Introduction Every year, the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) releases the Out of Reach report, which provides an important measure of how far the United States still has to go to provide decent affordable housing to families in need. The report’s findings are even more crucial this year due to the impending impact of sequestration under the Budget … [Read more...] about PRRAC’s Analysis of NLIHC’s “Out of Reach 2013” Report (March 2013)
Policy Analyses
Accessing Opportunity: Recommendations for Marketing and Tenant Selection in LIHTC and Other Housing Programs (Megan Haberle, Ebony Gayles, & Philip Tegeler, December 2012)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (December 2012). By Megan Haberle, Ebony Gayles, and Philip Tegeler. Read the Policy Brief... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Even where affordable housing is available in high-opportunity communities, it may not truly be accessible to low-income and minority tenants without well-designed outreach and admissions practices. Communities rich in … [Read more...] about Accessing Opportunity: Recommendations for Marketing and Tenant Selection in LIHTC and Other Housing Programs (Megan Haberle, Ebony Gayles, & Philip Tegeler, December 2012)
The CERD Treaty and U.S. Civil Rights Law (June 2011)
Americans are rightly proud of their civil rights laws, adopted in the 1960s in response to a broad based domestic Civil Rights Movement and increasing international pressure to undo officially sanctioned discrimination and segregation. As part of that same international movement, in 1965 the U.N. adopted a broad human rights treaty to address racial discrimination – the … [Read more...] about The CERD Treaty and U.S. Civil Rights Law (June 2011)
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and Secondary Mortgage Market Reform: Making the Connection (June 2011)
The ongoing debate over reform of the residential mortgage system has significant implications for borrowers of color, who were disproportionately affected by the foreclosure crisis. One aspect of the financial reform debate, highlighted in the Obama Administration’s 2011 Report to Congress, involves the development of a new entity or entities to assure liquidity and stability … [Read more...] about Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and Secondary Mortgage Market Reform: Making the Connection (June 2011)
Two Simple Changes to Improve Health Outcomes In the Section 8 Voucher Program (April 2011)
Patterns of government-supported racial and economic segregation are a key cause of minority health disparities. Leading public health scholars recognize that neighborhoods play a crucial role in determining health outcomes: The rapidly growing evidence on neighborhood effects finds that after taking into account individual-level factors, disadvantaged neighborhood … [Read more...] about Two Simple Changes to Improve Health Outcomes In the Section 8 Voucher Program (April 2011)
