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The Prison Policy Initiative released a briefing in February on how local PHAs can reduce barriers for people with criminal records. The authors lay the foundation by citing data on homelessness rates among formerly incarcerated people along demographic lines, noting that rates of homelessness...
A new analysis from the Urban Institute discusses ongoing research into the effects of housing stability on mental health. The piece looks at numerous studies that investigate the cyclical nature of housing instability and mental health challenges.
For people with less-severe mental health...
HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) published a report detailing findings on the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Choice Mobility Implementation. RAD residents have a right called choice mobility, which allows them to request tenant-based rental assistance after living...
This month, the Durham Housing Authority and partners cut the ribbon on The Joyce, an 80-unit apartment complex, the first new construction community of a $1 billion, 2,500 unit plan to bring much-needed housing to Durham. The Joyce is named in honor of pioneering trailblazer Joyce T. Nichols...
From HACLA's website:
On the morning of April 18, 2023, HACLA CEO & President, Doug Guthrie, joined Deputy Mayor Jenna Hornstock, Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramirez, Gustavo Velasquez, Ann Sewill, Erich Nakano and other community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of Umeya Apartments in...
From Spectrum News 1 Cleveland:
One in three Cleveland households is directly affected by that change.
Now, the city is partnering with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority to host produce pop-ups to support families and make up for that loss.
Tiffany...
From WCNC Charlotte:
Greater Steps Scholars is celebrating 40 years of impact in providing Charlotte youth with the opportunity to increase their economic mobility through the power of education.
Greater Steps Scholars, formerly the Charlotte Housing Authority Scholarship Fund, is a fund...
From the Asheville Housing Authority's press release:
After conducting a nationwide search, the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Asheville (HACA) is pleased to introduce Ms. Monique L. Pierre as its new President and CEO.
Ms. Pierre has spent over twenty-...