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From FreshWater:
When Ebony Naylor received her cosmetology license two years ago, she figured she’d mark the achievement by herself. The eight women who had mentored her for a year had other ideas.
“We were just in our normal meeting room, [but] they surprised me and [we] celebrated,” she...
From HUD User:
The $134 million development [of Rosenwald Courts] relied on city and federal funding, including nearly $61 million in low-income housing tax credits (table 1). According to Pace, the city and the Chicago Housing Authority provided critical support because of the Rosenwald building’...
From the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge:
Following the blockbuster commitment of $30 million from the City, the developers of the mixed-income Bunker Hill Housing development are ready to start meeting with the community ahead of their official City filings.
Boston Housing Authority (BHA)...
The Community Development Commission/Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles has a new name: the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA)!
From LACDA’s press release: “The rebranding offers an opportunity for the agency to reconnect with residents, partners, and...
This morning, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) passed its FY20 funding bill without amendments. The bill‘s discretionary funding level for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) totals $50.1...
On May 21, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, testified before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing entitled “Housing in America: Oversight of the U.S. Department of Housing and Development” where he received pointed...
Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority Wins $30 Million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant
On Monday, May 13, HUD awarded the City of Norfolk, VA and the Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority (NRHA) a $30 Million HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation (CNI) Grant for FY18. Norfolk and NRHA will use the prestigious grant to help redevelop the St. Paul’s Area, the...
NPR’s May 16 story, which also aired May 22 on NPR’s Morning Edition, “Trump Administration Wants To Cut Funding For Public Housing Repairs,” featuring District of Columbia Housing Authority Executive Director Tyrone Garrett and CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman, underscores the need to...
On May 21, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, testified before the House Financial Services Committee at a hearing entitled “Housing in America: Oversight of the U.S. Department of Housing and Development” where he received pointed questions...
FY20 Funding Bill from the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Includes Robust Funding Increases and Legislative Language to Prevent HUD from Evicting Mixed-Status Immigrant Families
WASHINGTON (May 22, 2019) - In preparation for...