The Charlottesville Public Housing Association of Residents (mostly known as PHAR) mission is to educate and empower low-income residents to protect and improve our own communities through collective action.
PHAR is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to advocating for and with public housing residents. We are entirely governed by public housing residents and one Section 8 resident. As the duly recognized federal mandated representative of all residents in public housing, we work closely with (but are separate from) the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA).
PHAR means helping residents to learn more about what’s going on in public housing, their rights and how to file our grievances. And residents who don’t understand the lease, I could help them understand the lease a little better. PHAR means a lot to me because when I got into PHAR I didn’t know anything about public housing; I learned more about housing than I knew before.
Former PHAR Board Member, Sonia Bell
“PHAR has really helped me, I appreciate how they have made it so I can eat healthier. My cholesterol and blood pressure keeps improving every month when I go to the doctor because of your help.”
A Public Housing Resident and Grocery Program Recipient!
“My son, Matthew Henry attributes his experiences as a PHAR resident intern for equipping him with the confidence and skills that he needed to engage in public speaking and for the successful career that he has as a rookie Baltimore policeman. He currently works to improve community/civilian relations. The following link illustrates what he does to improve citizen/ police relationships, at the same time, teaching young people about the repercussions of decisions that they make, as young teens and adults. As his mother, I couldn’t be prouder.”
Dr. A’lelia Henry
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