Statement

CLPHA Supports Revised House Bipartisan Housing Package

5.18.26

Applauds Removal of Burdensome MTW Provisions

Washington, D.C., May 18, 2026 — La Shelle Dozier, CEO of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA), released the following statement in support of the revised bipartisan House housing package, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act:

Housing Is Director Abra Lyons-Warren Applauds Opportunity Insights’ New Research Findings on Improving Low-income Children’s Life Outcomes through Place-Based Solutions

1.29.26

(Washington, D.C.) January 29, 2026 – Abra Lyons-Warren, director of Housing Is, released the following statement celebrating today’s new research findings from Opportunity Insights which demonstrate that children who grew up from birth in revitalized public housing units earn about 50% more as adults:

CLPHA CEO La Shelle Dozier Praises Opportunity Insights’ New Research Findings Demonstrating that Place-based Solutions Improve Low-income Children’s Life Outcomes

1.29.26

(Washington, D.C.) January 29, 2026 – La Shelle Dozier, CEO of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA),released the following statement praising today’s new research findings from Opportunity Insights which demonstrate that children who grew up from birth in revitalized public housing units earn about 50% more as adults:

Statement from La Shelle Dozier, CLPHA CEO, on HUD Secretary Scott Turner’s Testimony at Today’s House Financial Services Committee Hearing

1.21.26

University of California, Berkeley Team Blue Wins CLPHA’s Innovation in Affordable Housing Student Design and Planning Competition

5.22.25

Winning Team Awarded $15,000 and Will Present Their Design at CLPHA’s Summer Meeting, Hosted by Atlanta Housing

UC Berkeley Team Gold Earns Second Place; University of Kansas and Yale University Teams Named Runners-up

CLPHA Announces Executive Director Sunia Zaterman to Retire at the End of 2025

5.19.25

CLPHA Begins Nationwide Search for Next Executive Director

Trump Administration’s FY26 Budget Proposal Would Cause Irreparable Harm to Rental Assistance Programs

5.6.25

If Enacted, the Proposal Would Also Negatively Impact Private Property Owners and Increase Homelessness

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2025) – The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 (FY26) budget proposal:

CLPHA Urges Congress to Protect HUD Programs and Staff and Prevent a Government Shutdown

2.20.25

(Washington, D.C.) February 20, 2025 – The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities’ (CLPHA) Executive Director Sunia Zaterman released the following statement regarding the latest threats to public housing authorities (PHAs) posed by cuts to HUD programs and staff and a potential government shutdown:

CLPHA Congratulates Scott Turner on His Nomination to be HUD Secretary

11.25.24

(Washington, D.C.) November 25, 2024 – The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities Executive Director Sunia Zaterman released the following statement upon the nomination of Scott Turner to be Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development:

CLPHA Applauds Harris-Walz Housing Provisions

8.19.24

(Washington, D.C.) August 19, 2024 – Sunia Zaterman, executive director of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, released the following statement upon the release of Vice President Kamala Harris' and Governor Tim Walz's housing plan at a rallty in North Carolina on Friday:

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