1.9.20
From ABC 7 News Chicago:
At the Jane Addams Family Resource Center on the Friday before Christmas, hundreds of kids living in Chicago Housing Authority homes received presents from the man in red, customized according to letters they wrote to Santa through the charity Santa for a Day.
Santa for a Day matches kids to online donors who read their letters and fulfil wishes through...
1.9.20
From Affordable Housing Finance:
In a new move, MassHousing recently issued $108 million in affordable multifamily housing bonds with a “sustainability bond” designation.
The Sustainability Bonds will finance the preservation and rehabilitation of affordable rental housing communities in Boston and Cambridge.
1.9.20
From the Kitsap Sun:
It’s not cheap to build a permanent supportive housing complex. Even as city officials across the Washington have touted the benefits of the ‘Housing First’ model, the multi-million investment necessary for construction costs can be prohibitively expensive.
1.9.20
Heard The Call: Boston Housing Ready to Reach Out To Youth of Bunker Hill (Boston Housing Authority)
From the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge:
The leadership of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) has reached out to the Turn It Around youth group and other youth in the Bunker Hill Development to talk with them about the potential changes coming to their homes.
1.8.20
Two recent online publications have featured residents of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (CMHA) Woodhill Homes and their experiences living in public housing.
1.8.20
On December 4, 2019, the New York Housing Conference (NYHC) awarded Joseph Shuldiner, executive director of the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY), with their 2019 Clara Fox Award for Outstanding Achievement.
1.8.20
On December 31, 2019 HUD announced more than $79 million in Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) grants to nearly 700 public housing authorities nationwide. FSS grants help public housing authorities hire service coordinators who connect public housing residents with local programs and services with the goal of increasing residents’ earnings and decreasing their dependencies on public...
12.20.19
From Fort Worth Housing Solutions' press release:
Fort Worth Housing Solutions and its developer partner, AMCAL, have broken ground on the first phase of a 520-unit, “Class-A” apartment community adjacent to AllianceTexas.
12.18.19
From The News Tribune:
Two local entities have partnered to help seniors and disabled residents in Tacoma gain affordable housing.
On Wednesday, Tacoma Housing Authority and Cascade Park Communities announced a partnership to help make available 145 affordable assisted-living units.
12.18.19
From the Seattle Housing Authority's press release:
The Seattle Housing Authority is the recipient of a 2020 Uber Community Impact Initiative grant worth $20,000, which will primarily be used by residents participating in SHA’s youth engagement programs.
“The Seattle Housing Authority appreciates support from Uber in meeting the transportation needs of our young residents, who...
12.18.19
From the San Jose Spotlight:
The first supportive housing complex in the city of Santa Clara broke ground Monday morning, the latest in a line of projects funded by a massive county tax for affordable housing.
Calabazas Community Apartments – a 5-story, 145-unit building at 2904 Corvin Dr. – will reserve 80 of its studio apartments for homeless individuals, offering on-site support...
12.18.19
From the Times of San Diego:
The City of San Diego will debut a first-of-its-kind “one-stop shop” of services and resources for people experiencing homelessness Monday morning in East Village.
12.18.19
From the Charlotte Observer:
A coalition of Charlotte affordable housing advocates wants to ban landlords from refusing tenants because they pay with government vouchers or other forms of income, such as disability payments or child support.
12.18.19
From WBTV News:
The Fifth Third Bank Foundation announced grant winners for its Strengthening Our Communities Fund. The bank handed out $200,000 in grant money Friday at the Mint Museum. The money went to local non profits that focus on affordable housing, financial stability, and small business development. Fifth Third Bank officials say they want to build on its communities fund. Officials...
12.18.19
From WFXR News:
Federal funding to help homeless veterans find affordable and stable housing in our area is included in the congressional bipartisan budget deal.
The dollars will fund a partnership program between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
12.18.19
From the Livingston Ledger:
Young men are spreading and shoveling piles of mulch on the raised beds on a pleasantly warm February afternoon. At the other end of the garden, a manager peers through the greenhouse at beds of collard greens.
Juxtaposed against the cracked concrete sidewalks, with its benches and plywood posters, the Ruth L. Bennett Community Farm in the struggling...
12.18.19
From the Associated Press:
Boston has been awarded $1.8 million in federal funding to provide homes for residents with disabilities and homeless people.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced the funding for the Boston Housing Authority from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Saturday. It will pay for 139 housing vouchers for residents with disabilities, homeless...
12.18.19
From 89.7 WKSU:
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority says more than 20,000 families are waiting for housing assistance. A federal grant will allow it to help some of those most in need.
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) is calling the project the Mainstream Voucher Program.
12.18.19
On Tuesday, December 10, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Affordable Housing for Educational Achievement Demonstration (AHEAD) Act, legislation intended to encourage public housing authorities and school districts to work together to address child and family homelessness through a federal grant program.
12.5.19
From The Columbian:
Vancouver Housing Authority looks to change the state’s definition of affordable housing. Currently under state law affordable rental housing means costs (including utilities) do not exceed 30 percent of a household’s monthly income.
This definition, however, doesn’t jibe with how much the housing authority asks its Section 8 subsidized rent tenants to...
12.5.19
From Affirmed Housing's press release:
12.5.19
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter:
Since opening on September 6th as a temporary shelter at the Capitol Park Hotel on 9th Street, 110 homeless residents who had been living on the street in Sacramento’s downtown and midtown areas have accepted housing at the shelter and are receiving assistance in finding permanent housing.
12.5.19
From The Oklahoman:
When it comes to addressing homelessness, service providers believe Oklahoma City is at a tipping point.
Housing costs are rising. Serious mental health disorders are a continuing problem. Substance abuse plagues communities. Social services are strapped for funding.
12.5.19
From the Toledo Blade:
After a year of drifting leaderless, Toledo-Lucas County Homelessness Board has a new director who has proven herself as a devoted community advocate and is a good fit for the job.
Rachel Gagnon, the former chief operating officer for Sunshine Communities, was named the new executive director for a restructured entity.
12.5.19
From FOX4 News Kansas City:
By the end of the month, Pendleton Arts Block will be filled with tenants. It's Kansas City's newest mixed-income living space.
"This will be a new neighborhood for me. I came from St. Joseph, Mo. Now I'm relocating back here," freelance artist and new tenant Shamari Robbs said.
Although you don't have to be an artist to live here, they've...