4.7.21
From the Los Angeles Daily News:
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to have the city take steps to expand its program of purchasing affordable housing buildings to prevent rent increases and keep low-income individuals and families housed throughout the city.
The motion passed with 14 yes votes and one council member absent.
3.26.21
On Wednesday, March 24, CLPHA member Brian Gage, executive director of the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority, testified before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance during their hearing "Preserving a Lifeline: Examining Public Housing in a Pandemic."
Read Mr. Gage's testimony for the hearing here.
3.10.21
From the Fresno Bee:
Members of the board of commissioners of the Housing Authorities of the City and County of Fresno named Angie Nguyen interim CEO during a special meeting on Thursday, nine days after they failed to fill the position at a regularly scheduled February meeting.
3.10.21
From the New York City Housing Authority’s press release:
3.10.21
From WAVY News Norfolk:
There was a continuous flow of people heading into the community building in the Calvert Square neighborhood of Norfolk Sunday.
All of them were waiting patiently to get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
“It feels good to get the first one out the way,” said Norfolk resident, Jerry Broadnax.
Dr. Cynthia Romero, the Director of the M...
3.10.21
From the Yakima Herald:
Construction of the Chuck Austin Place — a veterans housing project and service hub in Yakima — is on track for summer completion.
Apartments have been built and work continues to transform an old armory into additional housing and a center where medical, dental, behavioral health and other services will be provided. In all, 41 units will be built.
3.10.21
From ABC 6 Columbus:
18-year-old, Ka’Marr Smith has traveled a tough road. After the death of his mother, he bounced around between family members.
Smith found himself getting into trouble and acting out, which lead him down an even darker path.
...
A professor then pointed Smith in the direction of the Columbus Scholar House for Former Foster Youth.
3.10.21
From Cleveland.com:
Charter communications is teaming up with the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority partner to bring high-speed internet to residents living in 19 of its properties in the effort to stop the digital divide.
On Feb. 22., Charter communications announced the partnership with CMHA, where thousands of residents will be provided with high-speed broadband internet...
3.10.21
From The Columbus Dispatch:
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority plans to issue an additional 1,000 housing vouchers over the next year, while 24,000 remain on its wait list for federally subsidized housing.
The housing authority has already issued 12,500 housing vouchers, but the need is much more, as the waiting list shows and housing advocates push for more affordable...
3.10.21
From the El Paso Herald-Post:
The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP), in collaboration with University Medical Center (UMC), Amistad, El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso County and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, distributed vaccines to more than 800 elderly residents on Friday, February 26.’
3.10.21
From the San Diego Community News Group:
Mayor Todd Gloria on Feb. 25 announced new partnerships between the City of San Diego and three nonprofit organizations to bolster programs helping young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
3.10.21
From the Chicago Sun Times:
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the need for government officials to make it easier especially for older people to access vaccine appointments, the online competition being unworkable for many of them. That’s before you even get to mobility issues.
One recommendation I passed along from the Jane Addams Senior Caucus was that we start taking the...
3.10.21
From the Sacramento Bee:
As part of a national effort to save low-income renters from eviction, Sacramento city and county officials on Thursday will make nearly $100 million in free rent assistance grants available to help pay for past-due rent and utility bills during the COVID-19 pandemic.
3.10.21
From InsiderNJ:
2.24.21
From Atlanta Housing's website:
Atlanta Housing (AH) partnered with the Family Health Centers of Georgia to vaccinate 118 AH residents Friday, Feb 19. AH provided transportation using social distancing, masks and sanitation per CDC guidelines. Additional vaccinations will occur as AH development partners provide onsite clinics for eligible residents.
2.24.21
From WMAR Baltimore:
I’m very fortunate," said Doris Moore.
Moore is one of more than 80 Cherry Hill Homes residents ages 65 years or older who got their first COVID-19 vaccine dose Tuesday.
"It wasn’t bad at all," said Gloria Harris.
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City partnered with the Baltimore City Health Department and MedStar Health, using their...
2.24.21
From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's press release:
District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Executive Director Tyrone Garrett is proud to be working with Johns Hopkins Health System (JHSS) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM), thanks to its partnership with D.C. Department of Health, successfully completing the first three weeks of the pilot program vaccinating senior citizens...
2.24.21
From the Yonkers Times:
Progress is being made in the efforts to vaccinate Yonkers residents and residents throughout Westchester, with the COVID-19 vaccine. Pictured avbove is Eduviges Aquinio, a resident of Flynn Manor, was the first senior to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) held a special vaccination program on February 4th for...
2.24.21
From The Columbian:
Vancouver Housing Authority will name its newest homeless shelter after Bertha Baugh, a founding member of the NAACP Vancouver branch.
Last week, VHA closed on the purchase of the 63-room Howard Johnson motel near Vancouver Mall for use as a noncongregate shelter. It was announced on Wednesday that the property, which is not yet open, will be known as Bertha...
2.24.21
From Patch.com:
In its continuing quest to improve public housing and engage its residents, The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers has launched an ambitious public art project at its properties across the city.
The Mulford Corporation, which raises funds to supplement the housing authority programs, has voted to allocate $100,000 to commission Yonkers Arts to...
2.24.21
From Elm City Communities President Karen DuBois-Walton's op-ed in The CT Mirror:
We know the numbers. The need is clear.
Connecticut, like the nation, has been in the midst of a housing crisis –a crisis that predates the COVID-19 pandemic but has been exacerbated by it.
...
2.24.21
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter: