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The work of resident service coordinators has been essential to maintaining the mental and physical health of seniors living in publicly funded housing during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCSHS), based on a survey conducted with...
Today, CLPHA and industry partners the Moving to Work (MTW) Collaborative, the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), and the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA) sent a joint letter to Congressional...
HUD PIH will host a webinar on December 10 on CARES Act Financial Data Schedule (FDS) Reporting. The webinar will build on HUD's two previous webinars on this subject, by providing reporting guidance on those topics for which HUD is still receiving FDS reporting questions from PHAs and industry...
Below is a letter from HUD Office of Public & Indian Housing Assistant Secretary Hunter Kurtz to PHA executive directors on HUD's latest COVID waiver notice:
Thank you for your continued efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide affordable, safe housing to assisted families...
From Akron.com:
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) and Building For Tomorrow’s ConnectHome Akron Initiative is bringing internet service to underserved communities through high-speed community Wi-Fi zones.
According to AMHA officials, the Wi-Fi Zones will give residents...
From DCist:
Students sat two to a table, separated by plexiglass and wearing face masks.
An 11-year-old girl took a math test on decimals. A 9-year-old boy solved a word problem that directed him to calculate the attendance size of the Super Bowl. His 7-year-old sister doodled in a notebook...
From the Chicago Crusader:
More than 1,000 property owners, managers, brokers, investors and other real estate professionals took part in a week of learning, networking and sharing best practices at the Chicago Housing Authority’s first-ever virtual Owner Symposium last week, dubbed “Symposium...
From WAVY News:
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) is providing more assistance to city residents experiencing loss of income due to the pandemic.
“Many residents beyond those we serve through public housing are in trouble right now due to income loss,” said NRHA...
Media Contact:
David Greer, CLPHA
dgreer@clpha.org
(202) 550-1381
For Immediate Release
November 20, 2020
Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2020) – The Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) announced today that it received a grant from the Center for...
As you may know, CLPHA hosts regular standing conference calls every other Monday at 1:00 p.m. ET for members and stakeholders to discuss PHAs' efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic and other topics important to public housing professionals. These calls are opportunities for PHAs to share their...