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Last month, HUD published its FY23 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, noting that for the first time HUD will supplement public data with data from private sources to ensure the accuracy of the FY23 FMRs. CLPHA has long...
Chicago officials and local and national housing leaders, including Chicago Housing Authority CEO Tracey Scott, celebrated the groundbreaking of the National Public Housing Museum of in Chicago on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. The Museum will be located in the the last standing structure...
From the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and Attendance Works:
Data from several states — Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and California — suggest that by the end of the 2021–22 school year, chronic absenteeism had doubled from before the pandemic....
From New York City Comptroller Brad Lander's press release:
The City of New York (“the City”) announced the sale of $1.35 billion of General Obligation Bonds, comprised of $950 million of tax-exempt fixed rate bonds and $400 million of taxable fixed rate bonds designated as Social Bonds. Proceeds...
From KFOR News Oklahoma:
A popular local museum is now offering after-school programming for students living in low-income housing.
Science Museum Oklahoma has entered into a partnership with the Oklahoma City Housing Authority to provide after-school programming for students living in OCHA...
From the El Paso Times:
The Downtown El Paso area’s newest apartment project launched Wednesday after overcoming 18 months of delays tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a federal regulatory roadblock.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for the 80-unit, low-income apartment complex being...
From the Louisville Metro Housing Authority's press release:
Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA) is celebrating the recent purchase and closing of the 400th home in the Homeownership Program.
LMHA’s Homeownership Program allows eligible Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) or Public Housing...
From Wells Fargo's press release:
An expanded effort to help more people of color in the San Diego region become homeowners is launching today with the support of a $7.5 million grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The grant was awarded to the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC), part of the San...
From the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' website:
On Monday, September 19, 2022, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) joined the Los Angeles Housing Department, Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Southside Church of Christ and other community partners to...
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter:
SHRA in partnership with the City of Sacramento, and Jamboree, an Irvine-based affordable housing developer, are working to finalize a permanent supportive housing community in Sacramento that will support formerly...