10.26.22
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
The Chicago Housing Authority has partnered with Jonathan Rose Companies to preserve affordable housing at the Barbara Jean Wright Court Apartments, a 272-unit development located on Chicago’s Near West Side. Rose’s preservation acquisition will secure affordable housing in a quickly gentrifying community. The purchase of the property...
10.13.22
EHV Leasing Faster Than Any Previous HUD Voucher Program
10.13.22
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.
10.11.22
From New York City Comptroller Brad Lander's press release:
10.11.22
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 housing sites.
10.11.22
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 built at a cost of $17.7 million by the city’s public housing authority, now known as...
10.11.22
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.
10.11.22
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 Diego Homeownership Equity Collaborative.
10.11.22
From the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' website:
10.11.22
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 homeless families with at least one minor child.
10.11.22
From FOX 29 San Antonio:
After several years of turmoil, progress is being made on the reimagined Alazan Courts on the near Westside.
The Courts have been the subject of discontent from residents who are desperate for better living conditions.
For Pearl Antu, a single mother who has lived at Alazan for five years, help can't come soon enough.
"I have four kids...
10.5.22
9.28.22
73-year-old Chicago resident Joe Ann Wilson spent nearly two decades in the same apartment, but during the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to leave her home due to rising rents and subsequently moved between homeless shelters for a year and a half.
9.27.22
Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced a new leadership structure at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), splitting the roles of NYCHA chair and chief executive officer. CLPHA Board Member Gregory Russ will continue in his role as chair of NYCHA’s board of directors, while General Counsel Lisa Bova-Hiatt will serve as interim CEO during the national search for a...
9.27.22
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
Chicago Housing Authority residents who participated in the Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program received their certificates of completion this month at an FSS graduation ceremony at the Charles A. Hayes Family Investment Center.
9.27.22
From Sandra Williams', Director of State Government Affairs at Charter Communications, op-ed on Cleveland.com:
I read with interest the recent story about local nonprofits bringing digital literacy to Cleveland residents. (“College student found his real passion,” Sep. 6.)
9.27.22
From Bloomberg:
New York City is partnering with Charter Communications Inc. and Altice USA Inc. to provide free high-speed internet and basic cable TV service to about 300,000 residents of public housing.
9.27.22
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and Beacon 360 Management Inc. announced today they have finalized a $15.6 million financing plan that allows development to begin on Harriet’s Hope, a 52-unit new construction project that is a first-of-its-kind for Columbus and among the nation’s first service-enriched...
9.27.22
From KNDO 23 News:
The city of Yakima will soon see a 54-unit affordable housing project on Fruitvale Boulevard after the Washington State Department of Commerce announced that the Yakima Housing Authority will receive $119,000 in funding. The money comes from the Housing Trust fund, which the state is using to support developers and bridge the gap from construction cost increases,...
9.27.22
From the San Jose Spotlight:
San Jose is partnering with various agencies on a multi-million-dollar project to transform a hotel into housing for youth transitioning out of foster care.
9.19.22
9.14.22
From the Sacramento Redevelopment & Housing Agency's newsletter:
A new affordable housing development by Mercy Housing is under construction in Sacramento's Oak Park community after a groundbreaking celebration August 18 with the City of Sacramento, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) and numerous partners.
The project at 4995 Stockton Boulevard was once an eight...