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Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...
From the Housing Authority of the City of Austin's press release:
Today the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) was joined by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman to announce that 300 project-based housing vouchers—...
From HACLA's website:
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) joined Mayor Karen Bass, Meta Housing Corporation, The People Concern and Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramirez to celebrate the grand opening of LAMP Lodge in Los Angeles' 14th Council...
A new study published as part of the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative examined the challenges and successes of Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) to address homelessness. As of February 2023, roughly 67% of awarded EHVs were leased, approximately 30,000 households had received a voucher...
HUD PD&R conducted a qualitative case study of the Coordinated Entry for All System in King County, Washington. In King County’s coordinated entry (CE) system, Continuums of Care (CoCs) prioritize individuals experiencing homelessness through a standard assessment of individuals’ vulnerability...
From WUSA 9 Washington, DC:
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by District leaders and community members to celebrate the opening of The Ethel, an apartment building in Hill East that aims to help people experiencing homelessness.
The permanent supportive housing, which is located...
From ABC 5 News Oklahoma City:
Millions of dollars were approved on Thursday to fight homelessness through Oklahoma City's MAPS 4 program.
The plan included a partnership with the Oklahoma City Housing Authority to add more than 500 supportive and transitional units, preserve 1,500 public housing...
The Biden-Harris Administration released a strategic plan to reduce homelessness by 25% by 2025 on the same day that HUD released its 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 1 to Congress. The AHAR report found that from 2020 to 2022 the number of...
From NBC 4 Los Angeles:
Project Roomkey, a housing program in Los Angeles created during the pandemic, has provided permanent housing to more than 4,800 people since it began in 2020, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority announced.
The program is ramping down, with 286 people remaining in...
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter:
SHRA, the City of Sacramento, Jamboree and members of the community recently celebrated the opening of Vista Nueva, a Homekey project providing permanent supportive housing in Natomas for families experiencing homelessness.
A...