By Erin Boggs, Sam Brill & Lisa Dabrowski (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Introduction Open Communities Alliance (OCA), a Connecticut-based civil rights non-profit that advocates for balanced affordable housing placement, launched in 2014. Because a central part of our advocacy message is that, along with investments in under-resourced areas, it is … [Read more...] about “Do Housing Choice Voucher Holders Want to Move to Opportunity?” by Erin Boggs, Sam Brill & Lisa Dabrowski (April-June 2018 P&R Issue)
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Re-Weaving the Social Fabric through Integrated Schools: How Intergroup Contact Prepares Youth to Thrive in a Multiracial Society (NCSD, May 2018)
NCSD Research Brief No. 13 (May 2018). By Linda Tropp and Suchi Saxena. Synopsis: Schools remain one of the few social institutions that have the potential to bring youth together across racial and ethnic lines. New social science research demonstrates the importance of fostering sustained interracial contact between youth in order to prepare them to thrive in a multiracial … [Read more...] about Re-Weaving the Social Fabric through Integrated Schools: How Intergroup Contact Prepares Youth to Thrive in a Multiracial Society (NCSD, May 2018)
A Guide to Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs): How State and Local Housing Agencies Can Expand Opportunity for Families in All Metro Areas (CBPP-PRRAC, May 2018)
A PRRAC and Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Research Publication. Excerpt: "State and local housing agencies have important new tools to help families with housing vouchers move to high-opportunity neighborhoods with low crime and strong schools, which tend to have higher rents. A November 2016 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule expands use … [Read more...] about A Guide to Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs): How State and Local Housing Agencies Can Expand Opportunity for Families in All Metro Areas (CBPP-PRRAC, May 2018)
Civil Rights Intersections: Celebrating 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act
On April 18, 2018, the Poverty and Race Research Action Council hosted a symposium on "Civil Rights Intersections: Celebrating 50 years of the Fair Housing Act” at the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation in Alabama. Panelists spoke on the intersection of economic justice and racial segregation in Selma and the rest of the country. Select Video Excerpts … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Intersections: Celebrating 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act
Changing the Perception of Pasadena Unified School District Through an Innovative Realtor Outreach Program (PRRAC & NCSD, April 2018)
A PRRAC & NCSD Field Report (April 2018). By Jennifer Miyake-Trapp, Ed.D. Excerpt: "Not so long ago, Sandy Roffman worked with a local realtor to purchase a home for her young family in Pasadena, California. While the realtor praised Pasadena’s neighborhoods and many amenities, she cautioned her clients about enrolling their children in the local public schools, sharing … [Read more...] about Changing the Perception of Pasadena Unified School District Through an Innovative Realtor Outreach Program (PRRAC & NCSD, April 2018)
