In December 2020, Independence Foundation Fellow/Staff Attorney, Justin Hollinger, and Staff Attorney, Joe Jampel, finalized a Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the development of North10 Philadelphia's Be A Gem Crossing…
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Successful QAP reform will bring housing justice to returning citizens.
RHLS Attorney and Director of Economic Development Laura Schwartz focuses on housing rights for returning citizens, and, recently, her work has paid off in the form of a successful change…
New PA state tax credits will help spur affordable housing development
There is a pressing need for more affordable housing in Pennsylvania, and state legislators responded this fall by passing a state-level low-income housing tax credit bill with bipartisan support. The Low-Income…
Important Changes to HUD’s Section 3 Provision
What is Section 3? Section 3 is a provision of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Act of 1968 that is intended to foster local economic development, neighborhood economic improvement,…
The Case for Housing Justice in Philadelphia from PolicyLink
The housing crisis in Philadelphia is not new. The racial inequities in the distribution of housing and resources are not new. But with COVID-19 causing unprecedented levels of unemployment, they…