Barbara Sard (CBPP).Day one audience.Panel: Funding Housing Mobility. From left to right: Fred Karnas (Kresge Foundation) and Brenda Hicks (HOME VA).Panel: Choice-Mobility in the Rental Assistance Demonstration. From left to right: Brian Knudsen (PRRAC), Sheryl Seiling (Housing Authority of Cook County), Tom Davis (HUD Office of Recapitalization), and Megan Haberle (PRRAC).Panel: Choice-Mobility in the Rental Assistance Demonstration. From left to right: Sheryl Seiling (Housing Authority of Cook County) and Tom Davis (HUD Office of Recapitalization).Panel: Choice-Mobility in the Rental Assistance Demonstration. Brian Knudsen (PRRAC) discusses PRRAC’s findings on early choice-mobility implementation.Panel: Choice-Mobility in the Rental Assistance Demonstration. From left to right: Tom Davis (HUD Office of Recapitalization), Megan Haberle (PRRAC), Brian Knudsen (PRRAC).Award Ceremony. Alexander Polikoff, “Father of Mobility,” lead counsel on historic Gautreaux case, honored for being an early proponent of housing mobility.Award Ceremony. Philip Tegeler (PRRAC) and Alexander Polikoff.Award Ceremony. From left to right: Demetria McCain (ICP), Alexander Polikoff, and Catherine Johnson (Housing Choice Partners).Philip Tegeler (PRRAC) introduces first panel (Forming Regional Partnerships to Promote Mobility) of the day. From left to right: Andrew Lofton (Seattle Housing Authority) and Ken Barbeau (Milwaukee Housing Authority).Panel: Forming Regional Partnerships to Promote Mobility. From left to right: Andrew Lofton (Seattle Housing Authority), Ken Barbeau (Milwaukee Housing Authority), Kori Schneider Peragine (Milwaukee Fair Housing Council), Susan Rollins (Housing Authority of St. Louis County), and Greg Russ (Minneapolis Public Housing Authority).Panel: Forming Regional Partnerships to Promote Mobility. From left to right: Andrew Lofton (Seattle Housing Authority), Ken Barbeau (Milwaukee Housing Authority), Kori Schneider Peragine (Milwaukee Fair Housing Council), Susan Rollins (Housing Authority of St. Louis County), and Greg Russ (Minneapolis Public Housing Authority).Panel: Forming Regional Partnerships to Promote Mobility. From left to right: Susan Rollins (Housing Authority of St. Louis County), Andrew Lofton (Seattle Housing Authority), and Ken Barbeau (Milwaukee Housing Authority).Panel: Forming Regional Partnerships to Promote Mobility. From left to right: Ken Barbeau (Milwaukee Housing Authority), Kori Schneider Peragine (Milwaukee Fair Housing Council), and Susan Rollins (Housing Authority of St. Louis County).Panel: Forming Regional Partnerships to Promote Mobility. From left to right: Andrew Lofton (Seattle Housing Authority), Ken Barbeau (Milwaukee Housing Authority), and Kori Schneider Peragine (Milwaukee Fair Housing Council).Day two audience.Panel: Promising Mobility Strategies. From left to right: Alexandra Curley (the American City Coalition), Demetria McCain (ICP), Brendan Goodwin (Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development), Janie Oliphant (ASCEND STL), Dinsiri Fikru (NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development), Eva Trimble (NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development), and Stephanie DeLuca (Johns Hopkins University).Panel: Promising Mobility Strategies. From left to right: Alexandra Curley (the American City Coalition) and Brendan Goodwin (Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development).Panel: Promising Mobility Strategies. From left to right: Eva Trimble (NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development), Stephanie DeLuca (Johns Hopkins University), and Demetria McCain (ICP),Janie Oliphant (ASCEND STL) facilitating a breakout session on direct counseling practices.Brian Knudsen (PRRAC) facilitating a breakout session on selecting target opportunity areas and payment standards.Stephanie DeLuca (Johns Hopkins University) discussing her experiences as a researcher.Stephen Norman (King County Housing Authority) facilitating a breakout session on bringing mobility programs to scale within a PHA.Demetria McCain (ICP) facilitating a breakout session on managing community expectations and messaging.Pete Cimbolic (Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership) facilitating a breakout session on establishing program goals and then measuring them.Sebi Devlin-Foltz (Opportunity Insights) facilitating a breakout session on understanding the new “Opportunity Atlas.”Panel: Small Area FMRs and Alternative Payment Standards – Maximizing Mobility Success Rates From left to right: Steven Field (Chicago Housing Authority), Sarah Oppenheimer (King County Housing Authority), Deborah Thrope (NHLP), and Rob Silverman (SUNY Buffalo).Panel: Small Area FMRs and Alternative Payment Standards – Maximizing Mobility Success Rates From left to right: Steven Field (Chicago Housing Authority).Panel: Small Area FMRs and Alternative Payment Standards – Maximizing Mobility Success Rates From left to right: Deborah Thrope (NHLP)and Rob Silverman (SUNY Buffalo).Day two audience.Panel: Master Lease Programs and Other Project-Based Mobility Approaches. From left to right: Philip Tegeler (PRRAC), Priya Jayachandran (National Housing Trust), Demetria McCain (ICP) Isabel Lopez (NestQuest), Tory Gunsolley (Houston Housing Authority), and Robin Snyderman (Brick Partners).Panel: Master Lease Programs and Other Project-Based Mobility Approaches. From left to right: Priya Jayachandran (National Housing Trust) and Demetria McCain (ICP).Panel: Master Lease Programs and Other Project-Based Mobility Approaches. From left to right: Demetria McCain (ICP) and Isabel Lopez (NestQuest).Day two audience.Panel: Master Lease Programs and Other Project-Based Mobility Approaches. Isabel Lopez (NestQuest).Day two audience.

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