Providence Housing Authority finally makes changes to admissions policy
DARE’s Behind the Walls Committee has made enormous strides in winning changes to the Providence Housing Authority’s admissions policies toward the goal of eliminating the discrimination against community members with criminal records.
DARE packs Providence Housing Authority to demand changes to discriminatory policies
For the past two years, the Behind the Walls Committee at Direct Action for Rights and Equality (DARE) has led a campaign to provide fair access to public housing for people with criminal records and their families.
DARE drops banner demanding fair housing outside Providence Housing Authority
Around 8am an unknown volunteer from the community entered the building and hung an approximately 20 foot banner from the fifth floor.
DARE demands Providence Housing Authority end discrimination in public housing
Current PHA (Providence Housing Authority) policy denies most formerly incarcerated people their right to safe and stable housing, as well as preventing them from reuniting with their families and reintegrating into society.
Providence Housing Authority practices racial discrimination, say community members
Ron Doyle was denied housing when his wife passed away and he became the primary name on the housing application. Doyle is a father of three. His last conviction was in 1991, a quarter of a century ago.
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