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From the Yonkers Times:
Progress is being made in the efforts to vaccinate Yonkers residents and residents throughout Westchester, with the COVID-19 vaccine. Pictured avbove is Eduviges Aquinio, a resident of Flynn Manor, was the first senior to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Municipal Housing...
From HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Health Homes:
Radon is a radioactive gas that cannot be seen, smelled or tasted. It is a natural substance that can be found in the dirt and rocks beneath houses, in well water and in some building materials. Because it is a gas, it can seep into your...
CLPHA has bittersweet news to share – Steve Lucas, our health research and policy manager, has accepted a presidential appointment to the Biden-Harris Administration to serve as the Special Assistant to HUD’s Assistant Secretary of Public & Indian Housing. Steve’s last day at CLPHA will be...
From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's website:
The District of Columbia Housing Authority staff is partnering with D.C. Department of Health and community health partners to vaccinate senior citizens living in DCHA properties beginning this week.
“DCHA’s partnership with DC Health to...
From WCNC Charlotte:
Minority and underserved communities were hit the hardest by COVID-19 throughout this pandemic. When a vaccine was created, there were questions about whether our underserved communities would have equal access to it.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department ...
From the South Seattle Emerald:
Seattle’s older adults living in supportive housing will be the next in line for vaccinations against the novel coronavirus offered by the City’s mobile vaccine clinics, the Office of the Mayor announced in a press release on Jan. 22. This newest mobile vaccination...
From the Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the first five community vaccination kits have been deployed to NYCHA housing developments across New York City. These sites bolster New York State's efforts to equitably distribute the COVID-19...
During CLPHA's December 22 member call, we were pleased to hear insights from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Associate Scientist Dr. Rupali J. Limaye and Research Associate Molly Sauer on COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Limaye and Sauer answered questions from call...
We are pleased to announce a new COVID-19 grant opportunity for PHAs as well as the release of a new survey to assess PHAs’ needs in 2021.
Member Needs Survey
Throughout 2020, CLPHA has been working with members to address resident and staff needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic...
From the Partnership for Children & Youth’s HousED Initiative:
HousED is collecting information from staff and residents with children living in public and affordable housing to gauge what gaps in food insecurity and meals assistance their children and young people are...