Washington, Jun 15 -

Poverty, Public Housing and the CRA: Have Housing and the CRA: Have Housing and Community Investment Incentives Helped Public Housing Families Achieve the American Dream?


Chairman Turner will be conducting a hearing on Tuesday, June 20th at 10:00 am in Room 2154 Rayburn HOB entitled "Poverty, Public Housing and the CRA: Have Housing and the CRA: Have Housing and Community Investment Incentives Helped Public Housing Families Achieve the American Dream?"

The purpose of this hearing is twofold. First, it will examine whether any of the self-sufficiency and poverty deconcentration initiatives of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act (QHWRA) and other legislation have created incentives for public housing tenants to find and maintain employment. The first half of this memorandum will examine the success of programs similar to Job-Plus program undertaken by the Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority and other PHAs.

Second, the hearing will review the “public policy theory” behind public housing and community investment. The Subcommittee will hear from witnesses who will discuss the importance of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) to the underlying goals of federal housing programs.

Witnesses:

Jon Gutzmann
President
Public Housing Authorities Directors’ Association (PHADA)
Executive Director
St. Paul Public Housing Agency

George Moses
Chairman of the Board of Directors
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)

James Riccio
Director
Low-Wage Workers and Working Communities Policy Area

Benson F. "Buzz" Roberts
Senior Vice President
Policy and Program Development
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

Judy Kennedy
President and CEO
National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL)