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Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...
The Housing Authority of Washington County, a new CLPHA member and a Department of Washington County, Oregon, recently joined HUD’s House America through proclamation of the County Board of Commissioners. HAWC, which also recently joined the Moving to Work (MTW) program, is aggressively working to...
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) announced today a $10,000 donation to the Open Shelter to help support the nonprofit’s move from St. John’s Church in Columbus to a new, 10,000-square-foot facility at 1037...
Last month in Shelterforce, Vancouver Housing Authority (VHA) Communications Director Patty Hastings penned an article sharing lessons that VHA has learned from doubling their number of supportive. housing units over the years. Hastings discusses examples of VHA properties like...
From the Brooklyn Reader:
A new 12-story 100% affordable housing development will bring 179 permanently affordable apartments to extremely low and low-income families in Brownsville.
The Van Dyke III building, part of New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) 23 building Van Dyke housing complex...
From the San Diego Housing Commission's press release:
After intermittent homelessness in the past, including two years at a women’s shelter program in San Diego, Melanie moved into a permanent affordable home of her own this month at Trinity Place, developed in collaboration with the San Diego...
In a recent report, Breaking the Homelessness-Jail Cycle with Housing First, the Urban Institute presents its findings after five years (2016 to 2020) of evaluating the Denver Supportive Housing Social Impact Bond Initiative (Denver SIB). The report on a randomized controlled trial...
From WTMJ Milwaukee:
The Victorian Gothic Old Main building on the Milwaukee Soldiers Home campus has a new but familiar purpose more than 150 years after it first opened to house Civil War veterans.
"Here in 2021, we're fulfilling the mission of putting veterans and families into a home who are...
From the City of Shoreline, WA's press release:
On April 1, Lake City Partners will begin providing services at the North King County Enhanced Shelter in Shoreline. Located in the former Oaks Nursing Home located at 16357 Aurora Avenue N, the Enhanced Shelter will provide 24/7 shelter...
From the Yakima Herald:
In 2016, when interested parties first floated the idea of a veterans housing project at the old Marine Corps Reserve armory in Yakima, they knew it would take years. But they also were confident that time and toil spent on the project would pay off. Veterans were worth the...