RHLS Senior Staff Attorney, Bob Damewood, worked with the Allegheny County Financialization of Housing Incubator to research best practices and to draft public comments to the Pittsburgh Department of Permits,…
Category: Policy: Affordable Housing
Empowering Communities with Affordable Housing Resources: The LIHTC Guide
Empoderar a las comunidades con recursos de vivienda asequible: la Guía LIHTC (traducción a continuación) Finding affordable housing is a major challenge in the United States. Many families strive to find…
RHLS and CSH Applauds Governor Shapiro’s Executive Order Creating Pennsylvania’s First Housing Action Plan
The first-ever comprehensive Housing Action Plan comes after RHLS and CSH's collaborative advocacy and will guide efforts to increase housing availability, affordability, and quality. In a landmark move to address…
Empowering Our Communities: How Non-Profits Can Help Voter Registration Efforts
Please note: This blog post does not constitute legal advice and is for educational purposes only. Further, legal services organizations should be aware of restrictions that prohibit LSC-funded legal aid organizations from engaging in…
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…