CLPHA Press Room

From Affordable Housing Finance:

Maria Torres-Springer, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

After leading the nation’s largest municipal housing development agency, Maria Torres-Springer will step into the new role of vice president of U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation in May.

As commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), she’s been focused on meeting mayor Bill de Blasio’s ambitious goal to produce 300,000 affordable homes by 2026. That’s up from the initial plan of 200,000 units by 2024.

Read Affordable Housing Finance's article “Wonder Women: These 10 leaders are taking affordable housing to new heights,” featuring the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.

From the The Miami Times: 

Renovations at one of the buildings at Three Round Tower elderly housing complex have been completed and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson cut the ribbon on the refurbished tower on Feb. 22.

Residents returned to their rehabilitated units by Dec. 26, 2018 to see new electrical, plumbing and HVAC system upgrades, new impact windows and doors, new kitchen appliances including full-size range, oven and refrigerator, new kitchen cabinets with granite countertops, new plumbing fixtures in kitchen and bathrooms, new shower, vanities, sink, toilets and faucets, carded/touchpad secure entry into the building, new flooring throughout, cable/satellite TV hookup, programmable air conditioning, ceiling fans with lighting fixtures in bedrooms and living areas, daylight sensors, timers, motion detectors on outdoor lighting, emergency call system and new fire sprinklers....

The plan to renovate the building was administered by the Miami-Dade County Public Housing and Community Development (PHCD) department.

Read The Miami Times:' article “Seniors’ building gets $15 million upgrade," featuring  Miami-Dade Public Housing & Community Development. 

From  the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' website: 

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) was awarded a $3.7 Million Jobs Plus Initiative (JPI) grant by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The award was announced by Dr. Ben Carson, Secretary of HUD, during a press conference held at Nickerson Gardens, HACLA’s largest public housing site with 3,146 residents.

“HUD’s Jobs Plus Initiative connects public housing residents with employment, education and financial empowerment services and it is a proven model to help residents find and keep better-paying jobs,” said Dr. Ben Carson.

HUD awarded a total of $10.6 million to four Public Housing Authorities (PHA) across the country, with HACLA being the maximum grant amount award recipient.

Read  “HACLA Receives Nation’s Largest Jobs Plus Initiative Grant from HUD” on HACLA's website.

From the Los Angeles Times:

Ben Carson, the U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, went to Watts on Wednesday to announce a $3.7-million grant for a new job center at Nickerson Gardens, the biggest public housing development west of the Mississippi.

The grant to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles is part of HUD’s Jobs Plus Initiative Program, which prepares and trains public housing residents for employment and places them in jobs. The program, which started in 2005, has proved successful in dozens of other housing projects, which are among the poorest communities in the country.

Read the Los Angeles Times' article “HUD Secretary Ben Carson announces job funds for Nickerson Gardens tenants, ” featuring the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. 

From the Distirct of Columbia Housing Authority's e-newsletter:

The District of Columbia Housing Authority's Section 3 program was highlighted by the regional director and field office director of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Mid-Atlantic Region.

Regional Director Joseph DeFelice said, "Congrats to the District of Columbia Housing Authority on the great progress their making in increasing employment opportunities for residents through HUD’s Section 3 program."

Read more in DCHA's e-newsletter: “DCHA'S Section 3 Program Recognized by U.S. HUD Mid-Atlantic Directors.”