Announcements

CLPHA is pleased to announce that April Black, Executive Director of the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), was elected to CLPHA's board of directors at the board's September 2023 meeting. 

CLPHA is pleased to announce that April Black, Executive Director of the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), was elected to CLPHA's board of directors at the board's September 2023 meeting. 

CLPHA would like to welcome our new administrative assistant, Erika Wood! Erika’s primary responsibilities at CLPHA include assisting with daily operations and meeting logistics. You can reach Erika at ewood@clpha.org.

CLPHA Director of Cross-Sector Initiatives Abra Lyons-Warren has been invited to join the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (CGLR)’s Learning Happens Everywhere initiative, an effort to encourage coalitions across the nation to position learning as a community-wide responsibility and to transform non-school places and spaces into learning-rich opportunities for children in economically challenged families.

CLPHA has bittersweet news to share – Emily Warren, our research and policy director, has accepted a position in the Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs (OPHVP) within the Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) to work on voucher expansion. Emily’s last day at CLPHA will be Friday, May 10, and we wish her the best in her new role!