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From Spare Change News:
Boston’s public housing agency is making 1,000 rental housing vouchers available to homeless folks looking for long-term housing.
The Section 8 vouchers are the result of federal Housing Choice Program funding and will provide housing search assistance, stabilization...
From ABC 10NEWS San Diego:
San Diego County will receive millions of dollars to move more families into Section 8 low-income housing, the City of San Diego said Monday.
The San Diego Housing Commission is expected to receive approximately $20 million in federal funding that will go towards...
From Sampan:
Mayor Martin J. Walsh together with the Boston Housing Authority and local shelter providers yesterday gathered in Roxbury to announce the release of 1,000 new rental housing vouchers for chronically homeless residents and families in Boston. The vouchers are funded through the...
From HACLA's website:
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has once again received a perfect score of 100% from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its management and administration of the Housing Choice Voucher program, also known as “Section 8...
From the San Diego Union-Tribune:
Calvin McGary rolled his red wagon filled with many of his belongings into his new apartment Thursday afternoon and began to settle into his new life.
“I love it,” he said looking at the kitchen and admiring the new cabinets, which reminded him of the days...
The Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura (HACSB) will partner with local PHAs the Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura and the Oxnard Housing Authority to distribute $400,000 in HUD Mainstream Voucher funds that will help house 45 families in Ventura County.
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA), Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, LIHC Investment Group, and other partners announced HUD’s approval of their agreement to keep Boston’s Concord Houses affordable for the next 40 years, with the support of the building’s tenants. Concord House’s HUD subsidy...
The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) held its Home for the Holidays event for veterans in the VASH program and new homeowners who purchased homes with help from their Housing Choice Vouchers. Attendees listened to inspiring guest speakers who have received stable housing...
In response to a January 5 Washington Post article focused on new research about where voucher holders live, CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman submitted a Letter to the Editor to emphasize examples of PHAs’ innovative housing mobility strategies. Although edited significantly for length, the...