National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)

On the Hill today? NAHRO has a treasure trove of resources for you! Use the talking points in these images (or share them on your own socials!), or head to www.nahro.org/hillday We can't wait to see your photos - be sure to tag us #WashCon25

#WashCon25 Day 2! During our morning plenary, we honored our Legislators of the Year (more on that tomorrow), presented NAHRO’s Advocate of the Year to the Virginia Association of Housing and Community Development Officials (VAHCDO), presented 20 Awards of Excellence, and held a discussion on Housing and Community Development in Uncertain Times with NAHRO President George Guy, PHADA_USA President Mark Gillett, CLPHA President Jeffrey Patterson, and MTW Collective Senior VP Maria Razo. Bonus: we got to sing happy birthday to our #WhatHomeMeansToMe grand prize winner Adriana! Then came two sets of packed sessions on topics such as working with youth, preparing housing agencies for Immigration and Customs Enforcement visits, housing as a human right, a Rental Assistance Demonstration overview, preparing for NAHRO’s Hill Day, a homelessness panel discussion and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's cybersecurity for housing authorities. We closed out a full day with our afternoon plenary session, where President Guy discussed advocacy strategies and successes with Bobby Collins, Robert Greathree, Marsha Parham-Green, Chonda Tapley and Michael Wong, and heard former NAHRO president Sunny Shaw spoke with presidential candidate Sean Gilbert and Senior VP candidate Ivory Mathews. Can’t wait for Day 3, when all our advocates head to Capitol Hill and raise their voices for housing and community development!

Day 1 of #WashCon25! The morning Board of Governors meeting featured a very special guest - former NAHRO CEO and former Acting HUD Secretary Adrianne Todman spoke about the need to shine a light on the vital work that PHAs do and the need to reach out to the WH as well as to Congress. After lunch, the conference began with a standing-room-only first time attendees session. At the first part of our opening plenary session, we got welcomes from CEO Mark Thiele and President George Guy, a briefer on Congress during part 1 of the Washington report, and an inspirational talk from CNN’s Laura Coates, who talked about why we should be like coffee beans and how we should all help Sisyphus. After a quick refreshment break, everyone reconvened for an affordable housing tax credit panel featuring Ayrianne Parks from Enterprise and Hunter Pickels from the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. Can’t wait for Day 2!

NAHRO family and friends - our industry-wide Day of Action is here! Time to call your senators and representatives: ask them to defend the affordable homes that HUD staff and programs make possible. Need bullet points? Call in info? We’ve got you: https://lnkd.in/eeswbAFa

NAHRO members and friends: we need your voices! Today, we’re joining a collective Day of Action to protect the HUD programs and staff that make millions of affordable homes possible nationwide. Please call your senators and representative TODAY – we've even given you some talking points you can edit and customize: https://lnkd.in/eeswbAFa

Day 0 of #WashCon25: Daylight Savings Time didn't stop our dedicated leaders from starting work bright and early! Special shout-outs to our Western, Mountain and Central time zone leaders for adjusting to a more dire time change than usual. At today’s leadership welcome, NAHRO President George Guy talked about what leaders do: have difficult conversations, move forward with optimism and ensure that we have a seat at the table. Senior Vice President Sean Gilbert focused on our opportunities to fight on behalf of the families and communities we serve, and CEO Mark Thiele emphasized the importance of two-way communication: keeping up with NAHRO news and advocacy alerts, but also sharing challenges and successes with the NAHRO team. Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs Eric Oberdorfer closed the session with an update on news from HUD and Capitol Hill, and a walkthrough of advocacy resources. Next up: a full day of committee meetings – and learning, for the dozens of attendees taking our sold-out Commissioners Guide to Monitoring and Oversight and Emerging LEADership Program trainings, followed by the Board of Governors meeting on Monday morning. It’s a lot to do before #WashCon25 even officially begins, but our members are dedicated professionals who always find ways to serve their communities and speak up for them on Capitol Hill, and we are #grateful for them.

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It’s official - #WashCon25 is SOLD OUT! This time next week we’ll be welcoming hundreds of affordable housing advocates, community builders, & thought leaders to our nation’s capital for three exciting days of learning, networking, & advocacy! Missed registration, but looking for ways to engage with us? Feel free to follow along via our LinkedIn & Facebook pages for the latest during the conference. Learn more: nahro.org/washcon

"As the night went on, it was a real visualization to watch these two super-well-intentioned volunteers, who are doing this just because they want to help, go through woods in the middle of the night, through abandoned hotels and abandoned buildings." https://lnkd.in/ePDJ9g_F

Meet Serenity (age 12) from Connecticut, NAHRO's 2024-25 #WhatHomeMeanstoMe poster contest winner featured in our calendar for March! Interested in participating in this year's poster contest? All entries start at the state or regional level. Learn more: www.nahro.org/calendar