About: Accomplishments 2004

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In 2004 the Housing Alliance, with our friends and allies, worked for--and won:

• New leadership at the state level for affordable housing
• Establishment of the first-ever Governor's Office of Housing and Community Revitalization
• More funding for housing
• Doubling of the state's budget for Housing and Redevelopment Assistance
• Doubling of--and full utilization of--the state tax credit set-aside to preserve subsidized housing
• Preservation of affordable housing
• Organizing residents to save 600 units of subsidized housing that would otherwise have been lost
• Success at sustaining federal funding
• Innovative new tools to address vacant property
• Legislation with bi-partisan, bicameral support based on our Reclaiming Abandoned PA report

• We promoted innovation, recognized leadership, and brought people together through the Second Annual Statewide Conference on Vacant Property
• We promoted inclusive communities through a first-of-its-kind Toolkit for Addressing Community Opposition to Housing Development and a training forum with 150 people
• We researched and explained the state of housing in Pennsylvania through a publication and a conference with 125 people
• We spoke--and listened--at over 30 coalition meetings, conferences, trainings and events throughout the state
• Our membership reached an all-time high of nearly 500 organizations and individuals

Mission | What We Do | Past Highlights | 2006 Legislative Wrap-Up | Accomplishments 2005 | Accomplishments 2004 | Accomplishments 2003