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The Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (commonly known as PHAR) was founded in 1998 with the mission of educating and empowering low-income residents to protect and improve our own communities through collective action. PHAR is entirely governed by public housing residents and one Section 8 resident.

PHAR’s education and leadership development involves directly-impacted people in improving laws and policies. Some of PHAR’s work includes:

• an Internship Program for all residents of public housing and Section 8 recipients which builds knowledge and civic participation
• involvement in the process of public housing redevelopment, supporting Resident Planners’ participation in site planning and decisions about affordable housing additions
• Community organizing and outreach foscued on youth in low-income housing

Read more about PHAR on their website here.