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From the Boston Business Journal:
Starry, a Boston-based startup internet service provider, has partnered with Denver Housing Authority to offer broadband internet to affordable and public housing residents.
Denver is just the second city to get Starry’s low-cost internet, following a pilot...
From The News Tribune:
In the next three years, the Tacoma Housing Authority is dedicating $10.5 million to expand its Education Project, which seeks to not only house homeless families but bolster student success in schools.
“THA seeks to have people join our housing programs and succeed, not...
CHA Joins Partners to Celebrate Opening of Pierce House at La Casa Norte (Chicago Housing Authority)
From Lawndale News:
Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) officials joined La Casa Norte, the City of Chicago Department of Housing, local elected officials and members of the community to dedicate Pierce House, which brings 25 units of supportive housing to the Humboldt Park community. The one and...
From the Akron Beacon Journal:
Tanzania Johnson joined the U.S. Air Force to get out of Akron and start a new beginning.
She enlisted right after graduating from Akron’s Firestone High School in 2010 and became a military police officer. She was stationed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland...
From the Chicago Defender:
Chicago Housing Authority officials today joined Evergreen Real Estate Group, the City of Chicago Department of Housing and the community to celebrate the opening of Independence Apartments, a mixed-income apartment building that brings affordable housing for seniors to...
On Thursday, September 26, HUD announced an additional $1.2 million in Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) grants, building on the $74 million in FSS grants HUD awarded earlier this year. FSS grants help public housing authorities hire service coordinators who connect public housing residents with local...
The CLPHA family mourns the passing of Shauna Sorrells, a deeply committed affordable housing professional. Shauna passed away unexpectedly last month. Shauna served as the Chief Operating Officer for the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County (HOCMC), and before that she was HOCMC’s...
CLPHA congratulates Todd Thomas on his new role as HUD’s Director of the Office of Public Housing Programs (OPHP). Effective Monday, October 7, Thomas will lead and manage the OPHP’s Financial Management Division, Management and Occupancy Division, and the Energy Management Center, where he will...
From the St. Paul Public Housing Agency's newsletter:
On October 3, 2019, the PHA successfully closed its RAD transaction converting 3,855 units to RAD Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA). Under RAD PBRA, the PHA retains full ownership, and will continue to maintain and operate...
On October 7, CLPHA Board Member Eugene Jones, Jr. began his new role as President & CEO of Atlanta Housing, the largest housing authority in the state of Georgia and one of the largest PHAs in the country.
"Gene is a proven leader in public housing and public finance, and the Board of...