RHLS Senior Counsel Judy Berkman leads a Fraudulent Conveyance Task Force which operates under the auspices of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Task Force Members include the City of Philadelphia’s Department of…
Category: Policy: Racial Equity
At the table: Bob Damewood joined a team to offer the new mayor of Pittsburgh recommedations for equitable development.
RHLS Staff Attorney Bob Damewood was asked to serve on the Transition Committee for Mayor Gainey as the new Mayor of Pittsburgh prepared to take office last spring. His role…
“This is an equity issue at its core.” Dina Schlossberg offers testimony to Philadelphia City Council.
RHLS Executive Director, Dina Schlossberg, joined colleagues from the housing advocacy community to testify at a Philadelphia City Council hearing on the expiring affordable housing contracts in the city. The…
Utility Justice Project: Access to Affordable Utility Services in Historically Disinvested and Rural Communities
By Gio Brackbill, Utility Justice Project Manager Introduction The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project launched the Utility Justice Project (UJP), an initiative to work in historically underserved and disinvested communities in…
Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, RHLS Policy Analyst, testifies before the PA House Committee to address hidden racial disparities in housing.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Dc0V1a_Dw8 PA House Policy Subcommittee Affordable and Stable Housing in a Post-COVID World Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, Regional Housing Legal Services June 1, 2021Hi everyone, my name is Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, Policy Analyst…