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A new online community on HousingIs.org called CLPHA COVID-19 Coordination will serve as a go-to platform for PHAs to communicate with each other about preparedness and response efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The community enables users to share resources, ask questions of...
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) will host a conference call at 3:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 20, to answer PHAs’ questions about how to best serve residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter...
Affordable Housing Finance covered CLPHA's press statement calling for $8.5 billion in emergency funds as well as regulatory relief for public housing authorities during the coronavirus pandemic.
CLPHA sent letters to Congressional leaders and Department of...
On Thursday, March 19, CLPHA sent letters to Congressional leaders and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson formally requesting $5 billion for the public housing program and $3.5 billion for the housing choice voucher program in emergency supplemental...
On Thursday, March 19, CLPHA sent letters to Congressional leaders and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson formally requesting $5 billion for the public housing program and $3.5 billion for the housing choice voucher program in emergency supplemental...
Public Housing Authorities Need $8.5 Billion in Emergency COVID-19 Funds Plus Regulatory Relief
CLPHA members are working tirelessly, compassionately, and pragmatically to support low-income households. We urge Congress and HUD to do the same.
WASHINGTON (March 19, 2020) - The Council of Large...
CLPHA and counsel Reno & Cavanaugh submitted joint comments yesterday in opposition to HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Proposed Rule.
Under the AFFH Proposed Rule, HUD seeks to incentivize AFFH by creating a metrics system in order to evaluate and rank jurisdictions and, based on...
As we continue to navigate the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis, CLPHA is committed to supporting our members and public housing and voucher residents through advocacy, information sharing, and collaboration.
CLPHA will continue to facilitate opportunities for our members and stakeholders...
In order to protect the health and safety of our staff and our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, our Washington, D.C. offices have closed and all CLPHA staff will be teleworking for the foreseeable future.
While we are teleworking the best way to reach CLPHA staff is via email...
A new FAQ from HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing reviews commonly asked questions from PHAs about the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis and includes the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (including the Project Based Voucher Program) and Native American Programs.
The FAQ covers...