Recently the Data Collaborative (a collaborative of four housing-related intermediary organizations -- RHLS, the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, and Philadelphia LISC -- along with…
Category: Policy
RHLS Blogs for Rooflines About the NTMC Program
RHLS Executive Director, Mark Schwartz, and Associate Director, Rachel Blake, blogged for Rooflines (the online arm of Shelterforce) about the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program. Recognizing the value of…
PULP Speaks Out Against LIHEAP Back Log
Despite the fact that the LIHEAP season closed at the end of April there is still a significant backlog of applications that the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) has yet…
Civil Gideon Hearing Today in Philly
Today the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee hosted a hearing in Philadelphia on the plight of low-income Pennsylvanians without access to legal representation. A number of political leaders, judges, attorneys, and…
PULP Testifies Before Pennsylvania General Assembly about Needed Changes to Utility Laws
On March 23 and 24th, PULP Co-Directors Patrick Cicero and Harry Geller testified before the Pennsylvania House of Representatives' Consumer Affairs Committee. Patrick's testimony concerned HB 1047 which PULP opposes because…