Source: US State of Pennsylvania
June 18, 2025 – Lancaster, PA
ADVISORY – LANCASTER – Governor Shapiro to Visit Farnam Street East Apartment Building in Lancaster to Highlight Historic Investments in Affordable Housing, PHARE Awards
Governor Josh Shapiro will visit the Lancaster City Housing Authority’sbEast apartment building to spotlight his Administration’s work to expand access to affordable housing and the latest investments through the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund. Last week, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced $73 million through PHARE to support 387 housing initiatives statewide – including $300,000 for renovations at Lancaster’s Farnum Street East, a 169-unit public housing complex for seniors and disabled individuals.
Governor Shapiro’s 2024-25 bipartisan budget nearly doubled Pennsylvania’s commitment to affordable housing by raising the PHARE cap to $100 million annually by 2027. Building on that progress, the Governor’s 2025-26 budget proposal invests an additional $10 million in PHARE and includes the largest overall housing investment in Pennsylvania history and includes $50 million for a new statewide housing repair fund, $10 million to support first-time homebuyers, and targeted eviction sealing reform.
WHO:
Governor Josh Shapiro
Robin Weissmann, PHFA Executive Director and CEO
Barbara J. Ellis Wilson, Lancaster City Housing Authority Executive Director
Representative Ismail Smith-Wade-El
WHERE:
Lancaster City Housing Authority – Farnum Street East
Community Room
33 East Farnum Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
WHEN:
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 12:00 PM
LIVE STREAM:
pacast.com/live/gov
governor.pa.gov/live/
RSVP:
Press who are interested in attending should RSVP with the names and phone numbers for each member of their team to ra-gvgovpress@pa.gov.