June 18, 2025 - Lancaster, PA
Governor Josh Shapiro visited the Lancaster City Housing Authority's Farnum Street East apartment building to highlight his Administration's strategy to expand access to safe, affordable housing across the Commonwealth - including historic new investments through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund.Last week, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) awarded $73 million in PHARE funding to support 387 housing and community development projects across all 67 counties - including $300,000 for critical exterior renovations at Farnum Street East, a 169-unit public housing complex serving seniors and Pennsylvanians with disabilities."My Administration is making the largest investment in housing in Pennsylvania history because we know that housing is a key foundation for opportunity," said Governor Shapiro. "If we want kids to succeed in school, if we want people to work and build a better life, they need a place to call home. That's why we've nearly doubled the amount of funding available for PHARE - the largest, most flexible, most effective tool we have for building and repairing affordable housing - and why my budget lays out a commonsense plan to build more housing, lower costs, and help more Pennsylvanians achieve the American Dream."Speaker list:Barbara J. Ellis Wilson, Executive Director, Lancaster City Housing AuthorityGovernor Josh ShapiroRobin Weissmann, Executive Director and CEO, PA Housing Finance AgencyIrene Jamison, Chair of Resident Council, Lancaster City Housing AuthorityRepresentative Ismail Smith-Wade-El
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