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In the wake of the pandemic, the economic recovery in the United States has been far from uniform, with women of color, disabled women, and LGBT adults facing disproportionate challenges. In a factsheet published by the National Women’s Law Center, authors highlight that the latest data from the U...
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The more than 391,000 American children and youth living in foster care deserve to grow up in safe and loving homes devoted to their health, happiness, and success. These are often our most vulnerable children, and we have a solemn responsibility as a country to ensure they...
To reduce burdensome documentation barriers that have made it difficult for many renters to access emergency rental assistance, the Department of the Treasury introduced fact-specific proxy into its guidance in May 2021, which allows additional methods to verify income eligibility. Specifically,...
A new infographic from the Public & Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) titled, A Picture of Preservation Need, illustrates preservation activity taking place in publicly supported housing stock and the need for further investment. With newly updated data from the National Housing...
A draft of the main points that CLPHA will be putting forth in its comments on HUD’s proposed non-citizen rule is now available for review by members. If your PHA has calculated the number of families who would be impacted by the rule and/or estimated the cost of...
WHY PUBLIC HOUSING?
As one of the nation’s largest sources of affordable housing, public hous- ing plays a central role in the nation’s infrastructure. Like roads and bridges, affordable housing is a long-term asset that helps communities and families thrive. Public housing represents a...
Senate appropriators yesterday marked up their THUD appropriations bill for FY 2018, offering a strong rebuke to the Trump Administration’s housing proposals for the coming fiscal year. Their request for HUD is $8.84 billion above the Administration’s proposal, and $1.94 billion above the FY18...
The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) is a national non-profit organization that works to preserve and improve public and affordable housing through advocacy, research, policy analysis and public education. Our membership of more than seventy large public housing authorities (“...