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Civil Rights Litigation as a Tool for Social Change 

The expansion of the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse at the University of Michigan Law School now includes an extensive archive of Gautreaux v. Chicago Housing Authority, one of the longest-running civil rights cases in the country. Panelists included Margo Schlanger, the Wade H. and…

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Grigory Vodolazovs 3 year old son peers into his familys apartment complex from their unit in Bellevue Wash The Vodolazov family is part of Creating Moves to Opportunity a housing voucher experiment that uses incentives and counseling to encourage low income families to move to what are called high opportunity areas

Housing Mobility: Back on the Nation’s Agenda?

Originally pioneered as a legal remedy for housing segregation, BPI’s Gautreaux litigation, “housing mobility” — using federal housing vouchers to enable low-income families to move from disadvantaged neighborhoods to higher opportunity ones — suffered through a long dry spell. A…

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After years of planning, Lathrop redevelopment begins

BPI was pleased to attend the Oct. 10 groundbreaking celebration of the redevelopment of Lathrop Homes, an effort that has involved many years of planning. The first phase of construction of the mixed-income development is now underway, and will include 414…

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While CHA Nears Key Milestone, More Work Remains

The Chicago Housing Authority will reach an important milestone next year—the completion of 25,000 new or rehabbed public housing apartments, the goal CHA set 18 years ago when it adopted its ambitious and far-reaching Plan for Transformation. This is a singular achievement,…

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Giving Prisoners Another Chance Through Affordable Housing

The Chicago Housing Authority’s prisoner reentry pilot program, which allows some prisoners to live in CHA housing upon their release, was the recent subject of a thoughtful article in AtlanticMedia’s Citylab.  The author is BPI’s Maddy Hamlin, our newest Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellow,…

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BPI Welcomes Newest Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellow

BPI is pleased to welcome Madeleine Hamlin as our newest Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellow. Her policy work here will involve both our justice reform and housing initiatives. Maddy recently graduated from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs with dual…

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