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From The Oregonian:
Charles Coleman was living out of his car and paying for a membership at an inexpensive gym to simply access a shower before he was approved for a place at the new Hattie Redmond Apartments in North Portland.
He was among the first residents who moved in when the new...

On April 13, CLPHA and its industry partners sent a letter to President Biden voicing concern about the potential impact of the guidance on implementing the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act. The groups are requesting that OMB modify its interpretation of the law’s language and exclude...
From Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's press release:
Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that Councilor Kenzie Bok will serve as the next Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), the public agency charged with providing affordable housing to more than 62,000 Boston residents. Bok will begin a...
CLPHA and its counsel Reno & Cavanaugh have prepared our comments on the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule and are ready to receive members’ feedback. CLPHA and Reno underwent a lengthy feedback-gathering process that included several...
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter:
SHRA Executive Director La Shelle Dozier was recently recognized during the California Women Making Herstory Senate floor ceremony. La Shelle is also Senate District 8’s Woman of the Year, nominated by Senator Angelique Ashby....
From Bloomberg:
Next to the six-lane highway that bursts westward out of the Holland tunnel, a humble 80-year-old, four-story development is nestled among the sparkling new high-rise condominiums in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Holland Gardens, one of Jersey City’s five public housing complexes...
HUD Opens Applications for New $10 Million for Choice Neighborhoods Planning Efforts
HUD announced on Tuesday more than $98 million in “Supplemental Grant” awards for Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grantees...
HUD has published Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIFs) to adjust Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 renewal funding for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The notice apportions the expected percent change in national Per Unit Cost (PUC) for the HCV program, 9.60%, to each PHA based on the...
CLPHA and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted a webinar to provide PHAs with an overview of climate resiliency funds now available through the Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP). Dr. Henry McKoy joined the webinar and gave details on applying for various environmental...

The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation's (PAHRC) new report, How Public Housing Authorities are Addressing Equity, finds that while more than four out of five public housing agencies (PHAs) surveyed have implemented a strategy to help residents achieve successful outcomes, only one...