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Congratulations to the four CLPHA members named to HUD’s second cohort of the Moving to Work (MTW) program expansion! The CLPHA members are:
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (OH)
Housing Authority of the City of Asheville (NC)
Fort Wayne Housing...
Media Contact:
David Greer, CLPHA
dgreer@clpha.org
(202) 550-1381
For Immediate Release
May 11, 2021
(Washington, D.C.) May 11, 2021 – CLPHA...
From the Cuhyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) has been selected to participate in HUD’s new Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Mobility Demonstration.
HUD’s...
From Cities Today:
Five vendors have signed agreements to offer high-speed internet access for up to 30,000 residents in 13 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments.
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Office called it a “major milestone” in the implementation of the city’s Internet Master...
From the Urban Institute:
Although young people make up about 25 percent of the sexually active population, they contract 50 percent of all new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) annually. In 2018, combined cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reached a record...
From Shelterforce:
For many in the public housing realm, the arts and culture are nice-to-have amenities—a mural painted on a newly constructed building, perhaps, or a concert in a courtyard.
But at Yesler Terrace, a 30-acre public housing development near downtown Seattle, arts and culture...
From Clark County Today:
The housing authority and its nonprofit Bridgeview are focused on helping those who are unemployed or underemployed build self-sufficiency
To build up the child care workforce, Vancouver Housing Authority is financially incentivizing tenants who become employed in a...
From the San Antonio Express-News:
A national developer is partnering with the San Antonio Housing Authority to build two complexes totaling more than 600 apartments in Southwest and East San Antonio. With a combined valuation of nearly $116 million, both will receive a full property tax exemption...
From Bank of America:
In the 1940s, the Jordan Downs housing development was built in an underserved section of Los Angeles, CA. Recently, the Michaels Organization and BRIDGE Housing have stepped in to revitalize Jordan Downs, with financing from Bank of America.
With 1,400 units of affordable...
From MyNorthwest:
Late last year, Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards announced her plans to launch a universal basic income pilot program. Now, those plans are beginning to take shape, with the city and its local partners revealing the first details on how the program will work.
Working with United...