Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) Executive Director Brian Gage participated in Northeastern Ohio radio and multimedia news source ideastream’s The Sound of Ideas Community Tour to discuss AMHA’s efforts to decrease evictions among residents and voucher holders. The tour’s Akron stop, recorded for radio in front a of a live audience, consisted of panels featuring local experts and stakeholders that discussed Akron’s eviction rate and strategies to reduce it. While taking questions from the panel moderator and the live audience Gage discussed AMHA’s resident services that endeavor to prevent resident evictions and the housing authority’s work with Akron’s local evictions task force.
Gage’s participation begins at the 1:14:00 mark. Watch the video here.