On Thursday, July 25th, HUD's Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) will host a hybrid PD&R Quarterly Update on source of income (SOI) discrimination and laws. Over the past 20 years, evidence of discrimination against housing choice voucher holders has grown. Over half of voucher households live in states and localities that have adopted ordinances to prevent this kind of discrimination - such as Maryland. Go to the Source of Income Protections for Housing Choice Voucher Holders website of HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing to see jurisdictions that have adopted SOI protections.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
2:00-4:00 pm ET
Hybrid Event
HUD Headquarters
451 7th Street SW
Washington, DC 20410
Attending this HUD event will be researchers, municipal and state government officials, and fair housing practitioners. They will discuss recent passage of local anti-discrimination ordinances; evaluate research about the impacts of these anti-discrimination laws; and discuss challenges to the enforcement of these ordinances.
Data Spotlight - Veronica Helms Garrison, Analyst, PD&R/HUD
Panel Discussion: Overview of Source of Income Protections and What the Research Tells Us About Their Effectiveness - Panelists are:
- Martha Galvez, Executive Director, Housing Solutions Lab at the Furman Center, NYU.
- Philip Tegeler, Executive Director, Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC).
- Dan Teles, Principal Research Associate, Urban Institute.
- Moderator: Dr. Calvin Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring, PD&R/HUD.
Panel Discussion: Lessons from State and Local Implementation - Panelists are:
- Adria Crutchfield, Executive Director, Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership.
- Sandra Park, Chief of the Civil Rights Bureau, New York State Office of the Attorney General.
- Manon Vergerio, Co-Founder and Head of Data & Advocacy, Unlock NYC.
- Moderator: Chang Chiu, Chief of Staff for the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, HUD.
