2.10.21
From WBAP Radio:
The Fort Worth Stop Six Neighborhood will soon have more housing, amenities and job opportunities.
Demolition for the 1950s-era J.A. Cavile Place public housing community is underway to make room for a mixed-used development.
2.10.21
From MyNewsLA.com:
BRIDGE Housing announced Thursday its revitalization initiative at the Jordan Downs public housing development in Watts created more than 100 jobs in the first phase of construction, and 70% of the hires were local.
2.10.21
From the El Paso Herald-Post:
Sundt Construction recently completed its renovation of the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso’s (HACEP) Sherman residential community.
“I’m proud of our team for showing resilience and preserving during these difficult times and placing a huge amount of importance on the job and end goal,” said Luis Licon, Sundt’s project manager. “The residents...
2.10.21
From the Boston Herald:
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh on Monday announced the formal launch of the City of Boston Voucher Program, which will help hundreds of low-income city families with rental assistance.
The rental voucher program is funded by the city’s operating budget and administered by the Boston Housing Authority.
Walsh announced the voucher program in his State of...
2.10.21
From the Akron Beacon Journal:
The FirstEnergy Foundation has donated more than $3.4 million to nearly 100 organizations across its service territory as part of “Investing with Purpose,” a company initiative focused on supporting organizations that advance health and safety, workforce development, educational and social justice initiatives. The grants represent the first round of...
2.10.21
From the New York Daily News:
2.10.21
From WSOC TV:
Students living in public housing in Charlotte have an opportunity to get help paying for college.
Charlotte ranks among the worst in the nation in upward mobility, meaning if a child is born in poverty it is very difficult for them to climb out of it.
The Greater Steps Scholars program is designed to help end the cycle of poverty by investing in students in...
2.10.21
From the El Paso Times:
The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso distributed 850 COVID-19 vaccines to elderly residents on Friday.
Along with the HACEP, the doses were made possible in collaboration with University Medical Center, Amistad, El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso County, and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego.
2.10.21
From TAP Into Paterson:
"In a continuing effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, healthcare professionals from CVS/Omnicare will be at senior housing sites to vaccinate Paterson Housing Authority (PHA) residents against the virus in the coming weeks.
2.10.21
From KSAT San Antonio:
Vinsen Faris, CEO of Meals on Wheels San Antonio, says he’s already started getting calls from seniors grateful for the chance to get their COVID-19 shots without leaving home.
“This is one of the first in the nation to actually knock on the doors, get inside the house and do the inoculation there in the home,” Faris said.
2.10.21
From Technical.ly:
Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City of Information and Technology (BCIT) partnered with ewaste recycling org PCs for People to donate more than 900 laptops to residents of Baltimore.
With the partnership, which was detailed Tuesday, city government is teaming with a digital inclusion nonprofit to get computer equipment to low-income families in the city...
2.10.21
From Cambridge Day:
A campaign to bring Covid-19 vaccine to tenants in public housing developments for the elderly and disabled has begun to show results. On Thursday the Cambridge Public Health Department will vaccinate residents of Manning Apartments in their 205-unit building in Central Square. On Friday, tenants at the 297-unit Miller’s River Apartments in East Cambridge will get the...
1.28.21
From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's website:
The District of Columbia Housing Authority staff is partnering with D.C. Department of Health and community health partners to vaccinate senior citizens living in DCHA properties beginning this week.
1.27.21
As of January 20, 2021, Santa Clara County Housing Authority Executive Director Katherine Harasz has retired. SCCHA Deputy Executive Director Sharon Jones will serve as the PHA’s interim executive director.
1.27.21
From the Virgin Islands Housing Authority's press release:
Former Tutu High Rise and Donoe residents displaced by Hurricanes Marilyn, Irma and Maria will have first option to apply for new hurricane-resistant, energy-independent residential community.
1.27.21
From Patch.com:
City officials on Monday struck a celebratory tone in announcing the successful expenditure of $12.9 million in federally sourced rental relief for residents financially hit by the coronavirus.
1.27.21
From WCNC Charlotte:
Minority and underserved communities were hit the hardest by COVID-19 throughout this pandemic. When a vaccine was created, there were questions about whether our underserved communities would have equal access to it.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department is working to make sure that happens.
Currently, county health officials are only giving the...
1.27.21
From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Comcast said Tuesday it will equip eight safe spaces in communities in the Pittsburgh area with internet service to help students from low-income families access their online education amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The spaces, known as “lift zones,” will be installed over the next few months at supervised community centers at city Housing Authority...
1.27.21
From the Anchorage Daily News:
A panel of the Alaska Legislature voted Monday to accept up to $200 million in federal aid for renters affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will be some time before the money reaches Alaskans.
The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. will handle distribution in much of the state. The corporation declined an interview on Wednesday, saying it was still...
1.27.21
From Lucas Metropolitan Housing's press release:
In 2020, the Board of Lucas County Commissioners made CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) funding available to local organizations to cover the cost of expenditures incurred due to the unprecedented COVID-19 public health emergency.
1.27.21
From the South Seattle Emerald:
Seattle’s older adults living in supportive housing will be the next in line for vaccinations against the novel coronavirus offered by the City’s mobile vaccine clinics, the Office of the Mayor announced in a press release on Jan. 22. This newest mobile vaccination effort began on Jan. 21 and includes older adults who had formerly experienced homelessness and...
1.27.21
From the City of Boston's press release:
1.27.21
From Connect Washington, DC:
Michigan-based commercial real estate finance company Red Oak Financial has provided a $2.8 million loan for Hunt Manor, a 15-unit apartment community in Washington D.C.’s Deanwood area. The financing was used to acquire the asset and provide capital improvements that encompassed the conversion of market-rate apartments to affordable housing as part of the...
1.27.21
From the Office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo:
1.27.21
From The Boston Globe:
The long-planned remake of Charlestown’s Bunker Hill public housing complex could start later this year after the Boston Planning & Development Agency board approved zoning for a 2,700-unit mixed-income apartment and condominium development to replace 1,100 aging low-income apartments.