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From the National Summer Learning Association
Whether you’ve joined in the past or have never been, we invite you to the NSLA Professional Summer Learning Community for Housing Leaders.
As you wrap up your summer programs and look ahead to planning for next year:
What have you...
The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) recently published the Playbook for Equitable Economic Development. The playbook offers guidance to help practitioners identify structural racism and implement equitable policies in several fields such as housing, workforce development, small...
On August 15, the National Women’s Leadership Center published a new paper co-authored with Insight Center and The Groundwork Collaborative titled The Roots of Discriminatory Housing Policy: Moving Toward Gender Justice in Our Economy. The report highlights the connections between housing...
Recently, the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its 2022 Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing report. The report revealed several alarming trends. Low-wage workers are struggling to afford housing costs as inflation and rents have increased. Wages have not kept pace with...
Join Our September 13 Webinar on Environmental Resiliency!
CLPHA’s Housing Is Initiative is pleased to announce our Housing Is Working Group 2022-2023 webinar calendar! We invite you to join the Housing Is Working Group to discuss special topics...
From Elm City Communities' press release:
Elm City Communities/Housing Authority of the City of New Haven (ECC/HANH) today announced its partnership with the Connecticut NAACP on its One Million Jobs Campaign (OMJC), to strengthen equity and the economic status of formerly...
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) announced today its plan to begin development of McKinley Manor, a $13.7 million, 44-unit affordable housing community that will exclusively serve low-income elderly...
From Affordable Housing Finance:
New York City is making a big push to change the way it heats its public housing units.
State and local leaders have pledged an initial $70 million investment in the development and production of 30,000 new heat pump units for use in the city’s public housing...
From the Camas-Washougal Post-Record:
The Vancouver Housing Authority (VHA) will soon help Washougal grow its inventory of affordable housing.
The VHA has purchased two parcels of land in downtown Washougal and plans to construct workforce-housing complexes — typically defined as housing that is...
From InsideNoVa.com:
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors approved $33.3 million to acquire roughly four acres in Tyson’s urban center to support the development of 450 affordable housing units by SCG Development Partners, LLC.
According to a news release, the units will be a combination of...