In the December 2019 “Advocate”, PHADA President, John Hodge encourages housing authorities to explore accreditation as a methodology for “establishing standards of excellence, not just minimum requirements”. John also weighs in on a few benefits of accreditation, in that, “…participation in the system also demonstrates a commitment to self-assessment, to improving quality, and to adopting new methodologies to improve organizational effectiveness.” Check out the article on page 2 and page 13 of the “Advocate”: 34.22_Advocate_FINAL