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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...
We’re pleased to share the following photos from the Virgin Islands Housing Authority highlighting the urban garden surrounding VIHA’s Lucinda Millin Home for seniors on St. Thomas, USVI. The garden is the work of 95-year-old VIHA resident Mr. Christopher ...
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority’s press release:
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority reported that it has acquired or developed more than $200 million in affordable housing in 2020, setting a record for the most activity in one year in the agency’s 86-year history. The...
When Harvard economist Raj Chetty and colleagues studied areas with high and low rates of mobility back in 2014, they were surprised to find that Charlotte ranked last among the 50 largest metropolitan areas when it came to the odds that low-income children in Charlotte would grow up to...
On Tuesday, CLPHA sent to the Agency Review Team our recommendations for public and affordable housing for the Biden-Harris administration. Our recommendations are based on what we have heard from our members about the challenges they face, and solutions they offer. The document begins...
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 Tap Into Jersey City:
The more than 75 year old Holland Gardens public housing project will be transformed into a regional model of what innovative public housing can accomplish, Mayor Steven Fulup and Jersey City Housing Authority officials announced Wednesday.
Fulop said that the city the...
From the Times of San Diego:
City officials, the San Diego Housing Commission and the Regional Task Force on the Homeless said Tuesday that regional collaboration has led to a significant drop in veteran homelessness and continues under the Operation Shelter to Home program.
This year’s Point-in-...
From The Oklahoman:
The Oklahoma City Housing Authority is preparing to replace the aging Towers Apartments, the only public housing downtown, as it begins an overhaul of its properties.
The first step begins with construction of Thrive, a 316-unit, five-story apartment complex to be built at NW...
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...