Read the full essay Philip Tegeler, Poverty & Race Research Action Council1 Excerpted from the AIR Equity Initiative: Integration and Equity 2.0, New and Reinvigorated Approaches to School Integration – A Collection of Essays Our largest low-income housing program, the Housing Choice Voucher program, was originally conceived as an experiment to give families the … [Read more...] about Supporting School Integration Through the Federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (AIR, September 2023)
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Prioritizing School Integration in the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Process (AIR, September 2023)
Link to the full essay Natalie Spievack, Housing California, and Philip Tegeler, Poverty & Race Research Action Council Excerpted from the AIR Equity Initiative: Integration and Equity 2.0, New and Reinvigorated Approaches to School Integration – A Collection of Essays The ambitious Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule launched by the Obama … [Read more...] about Prioritizing School Integration in the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Process (AIR, September 2023)
RAD Choice-Mobility Guidebook: Effective Implementation of Residents’ Choice-Mobility Rights in RAD Conversions: A Best Practices Guide for PHAs and Owners (July 2023)
In designing the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program as a strategy to fund capital needs for public housing preservation and rehabilitation, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) included a robust suite of resident rights and protections. For instance, RAD prohibits permanent involuntary displacement and requires one-for-one replacement of almost … [Read more...] about RAD Choice-Mobility Guidebook: Effective Implementation of Residents’ Choice-Mobility Rights in RAD Conversions: A Best Practices Guide for PHAs and Owners (July 2023)
Lessons from the Ground: Best Practices in Fair Housing Planning (July 2023)
A guide for HUD program participants to eliminate housing discrimination, promote economic equality, and achieve diverse, inclusive communities. HUD and its program participants are required to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH), a concept that originates in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act. Affirmatively furthering fair … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Ground: Best Practices in Fair Housing Planning (July 2023)
Supporting Neighborhood Opportunity in Massachusetts: A study of housing mobility program outcomes (June 2023)
Full Report and Executive Summary The Supporting Neighborhood Opportunity in Massachusetts (SNO Mass) program is a statewide housing mobility program, developed by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Liveable Communities (EOHLC)1 in 2019 for families with rental subsidies through EOHLC’s federally funded Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. SNO Mass offers … [Read more...] about Supporting Neighborhood Opportunity in Massachusetts: A study of housing mobility program outcomes (June 2023)