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Housing Is Summit 2019 - KEYNOTE: ADDRESSING CHILD POVERTY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL

Video

May 24, 2019

Housing Is, CLPHA

Congresswoman Barbara Lee, long-serving progressive leader and member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, and Co-Chair of the Democratic Policy and Steering Committee, will give remarks on congressional efforts to reduce child poverty.

Trump Administration Wants To Cut Funding For Public Housing Repairs

News Article

May 16, 2019

Pam Fessler for NPR

Mold. Leaks. Rodents. Crime. These are just some of the things the nation's 2 million public housing residents have to worry about. Many of the buildings they live in have been falling into disrepair for decades. Public housing officials estimate that it would cost $50 billion to fix them up.

Advocacy Strategies to Grow Support for Out-of-School Time at Your Housing Authority

Webinar

Apr 10, 2019

CLPHA

Advocacy is everyone's job and it is essential to the children and communities we serve. CLPHA’s Education Working Group hosted a webinar to learn about advocacy efforts to build support and investment in housing.

CLPHA Communications Convening Summary

On March 20, CLPHA brought together communications executives from member PHAs for our first in-person convening in Washington, D.C. The meeting provided communicators with a forum to share communications successes and challenges, network and learn from peers, discuss messaging and media strategy, and identify opportunities for collaboration across PHAs.

Communications

Mar 28, 2019

Colleges Are Looking for Ways to House and Feed Homeless Students

News Article

Mar 18, 2019

Charlotte West for Pacific Standard

Now colleges and universities themselves are pulling together more permanent solutions, often in collaboration with local housing authorities and non-profit partners.

Trust in Public Housing at Stake Over Looming Government Shutdown

News Article

Feb 12, 2019

Amanda Abrams for yes!

As the previous shutdown lingered, officials worried what running out of money could mean for 1.1 million low-income households.

Addressing School Attendance with PHAs Webinar

Webinar

Feb 12, 2019

CLPHA, Housing Is

During CLPHA’s Education Working Group Webinar on addressing school attendance at PHAs, representatives from the King County Housing Authority and the national nonprofit Attendance Works presented on tools for addressing chronic absenteeism, as well as strategies for fostering a culture of attendanc

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Inspiring the Valley: Positive changes in public housing creates a 'transformative' environment

News Article

Jan 30, 2019

Juanita Stevenson for yourvalley.com

FRESNO COUNTY, California - Research shows that a child's enviornment, where they live, can have a huge impact on the outcome of their education. We take a look at how Fresno County's philosophy about public housing is having a positive impact on families.

The government shutdown is over, but uncertainty remains for tenants in public housing

News Article

Jan 30, 2019

Benjamin Oreskes and Doug Smith for The Los Angeles Times

More than 130,000 households in Los Angeles County receive some form of federal rental assistance and were at risk of not being able to pay their rent if the shutdown had lasted through the end of February. But the mere threat of thousands of poor people returning to homelessness in L.A.