A week later : The divisive racial rhetoric of the recent campaign is deeply concerning to all of us at PRRAC, not just for the license it has given to personal expressions of racism, but also for the hardships it portends for those low income families who rely on federal housing assistance, and who rely on our public schools to provide greater opportunity for their children. … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (November 17, 2016): Two more months
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PRRAC Update (November 3, 2016): Latest developments in ICP’s civil rights suit against the Treasury Department
Inclusive Communities Project v. Department of Treasury and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency : U.S. District Judge Sidney Fitzwater has once again upheld the Inclusive Communities Project's 2014 challenge to the Treasury Department's failure to comply with the Fair Housing Act in its administration of the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. In a 38-page decision, Judge … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (November 3, 2016): Latest developments in ICP’s civil rights suit against the Treasury Department
PRRAC Update (October 22, 2016): AFFH for PHAs; “School Diversity in Action”
AFFH for PHAs : HUD continues to revise the reporting forms for the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing process, as AFFH has begun to roll out across the country. The latest revisions came in the Assessment of Fair Housing form for public housing agencies (PHAs) - which is improved but still missing several key analyses that would be routinely done by a fair housing or … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 22, 2016): AFFH for PHAs; “School Diversity in Action”
PRRAC Update (October 6, 2016): The “other” Section 8 reform; new NCSD policy brief
The "other" Section 8 reform : Behind the scenes, HUD has been working to make small but important changes to the Housing Choice Voucher program to improve families' housing choices and address the clustering of vouchers in high poverty neighborhoods. But the two most important changes have waited until the last year of the Obama Administration: the first regulation, an … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 6, 2016): The “other” Section 8 reform; new NCSD policy brief
PRRAC Update (September 23, 2016): Housing mobility budget hearing, more on AFFH, and new EJ report
Housing mobility in the budget? The House Financial Services Committee held an important hearing on Wednesday that focused largely on the administration's 2017 budget proposal to support new housing mobility programs at up to ten public housing authorities. This is a crucial step to making housing choice a reality for low income families with Housing Choice Vouchers. The … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 23, 2016): Housing mobility budget hearing, more on AFFH, and new EJ report
