Register today to attend a livestream of “Emergency Rental Assistance: The Path to a Permanent Program,” a national convening organized by NLIHC’s ERASE project that will take place next Monday, October 17, from 8:30 am to 5 pm. We have reached in-person capacity for this event.
During the convening, we will share lessons learned from ERA implementation and discuss the programmatic, policy, and system changes needed at the local, state, and federal levels to ensure sustainability and to meet the needs of all low-income renters. The program will feature presentations on national research findings regarding ERA program implementation; panel discussions with ERASE cohort members, program administrators, federal partners, and tenants on how to ensure ERA programs are visible, accessible, and preventive; and sessions focused on developing recommendations for model program design, policy reforms, and advocacy priorities to sustain ERA and ensure the permanency of eviction prevention infrastructure developed through ERA programs.
The event will include special remarks from a selection of ERA program administrators, including:
- Joey Nathan, Executive Director, Northern Ponca Housing Authority & UNAHA board member
- Andrea Bell, Executive Director, Oregon Housing and Community Services
- Ayanna Sims, Assistant Program Manager, Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation
- Senta Leslie, Associate Director of Eviction Prevention, Office of Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
- Emilio Salas, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Development Authority
The event will also focus on ways community-based organizations have supported ERA implementation, with presenters including:
- Erin Hahn, Research Analyst, Texas Housers
- Tonya Myers-Phillips, Public Policy Advisor, United Community Housing Coalition
- Susan Jocob, Program Director, Housing Counseling Services, Inc.
- Lee Patterson, Social Work Director, Richland Library
If you have any questions or would like to request additional information, please contact Sarah Gallagher at [email protected].