PHAs are developing innovative strategies to enable more voucher residents to live in high opportunity neighborhoods with access to resources critical to their long-term success. There is considerable research suggesting that HCV program participants, especially those with young children, achieve better outcomes when they are able to use their voucher in a safe neighborhood with access to quality schools. CLPHA, along with the Poverty and Race and Research Action Council (PRRAC) sponsors the biennial National Housing Mobility Conference, which features presenters from the realms of research, policy, and practice to bring attendees up to date on developments in the field and spark discussions that will push the work forward.
Marcia E. Lewis was appointed on January 8, 2023, by Mayor Joseph Hogsett as the Chief Executive Officer of he Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA). This appointment followed a one-year appointment as its Interim Executive Director. In these roles, Mrs. Lewis was tasked to employ some of her nearly 30 years of experience in affordable housing from the federal, state and local level including a previous stint from 1993 to 2000, at IHA in several roles including the Deputy Director and Acting Executive Director. Marcia received numerous accolades and tributes across the country for her work in this field. Many CLPHA member PHAs participate in special purpose voucher programs, such as the Family Unification Program (FUP), the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH), and the Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) program. These programs serve especially vulnerable low-income households who are in need of supportive services to ensure long-term housing stability. CLPHA members have created a variety of innovations to more effectively serve program participants.
