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February 16 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Join us for the second of a four-part webinar series co-hosted by CLPHA and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
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The Housing Authority of The City of San Buenaventura (HACSB) has built a strong and innovative collaborative with Ventura...
From The NYCHA Journal:
In 2021, NYCHA farms produced 22,000 pounds of organic fresh vegetables, greens, and herbs. There are currently seven farms on the Authority’s open spaces. The inaugural farm at Red Hook Houses was launched in 2013. The other six farms are located at Wagner Houses, Howard...
From the Boston Herald:
Boston’s kicking in $40 million to create 718 new housing units, Mayor Michelle Wu announced.
“Housing is health,” Wu said in a press conference on Tuesday. “It is opportunity and safety and stability and a monthly foundation for our recovery from this pandemic.”
In total...
The National Civic League is now accepting applications for the 2022 All-America City awards! Co-convened with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, the 2022 theme is “Housing as a Platform to Promote Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery.” Since 1949, over 500...
In November 2020, the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) was awarded a grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy to help our public housing authority (PHA) members better protect and serve vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CLPHA conducted a competitive...
In order to identify and address COVID-19 needs and ongoing priorities for our PHA members, CLPHA conducted a survey in January 2021 as part of our grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. In November 2021, CLPHA conducted a follow-up survey to examine the successes PHAs have made during...
Maternal health is an issue embedded with racial, health, and housing disparities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Black pregnant persons are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts. Furthermore, historical and...
From NJ.com:
Jersey City residents living in Housing Authority buildings will be able to purchase high-speed internet access at deeply discounted prices and even get it for free, city officials announced Tuesday.
The city is partnering with Andrena, a New Jersey-based internet provider, in its...
From Next City:
Last May, construction kicked off on a Seattle housing project designed specifically for multigenerational working families — a population that’s been vastly overlooked in the construction boom of the past decade.
The project is currently called Yesler Family Housing and...
From KOCO 5 News:
There are many Oklahomans like Sherry Crandell who need a helping hand to fill in those nutritional gaps.
"When I don't have the money, and I come here, and I get to shop and pick out whatever I want, nothing goes to waste," Crandell said.
She told KOCO 5 she's grateful for the...