Headshot Abra Lyons-Warren

Abra Lyons-Warren

AM '13, MPP '13
Fields of interest
Anti-Poverty, Housing, and Socio-Environmental, Affordable Housing Initiatives, Children, Adolescents, and Families

The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA), Director of Housing Is

Abra joined CLPHA in 2014, where she created and manages Housing Is, a subsidiary of CLPHA that aims to better align housing with other systems such as education and health to improve life outcomes for low-income individuals and families. Abra previously analyzed and advocated for housing, education, place-based, early childhood, and dual-generation initiatives with the Center for the Study of Social Policy and Illinois Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie's office. She also worked as a practitioner with low-income and homeless individuals in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, focusing on workforce development. Abra holds a Master of Public Policy from the Harris School of Public Policy and a Master’s in Social Work from the School of Social Service Administration, both at the University of Chicago, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and women and gender studies from Brandeis University.