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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.

 

For more, and to view our issue-specific pages, please visit the Fair Housing page.

A Mensch with a Mission:  Chester Hartman (1936-2023)

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By Peter Dreier In 1960, Chester Hartman, then a graduate student in city planning at Harvard, received a notice from his draft board informing him that he had lost his student deferment and was reclassified 1-A. Rather than get drafted (the United States was calling up troops because of the Berlin crisis), Chester enlisted in the Army Reserve, which required an initial six … [Read more...] about A Mensch with a Mission:  Chester Hartman (1936-2023)

Letter Urging SEMAP and SAFMR Expansion (May, 2023)

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May 12, 2023 Marcia Fudge, Secretary Adrienne Todman, Deputy Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW Washington, DC 20410 Dear Secretary Fudge and Deputy Secretary Todman, As national civil rights and housing advocacy organizations deeply committed to fair housing, we are writing today to urge you to follow through on important … [Read more...] about Letter Urging SEMAP and SAFMR Expansion (May, 2023)

Black families to benefit, eventually, from income discrimination ban in Illinois

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News and Tribune, Carson Gerber CNHI State Reporter May 11, 2023 Sharon Norwood received a federal voucher to help pay for rent after she was evicted in 2020 from her home of 11 years. She wanted to use the financial assistance to live in Evergreen Park, a Chicago suburb with good schools and safe streets for the six children she was raising. Sharon Norwood … [Read more...] about Black families to benefit, eventually, from income discrimination ban in Illinois

National Fair Housing Groups AFFH Sign-on Letter

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April 24, 2023 RE: Docket No. FR-6250-P-01; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing To Whom It May Concern: The 48 undersigned fair housing, civil rights, housing advocacy, faith, consumer, women’s, real estate, LGBTQI+, senior and allied organizations submit these comments on HUD’s proposed new affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) regulation (Docket No. … [Read more...] about National Fair Housing Groups AFFH Sign-on Letter