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Lucas Metropolitan Housing and Toledo Lucas County Health Department officials appeared on a WTOL 11 Toledo news segment to share information on getting the COVID-19 vaccine. You can watch the news segment here.
From the Boston Housing Authority's website:
Through a new partnership with Compass Working Capital, the Boston Housing Authority’s Family Self- Sufficiency (FSS) program has nearly tripled in size since 2020, rising to become one of the largest programs of its kind in the country.
The FSS...
From the City of Boston's press release:
Mayor Kim Janey, South Boston Neighborhood Development Corporation, Caritas Communities and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) celebrated the grand opening of the O'Connor Way Senior Housing Development today in South Boston. The project has brought 46 one-...
Janet Abrahams, executive director of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City and Angela Cameron, HABC vice president joined WEAA Baltimore Radio's Two Way Talk to discuss a new campaign with their local United Way that will help renters who have been affected by the coronavirus...
From the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs' press release:
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today highlighted that it has reached the milestone of disbursing more than $200 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds throughout the state. More...
From the Urban Institute:
In follow up to the recently updated Emergency Rental Assistance Program tool, Urban Institute experts are offering technical assistance in using the tool to target outreach or dissemination of funds, as well as designing and implementing equity-centered rental...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Investment Cap for LIHTC Nearly Doubled to $1.7 Billion
Today, as a part of the Build Back Better agenda, the Biden administration announced major steps to increase and preserve the nation’s affordable housing stock by approximately 100,000 homes...
Yesterday, CLPHA hosted a meeting with member PHAs and HUD staff to discuss issues and concerns related to the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program. Presenters on the call included Danielle Garcia, Senior Policy Advisor at HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing, Margarita Lares, Chief...
This week, CLPHA and Reno & Cavanaugh submitted comments on the Reinstatement of HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard Proposed Rule, published on June 25, 2021. Last year, CLPHA submitted a letter to HUD demanding a withdrawal of the 2020 rule noting...
Recently, HUD notified CLPHA that they are beginning work on drafting guidance to housing authorities on “unwinding” COVID-19 Statutory and Regulatory Waivers and Alternative Requirements. CLPHA has continually advocated for the extension of these waivers, however we’d like to hear directly from...