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.

2008 Spring Conference & Exhibition
June 1 - 4, 2008
The Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel, Gettysburg, PA
Registration is now open for the PAHRA Spring Conference and Exhibition, June 1 - 4, 2008, being held at the beautiful new Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel, Gettysburg, PA. . Sessions include Federal/State Legislation Update, Section 8 Peer-To-Peer Roundtable, Green Technology and Energy Savings Workshop (four sessions), Housing America Campaign, HQS Inspections and Beyond, Using Your Balance Sheet to Fund Development, Ethics in Property Management, Section 32 Homeownership Throiugh Sale of Public Housing, Tools and Methods for Obtaining Alternative Housing Funding Resources for Community Development, Maintenance Roundtable - Focusing on Asset Management, Section 3 Economic Opportunities for Low and Very Low Income Persons, Passing Safety Inspections, REAC Inspections: What You Really Need to Know, Boiler Failer, Protective Devices and Maintenance, Identity Theft - What Public Agencies Must Do to Comply, and much more.

Please click below for 2008 Spring Conference Information, Conference Agenda, Conference Registration Form and the PAHRA Scholarship Fund Golf Outing Information and Registration Form.
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If your company would like to exhibit or sponsor an event at the Spring Conference and Exhibition you can sign up for an exhibit booth or event sponsor by filling out the Marketing Agreement in PAHRA's "Meet more. Sell more." brochure (click below for a pdf copy). In addition, an "Updated Exhibitors' Information and Exhibit Times" listing can be accessed by clicking below. Remember, exhibitors receive a free full page ad in the conference program.

Please note that May 2, 2008, 5:00 P.M. is the cut off date and time to obtain reduced hotel room rates (includes buffet breakfast in the exhibit hall) for all conference delegates and exhibitors.
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-Exhibit/Sponsorship/Advertising Information - HTML | PDF
-PAHRA "Meet More. Sell More" Brochure (pdf)

2008 Annual Conference
September 14 - 17, 2008
Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA

The 2008 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 1 - 4, 2008 at The Gettysburg Wyndham Hotel, Gettysburg, PA.
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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 Winter 2008 edition is available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. (4.0 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.