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Survey Assistance Available Via Zoom Office Hours on 10/13, 10/20 and 10/27 at 2pm ET
CLPHA’s Housing Is Initiative has created a survey that examines health, education, and other related initiatives provided by housing authorities and cross-system...
October 11, 2:00 PM ET
Register now for the Housing Is Working Group's next member roundtable on October 11 at 2:00 p.m. ET to discuss how behavioral health needs in your communities affect your work, how your PHA is addressing these needs, and what additional supports you need to...
Lessons From a Historic Decline in Child Poverty, a new report from Child Trends, found that housing assistance played a significant role in reducing childhood poverty. The report examines the effects of social safety net programs on the Supplemental Poverty Measure from 1993 – 2019. Overall,...
Housing Is to Host Roundtable on Next Steps on Behavioral Health Integration for PHAs
In 2020, 52.9 million adults were affected by mental illness. However, challenges like access and affordability make it hard for people to access care. Behavioral health has been a major challenge for PHAs...
From Bloomberg:
New York City is partnering with Charter Communications Inc. and Altice USA Inc. to provide free high-speed internet and basic cable TV service to about 300,000 residents of public housing.
Called “Big Apple Connect,” the program aims to bridge the...
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and Beacon 360 Management Inc. announced today they have finalized a $15.6 million financing plan that allows development to begin on Harriet’s Hope, a 52-...
From the San Jose Spotlight:
San Jose is partnering with various agencies on a multi-million-dollar project to transform a hotel into housing for youth transitioning out of foster care.
The city approved a nearly $2.8 million grant to close the funding gap on a $32 million affordable housing...
From the National Summer Learning Association
Whether you’ve joined in the past or have never been, we invite you to the NSLA Professional Summer Learning Community for Housing Leaders.
As you wrap up your summer programs and look ahead to planning for next year:
What have you...
From Cleveland.com:
More than 1,000 Cleveland residents living in public housing have gained access to high-speed, low-cost broadband internet connection.
The project is a partnership between nonprofit DigitalC and Facebook parent company Meta. It is part of DigitalC’s EmpowerCLE+...
From TribLive:
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh said affiliated nonprofits have dedicated more than $500,000 over four years to help students living in HACP housing with college tuition.
HACP’s nonprofit affiliate Clean Slate E3 and its partner organization NEED...