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Equity Considerations in Climate Adaptation Plans: A Call for Advocacy (Peter Kye, October 2017)

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A PRRAC Policy Brief (October 2017). By Peter Kye with thanks to Carrie Zaremba, PRRAC summer research assistant, for her excellent survey of state and local climate adaptation plan language and Megan Haberle, PRRAC Director of Housing Policy, for her guidance. Excerpt: "Proactive planning is essential in order to effectively respond to climate threats. Actors at every level … [Read more...] about Equity Considerations in Climate Adaptation Plans: A Call for Advocacy (Peter Kye, October 2017)

OCA v. Carson and Small-Area Fair Market Rents Materials (2017-2018)

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In fall 2017, PRRAC joined other civil rights organizations (NAACP LDF, Relman Dane and Colfax, Lawyers' Committee, and Public Citizen) in filing an Administrative Procedure Act suit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) challenging its decision to suspend a 2016 rule change that would have helped low-income families with Housing Choice Vouchers move to … [Read more...] about OCA v. Carson and Small-Area Fair Market Rents Materials (2017-2018)

Press Release: August 15, 2017 HUD suspends implementation of key civil rights provision in the voucher program

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PRESS RELEASE (press contact - Kimberly Hall, khall@prrac.org) Trump Administration suspends key civil rights provision in the Housing Choice Voucher program This week, HUD sent letters to public housing agencies (PHAs) covering 23 metropolitan areas, "suspending" a 2016 rule that would have allowed more families in the Housing Choice Voucher program to … [Read more...] about Press Release: August 15, 2017 HUD suspends implementation of key civil rights provision in the voucher program

“Stewards of Tolerance” by John King (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)

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By John King, former Secretary of Education (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) This fall, teachers and students all across the country are returning to school. But it’s not the typical start of the school year. Amid the usual preparations of setting up their classrooms, planning lessons, and getting to know children and families, educators also are confronting the … [Read more...] about “Stewards of Tolerance” by John King (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)