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Housing Authorities and Language Access Plans

Housing Authorities and Language Access Plans. Navneet Grewal LEP Advocacy 201: beyond the Basics NLADA Annual Conference November 19-22, 2009. What We’re Covering Today. What is the PHA Planning Process? How can advocates get involved? Comments Public Hearing Follow Up.

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Housing Authorities and Language Access Plans

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  1. Housing Authorities and Language Access Plans NavneetGrewal LEP Advocacy 201: beyond the Basics NLADA Annual Conference November 19-22, 2009

  2. What We’re Covering Today • What is the PHA Planning Process? • How can advocates get involved? • Comments • Public Hearing • Follow Up

  3. What are PHA Plans? • Annual Plan • Annual Process • Must make civil rights certifications • Must attach Administrative Plan and/or ACOP • Administrative Plan • Section 8 • ACOP • Public Housing • Language Access Plan

  4. Sample Policy (Common)

  5. How to Get Started • Obtain relevant documents • PHA office • Hard Copy/Email • PHA Website • HUD web site • Approved Plans • http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/pha • Determine if there are partners in the community • Residents • Other advocates

  6. Timeline

  7. Key Players • Public Housing Residents and Voucher Participants • Resident Advisory Board • Others in the community interested in the issue • PHA Staff • PHA Board of Commissioners • HUD • City/County

  8. Case Study

  9. Initial Comments (Submitted by NHLP and Bay Area Legal Aid)

  10. Initial Comments

  11. Public Hearing • Who is on the Board of Commissioners? • What is on the agenda? • Who will attend? • Often limited to 2-3 minutes • Required to respond to RAB comments • Will often respond to all public comments (see materials)

  12. Follow Up • Set up meetings between all interested parties and housing authority - legal services, community organizations, appropriate housing authority staff • Engage in drafting LAP • Education • Often a long process • Often incremental • Reassessment

  13. Draft Plan

  14. Adopted Plan Training List languages Discourage use of friends/children as interpreters

  15. Adopted Plan Vital Documents

  16. Ongoing Advocacy • Continue to monitor plan and efficacy • Engage in trainings • Use next year’s plan process if necessary • Informal complaint to Board of Commissioners • Informal complaint to HUD FHEO – Regional Office • Informal Hearings/Grievance Procedures • Formal Administrative Complaint

  17. Summary • PHAs required to engage in annual planning process • Most PHAs have not created a language access plan • Ensure that all players are engaged in developing plan • Advocates can influence the process significantly • Requires ongoing interactive process and monitoring

  18. NavneetGrewal Staff attorney National housing law project ngrewal@nhlp.org (510)251-9400 ext. 3102

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