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CLPHA is pleased to share our 2024 policy priorities.
The convergence of a global pandemic, a worldwide climate crisis, and growing economic inequality will have a lasting impact on the actions we take to protect lives, reduce disparities, meet energy needs, and prepare for disasters. These events...

A new post from HUD PD&R details how federal interventions to stabilize housing during the pandemic prevented a rise in homelessness. The post also notes that since much of the pandemic-related assistance is expiring, the U.S. again faces a rise in homelessness. The authors cite Emergency...

Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...

A newly published study from researchers at the NYU Furman Center analyzes how Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) Programs can be designed to prevent homelessness. The study draws on in-depth interviews with 15 ERA Program administrators and data from two rounds of a national survey on such...