Too often, a criminal record merits an automatic exclusion from many places, jobs, housing, and even volunteering. The rationale is that it will make society safer to exclude "criminals." More…
Category: Policy
Policy initiative success means home repairs for asthma sufferers in Schuylkill County.
In 2017, with Community Redevelopment Legal Assistance (CRLA) funding from the PA Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Board, RHLS began working with community partners in northern Schuylkill County to…
RHLS and the Community Justice Project collaborated on an Amicus Curiae Brief in response to a recent Commonwealth Court decision.
Home should be a safe place. When a low-income tenant's home is not habitable, often they have little recourse: they fear retaliation from their landlord if they file a complaint…
Platform raises awareness of key policy issues that prevent communities from creating supportive housing.
RHLS Executive Director Dina Schlossberg collaborated with the Corporation for Supportive Housing on a Supportive Housing Policy Platform over the past year. CSH, in partnership with RHLS, conducted numerous listening…
The Next Philadelphia Mayor Needs to Prioritize Affordable Housing
By Vanessa Raymond-Garcia, RHLS Policy AnalystPhiladelphia is reckoning with a multitude of challenges, including crime, education, healthcare, transportation, infrastructure, and climate change – with housing arguably being at the core…