Information on new HUD data tool
February 24, 2010
"2008 Picture of Subsidized Households" HUD has provided online access to a detailed demographic data for its Voucher, Multi-family, and Public Housing programs. This online tool allows researchers and housing advocates to monitor and evaluate fair housing issues and provides valuable information for commenting on a jurisdiction’s Consolidated Plan, a PHA Plan or an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing. Through the 2008 Picture of Subsidized Housing you can easily identify all of the HUD-assisted and LITHC developments in a given area and the census tract level demographics for the Housing Choice Voucher program. Read More

Identifying the Assisted Housing and the Applicable Laws and Regulations in Your Service Area
June 1, 2009
These materials will help you find and use the available databases to information needed to determine what regulations apply to particular developments and programs, and what financing programs are involved. This information can often be used with readily available census data and other databases to develop specific demographic profiles (including race, presence of children, etc.) that can help you monitor for fair housing violations or just to develop local housing strategies. Combining this data with GIS mapping programs can help you evaluate housing needs and litigation issues in your community. Read More

Public Assistance Issues for Teens and Young Adults / Housing Advocacy to Prevent Children from Languishing in Foster Care
June 12, 2010
This presentation will address some of the benefits and assistance available to teenagers, young adults and young families, approximately ages 16-22. Benefit areas covered will include cash assistance, Food Stamps, Medicaid and housing resources for teens and young adults who are living on their own or aging out of foster care. Read More

Landlord & Tenant 101: The Basics: What New Attorneys and Non-Housing Practitioners Need to Know About Eviction Proceedings
December 7, 2009
If you are a recently admitted attorney, or an attorney whose work primarily consists of representation in non-housing matters, this training will give you the information you need to advise and represent clients who are facing the possibility of eviction. Read More

New Approaches to Stabilizing Homeowners and Communities in Western NY
May 16, 2008
This taped broadcast is geared towards housing counselors, legal services organizations, lenders, public officials, community-based organizations, and anyone who is concerned with the impact of the foreclosure crisis on homeowners and neighborhoods in the western part of the State. Discussion topics include information about housing counseling standards, specialized foreclosure trainings, State programs addressing the foreclosure issue, and successful approaches to reducing foreclosures, among other topics. Read More