Philadelphia City Council to Vote on Making Eviction Diversion Program Permanent Amid Growth in Manufacturing and Warehousing

Great news! We're hopeful that this bill will pass, and that the City of Philadelphia will commit sufficient resources to promptly investigate and resolve complaints of source-of-income discrimination against voucher holders. https://t.co/k93JVrNvHD

Councilmember Jamie Gauthier@CouncilmemberJG

2 years ago

Thanks to illegal but tolerated discrimination, up to 1 in 3 Philadelphians using housing vouchers cannot put their vouchers to use. Today, we moved one step closer to combatting this injustice and getting working families into homes! https://t.co/n6m0SxA1Ps

I’m proud of the work I’ve been able to do here in Council alongside @councilmemberjg, @KendraPHL, and @NicORourkePHL on the Eviction Diversion Program extension bill. We want to see eviction numbers go down, and this program is already seeing that decrease with a win-win for… https://t.co/zmypFWMaBl