The Pennsylvania Association of Housing and Redevelopment Agencies (PAHRA) is an affiliation of Pennsylvania's housing authorities, redevelopment authorities, community development agencies and nonprofit corporations. The purposes of PAHRA are to disseminate information relating to housing and community development; study and analyze national, state, and local legislation affecting housing and community development; provide a channel for the frequent exchange of ideas, experiences and innovations within the fields of housing and community development; and increase public understanding of the methods and objectives of housing and community development agencies.

2009 PAHRA Spring Conference & Exhibition
The 2009 PAHRA Spring Conference & Exhibition is schedule to take place on June 9 - 12 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, Pennsylvania.  The conference begins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday June 9 with registration check-in and a pizza party with the exhibitors.  The conference concludes after the closing breakfast on Friday, June 12. .

Deadline for making reservations at Seven Springs is Friday, May 8, 2009 (866-437-1300).  The conference rates are $148.00 (including tax) per room per night for single occupancy and $105.00 (plus tax) per person per night for double occupancy.  The hotel room rate includes a hot buffet breakfast in the Exhibit Hall each morning.  Parking is free.  The link below provide you with more information about the conference and exhibition, including Conference Highlights, Conference Agenda, Registration Form, the PAHRA Scholarship Fund Golf Outing Registration Form and Exhibitor Information Update.  Please join us in June at Seven Springs.
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2009 PAHRA Awards
PAHRA will be accepting award applications from its members in June, 2009 to all PAHRA members. Application forms for Awards of Achievement, Best Practices Awards, Bellamy Awards and Person Of The Year will be included in the mailing.

The 2009 Marketing Opportunities with PAHRA are now available. Reach our membership through advertising in the PAHRA Monitor, Conference Programs and the PAHRA Directory. Or better yet, consider sponsoring an event at our Legislative, CDBG, Spring Conference & Exhibition, and/or Annual Conferences. You may also want to present your products and services to our members at the 2008 Spring Conference & Exhibition, June 9 - 12, 2009 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Champion, PA. Click on the link below to get all the details.
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The PAHRA Monitor / Affiliates Report is published three times each year - in January (Winter Edition), May (Spring Edition), and August (Summer Edition). Articles from PAHRA Members and others active in the field of housing and community development are encouraged and should be submitted to the PAHRA Editor, Richard Drnevich.

The PAHRA Monitor Spring 2009 edition is available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. (2.7 MB file size - click on the issue title to access the PDF)

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PAHRA has a partnership with the Public Housing Technical Resource Center to provide our membership with the most comprehensive resource of on-line technical operational support available to the public housing field at a discounted rate. Click here to access.