PRRAC — Connecting Research to Advocacy

Poverty & Race Research Action Council

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PRRAC’s fair housing work encompasses implementation of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing mandate, as well as research and advocacy to expand opportunity in federal housing programs at HUD, the Treasury Department, and state housing finance agencies. We also provide technical assistance to local housing agencies and advocates on AFFH, housing mobility, and local reform of the Housing Choice Voucher program.

 

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Report to Congress: the “Moving to Work” Demonstration Fails to Increase Housing Choices for Low-Income Families (January 2011)

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One of the three statutory goals of the HUD Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration was to “increase housing choices for low-income families.” The MTW program gave selected Public Housing Agencies freedom to waive provisions of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 and various HUD regulations in pursuit of the program’s statutory goals. A recent report to Congress on the program suggests … [Read more...] about Report to Congress: the “Moving to Work” Demonstration Fails to Increase Housing Choices for Low-Income Families (January 2011)

Letter on reforming PHA application procedures (MLRI, EJP, PRRAC August 2010)

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Read the full letter Massachusetts Law Reform Institute 99 Chauncy Street, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02111-1703 PHONE 617-357-0700 # FAX 617-357-0777 # www.mlri.org August 26, 2010 Shaun Donovan, Secretary Sandra Henriquez, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public and Indian Housing Barbara Sard, Senior Advisor for Rental Assistance U.S. Department of Housing and Urban … [Read more...] about Letter on reforming PHA application procedures (MLRI, EJP, PRRAC August 2010)