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.
In her remarks, Rep. Bonamici will discuss her CLPHA-endorsed Build Housing with Care Act, a bill she recently introduced that would make childcare more accessible to people who live in affordable housing. The Build Housing with Care Act advances our shared goal of co-locating childcare centers at affordable housing areas to vastly improve access to housing and childcare for low-income families. Rep. Bonamici's remarks will continue our 
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.
