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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...
NPR Morning Edition: “Why Government Housing Vouchers Can Be Difficult To Use”” (May 10, 2021)
NPR’s Pam Fessler quoted CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman in a story about the challenges of utilizing the $5 billion in emergency housing vouchers included in the...
From The News Tribune:
Michael Mirra finally got the call-up he’s been waiting for, he joked late last week.
Nearing his 68th birthday, the native New Yorker is joining the Yankees, at long last.
“Center field would be my first choice, but I’m probably not in a position...
Congratulations to the five CLPHA members that were each awarded $2.3 million HUD Jobs Plus Grants! The CLPHA members are:
Detroit Housing Commission (MI)
Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro (NC)
Wilmington Housing Authority (NC)...
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 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 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 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...