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UPCOMING EVENTS

Tenth National Housing Mobility Conference

Hope, Opportunity, Choice: The Movement continues

Join PRRAC and Mobility Works October 17, 2025, in Chicago, IL  to focus on advancing the future of housing mobility. For more information and to register, see the link above.

PAST EVENTS

Ninth National Housing Mobility Conference

September 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

 

The Eighth National Conference on Housing Mobility
November 4, 2021

PRRAC: Race, Social Justice, & the Arts in DC

February 26, 2021

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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