We hope this pilot has positive results - a great model for states that do not yet have SOI discrimination laws!

Memo: HUD Releases First-Ever Equity Plan, Announces Review of Policies Posing Barriers to Housing for People with Criminal Histories; and Much More - mailchi.mp/nlihc/memo_041…

April is #FairHousingMonth! The federal #FairHousingAct prohibits housing discrimination, including setting different terms and conditions for housing opportunities based on: ✊🏿race 👧🏾👩🏿‍🦱color ♀️sex 🇺🇸national origin 👩‍👦familial status 👩🏽‍🦽disability 🕍religion #KnowYourRights

Olatunde C. Johnson re how the federal gov can advance #racialequity, including requiring #housingmobility plans for voucher administering agencies. #fairhousing theregreview.org/2022/04/18/joh…

ICYMI: Highlights from MDRC on lessons from the success of Creating Moves to Opportunity with Seattle Housing Authority & King Co Housing: 53% of new voucher lease-ups in opportunity neighborhoods v only 15% without the program. #housingmobility

🗣️#DYK Due to funding limitations, vouchers and other rental assistance programs now only reach about 1 in 4 eligible households? Assistance for families with children is particularly needed. Vouchers works! (particularly with mobility counseling) cc: 🏠Housing🏠 Mobility Works

.⁦Department of Housing and Urban Development⁩’s new FSS rule expands program eligibility to include any adult household member rather than only the Head of Household. It’s so important to recognize and accommodate a range of family structures and family choice in asset building! hud.gov/press/press_re…

We’re out in full force at ⁦The Century Foundation⁩ #BridgesCollaborative talking #housingmobility as a 🔑 to racial equity and choice | pic: Adria Crutchfield, ⁦Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership⁩; Ann Lott & Shamira Lawrence, ⁦InclusiveCommunities⁩; Andrea Juracek & Catherine Johnson, ⁦Housing Choice Partners⁩

Housing discrimination is still pervasive! Source of income protections don’t exist at the federal level, and only ~half of HCV families live in areas with SOI protections on the books. ⁦Business Insider⁩-to report housing discrimination by state: businessinsider.com/personal-finan…

🚨New from Opportunity Insights: Growing up in places with cross-class social interactions is a major predictor of upward mobility. #Housingmobility programs help families move to communities where such interactions can be fostered! Research summary: opportunityinsights.org/wp-content/upl…

📰 School-Violence-Poverty Index, pithy, powerful measure of neighborhood economic opportunity, new from Nick Kelly and #IngridGouldEllen in latest 🔎 Poverty & Race Research Action Council - PRRAC Poverty & Race. Of special relevance to NYC & Boston planners: prrac.org/pdf/Jan-Sept20…

.Enterprise New York, 🏠Housing🏠 Mobility Works and PRRAC have just published the final report on our joint pilot housing mobility program! Discover more about the program, and its success, here: enterprisecommunity.org/sites/default/…

We released a new report w/ Enterprise New York & 🏠Housing🏠 Mobility Works that assesses the outcomes of the New York State Housing Mobility Pilot program, which was launched in partnership w/ NY AG James. Learn more: enterprisecommunity.org/sites/default/… #FairHousing #AffordableHousing #YIMBY

NFHA’s Annual Fair Housing Trends is out, and the numbers are disgraceful but not surprising. We hear so many stories from #housingmobility participants. Hoping some of the increase is due to growing awareness of what constitutes discrimination & more support for reporting.

PRRAC is proud to present our new report, published last week in conjunction with 🏠Housing🏠 Mobility Works: a comprehensive, updated look at the state of housing mobility programs across the country. Take a look at the exciting resource here: prrac.org/wp-content/upl…

Gathering in person for the first time since 2018, see you there!

Curious about how to do housing mobility differently? Panelists from INLIVIAN & others will be discussing innovations in the practice, moderated by 🏠Housing🏠 Mobility Works’s Valerie Rosenberg. Join the conversation at the Housing Mobility Conference! 🏘️ conta.cc/44dzQOE

The National Conference on #HousingMobility is < 2 weeks away. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from and network with others who are dedicated to expanding choice and creating opportunity for low-income families! Register: conta.cc/44dzQOE

Stefanie DeLuca Martha Galvez Sarah Strochak Opportunity Insights Curious about how to do housing mobility differently? Jonathan Bigelow, Brent Meltzer, A. Fulton Meachem, and Rachel Kleit will be discussing innovations in the practice, moderated by 🏠Housing🏠 Mobility Works’s Valerie Rosenberg. conta.cc/44dzQOE

We’re raising funds for our Participant Leadership Program! It’s crucial to emphasize the lived experience & insights of HCV & #housingmobility program participants in our work, and we’re building a dedicated national structure & resources to do so. Donate housingmobility.org