Kathleen Lara

believer in community building, housing people, good trouble, more hot pockets for all. Tweets = my views alone, retweets ≠ endorsements

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

Much like the House side of the Capitol, work is already underway today in sharing Prosperity Indiana’s 2020 Policy Priorities with our delegation! Great conversations so far on the budget, increasing access to safe, affordable housing & increasing Hoosiers’ economic stability.

[Kathleen Lara @KatLaraIN]

🚨LAST DAY TO COMMENT!!! 🚨Click on the tweet below- We make it easy to lift your voice to defend fair housing!

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

Speak Up Today to Defend Fair Housing! Urge HUD to Withdraw Proposal That Would Undermine a Critical Fair Housing Enforcement Tool! Click here to Comment by EOD Tomorrow! https://t.co/aTVR3yzKfb #DefendCivilRights

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

He told his story to share how hard it is to break the cycle of poverty for his children. Housing impacts all facets of life & it shouldn’t be this hard for families to obtain stability. Our point? Invest in afford. housing now bc #OpportunityStartsAtHome @NLIHC @OppStartsatHome

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

He says that the myth of people needing to just work a little harder to escape poverty, his life proves that is a lie. He and his family have worked hard all of their lives and remained poor.

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

Following construction job loss, divorce, high childcare costs trying to find new work, he fell into homelessness. Through a shelter provider, he was able to get a VASH voucher that provided him with stable housing for the first time in his life.

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

At hearing today on affordable housing needs in IN, a veteran shared his story of multi-generational poverty: how multiple moves due to evictions as a child affected his education, which affected his economic mobility into adulthood. *thread*

[Shriver Center on Poverty Law is on BlueSky! @shrivercenter]

Today is the LAST DAY to tell @HUDgov that you oppose their proposed rule to upend the legal standard of disparate impact. Tell the Trump admin. why you support housing justice! Take a few minutes & submit your comments now: https://t.co/dPKfZXAOrX

[Earl L. Harris, Jr. @Earl_Harris_Jr]

Today I had the honor of speaking at @INCommDev Policy & Legislative Lunch abt legislation I authored and work being done to help college students facing food & homeless issues.

Thank you @KatLaraIN for the invite and all the work you do!!!

#RealCollege

[Kathleen Lara @KatLaraIN]

@Earl_Harris_Jr @INCommDev The honor was ours, @Earl_Harris_Jr! Thanks for speaking with @INCommDev’s network today and for your dedication to helping more Hoosiers achieve housing security.

[Kathleen Lara @KatLaraIN]

@hayleighcolombo @IBJnews @columbusbiz1st Indy will miss you! Thanks for the incredible work you’ve done in shining a light on so many critical issues affecting our communities in such a profound way. Our city/state is better for your work! Good luck on your next gig!

[Kathleen Lara @KatLaraIN]

Unnecessary, burdensome, costly, wrong. #KeepFamiliesTogether

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

.@INCommDev urges @HUDgov to withdraw its “mixed-status” families rule that places thousands, incl. 55,000 children who are US citizens or legal residents, at risk of homelessness, undermines efforts to increase Hoosier housing security. #KeepFamiliesTogether @NLIHC @NHLP

[Kathleen Lara @KatLaraIN]

Final chance to speak up!

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

There's still time! It only takes 30 seconds to urge support for increased affordable housing & community development funding! https://t.co/3WFE6tHmKK

[Kathleen Lara @KatLaraIN]

Do you have 30 seconds? Do you care about funding for safe, affordable housing? Now is your chance to speak up! We've made it easy

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

Debate still underway! Click here to urge your Representative to support critical increases in FY20 funding for housing and community development programs! https://t.co/3WFE6tHmKK

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

"Typical renter income is insufficient to afford rental housing in 82 of the state’s 92 counties. Included in that list are Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio and Ripley counties, where estimated average renter wages are among the lowest in the state." #OOR19 @NLIHC https://t.co/pqiiyvvmtp

[Kathleen Lara @KatLaraIN]

In order to afford a modest, 2-bedroom apartment at fair market rent in Indiana, renters need to earn $16.03 per hour! That figure is up from $15.56 in 2018.

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

Report released today by PI & the National Low Income Housing Coalition shows affordable housing is out of reach for typical Hoosier renters in 82 of 92 counties, in all 92 for low-income renters. Time to enact bold solutions! #OOR2019 @NLIHC https://t.co/58OCSjjiYK

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

Grateful stories like this from @StatehouseFile covered this important conversation around evictions and affordable housing in Indiana yesterday, featuring @CHIPIndy @breancamerritt @IUPublicPolicy @Dan_Emmanue1 @NLIHC + many @incommdev members/partners! https://t.co/4YspiixSS8

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

Thrilled @Dan_Emmanue1 from @NLIHC joins @INCommDev, @CHIPIndy, & @IUPublicPolicy TOMORROW for Confronting a Hoosier Housing Crisis: press conference/conversation about afford. housing & eviction crisis in IN. Have thoughts? Join us! https://t.co/yPzBah3Vxn #ourhomesourvoices

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

For Indiana, the benefits are clear! We applaud @SenToddYoung for his leadership in co-authoring S. 1703, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019, introduced today. S. 1703 will help expand the supply affordable housing for low-income Hoosiers! #OurHomesOurVoices

[Kathleen Lara @KatLaraIN]

Tomorrow @horizonhousein @1pm! Looking forward to a great conversation on these critical challenges for our communities.

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

Thrilled @Dan_Emmanue1 from @NLIHC joins @INCommDev, @CHIPIndy, & @IUPublicPolicy TOMORROW for Confronting a Hoosier Housing Crisis: press conference/conversation about afford. housing & eviction crisis in IN. Have thoughts? Join us! https://t.co/yPzBah3Vxn #ourhomesourvoices

[Prosperity Indiana @ProsperityInd]

The National Housing Week of Action kicks off today, giving voice to millions of Americans and thousands of Hoosiers struggling to keep a roof over their heads. JOIN US NEXT WEDNESDAY @1 IN INDY AS WE TALK SOLUTIONS! @CHIPIndy @NLIHC https://t.co/yPzBah3Vxn #OurHomesOurVoices