Full Report and Executive Summary The Supporting Neighborhood Opportunity in Massachusetts (SNO Mass) program is a statewide housing mobility program, developed by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Liveable Communities (EOHLC)1 in 2019 for families with rental subsidies through EOHLC’s federally funded Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. SNO Mass offers … [Read more...] about Supporting Neighborhood Opportunity in Massachusetts: A study of housing mobility program outcomes (June 2023)
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9th National Conference on Housing Mobility: September 20, 2023
The 9th National Conference on Housing Mobility, hosted by PRRAC, Mobility Works, CLPHA and NAHRO, was held in Washington, DC on Wednesday, September 20 and featured a keynote address by Professor Raj Chetty and a progress report on the Community Choice Demonstration. The Conference came at a time of exciting momentum in our field – the launch of the Community Choice … [Read more...] about 9th National Conference on Housing Mobility: September 20, 2023
Feds launch $10 million school desegregation program after stops and starts
By Kalyn Belsha for Chalkbeat In a surprising move, federal education officials announced last week that they had created a new $10 million grant program to fund school integration efforts. The funding is a small fraction of the $100 million that President Biden has tried to get Congress to put toward this program since he was elected. But it represents a noteworthy, if … [Read more...] about Feds launch $10 million school desegregation program after stops and starts
A Mensch with a Mission: Chester Hartman (1936-2023)
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)
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)
