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From the Boston Herald:
Boston’s kicking in $40 million to create 718 new housing units, Mayor Michelle Wu announced.
“Housing is health,” Wu said in a press conference on Tuesday. “It is opportunity and safety and stability and a monthly foundation for our recovery from this pandemic.”
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In November 2020, the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) was awarded a grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy to help our public housing authority (PHA) members better protect and serve vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CLPHA conducted a competitive...
In order to identify and address COVID-19 needs and ongoing priorities for our PHA members, CLPHA conducted a survey in January 2021 as part of our grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. In November 2021, CLPHA conducted a follow-up survey to examine the successes PHAs have made during...
Maternal health is an issue embedded with racial, health, and housing disparities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Black pregnant persons are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts. Furthermore, historical and...
January 18, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. ET
Register Now for the Webinar: Black Maternal Health Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Alma Adams and Rep. Lauren Underwood Confirmed!
Announced as part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Maternal Health Call to Action, please join us for a special Martin Luther King...
From 303 Magazine:
On November 30, Decatur Fresh Market hosted their grand opening in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood. Prior to its opening, Sun Valley earned the classification of a food desert, since the nearest grocery store was 2.5 miles away.
Sun Valley is Denver’s most...
December 14, 2-3 p.m. ET
The White House Office of Public Engagement Health Equity Forum brings together stakeholders across the health sector including key officials in the Biden-Harris administration, health care providers, leaders of healthcare facilities, and experts in health equity to...
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the expansion of a partnership established earlier this year to improve access to affordable, accessible housing and the critical...
When: Jan 18, 2022 at 12:00 PM ET
Announced as part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Maternal Health Call to Action, please join us for a special Martin Luther King Jr. Day event held by the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities on the intersection of racial inequities,...
Honored to Be Only Housing Organization to Sign Commitment Letter
(Washington, D.C.) December 7, 2021 — The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) applauds the Biden-Harris Administration’s Maternal Health Call to Action ...