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From Los Angeles Daily News:
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a new initiative Friday designed to deliver six months of free internet access to residents in four public housing communities across Los Angeles, making low-cost, high-quality broadband options available to 9,000 people in nearly 3,600...
From KPBS San Diego:
The city of San Diego is planning to build on a successful pilot program for homeless San Diegans.
Oftentimes San Diego’s homeless outreach efforts have been left to police officers, which can be dangerous for some unsheltered residents.
The Coordinated Street...
From the Fresno Bee:
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the Fresno Housing Authority, in partnership with the city of Fresno, will receive nearly $16.5 million to purchase and rehabilitate three more motels to house people experiencing homelessness.
The city and the county of Fresno have ...
From Wicked Local Cambridge:
The Cambridge Community Foundation is distributing almost a half million dollars in grants to nonprofits throughout Cambridge a month ahead of schedule as organizations deal with the increased need and financial impacts brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
CCF...
From the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino's press release:
On October 23, 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom announced that partners Mountain Homeless Coalition and the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino received $1.1 million in the sixth round of awards for Homekey....
From TRIBLive:
Duquesne University is working with the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) and Live Well Allegheny to narrow the health care gap between white and Black people in the Steel City.
They are offering health care services to underserved communities during the...
In a letter to executive directors, HUD PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz announced today that HUD is extending the deadline for eligible PHAs to apply for the supplemental HAP funds made available through the CARES Act under the Extraordinary Circumstances category. ...
In a letter to executive directors, HUD PIH Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz announced today that HUD is extending the deadline for eligible PHAs to apply for the supplemental HAP funds made available through the CARES Act under the Extraordinary Circumstances category. ...
As Kent, Wash. public schools opened virtually in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local families faced the complicated problems parents across the country are navigating: how to facilitate remote schooling for their children while working remotely themselves, or finding supervision for...

The Trump Administration implemented changes to the “public charge” test earlier this year, an evaluation of those applying for permanent residence to determine if they are likely to use public assistance in the future. The public charge test now considers assistance such as SNAP, Medicaid,...