Housing Choice Voucher
Wakeland Opens Supportive Housing Development in San Diego (San Diego Housing Commission)
From Affordable Housing Finance:
Forty-three people who were homeless have moved into The Beacon, a new supportive housing community in downtown San Diego.
The new development is the latest project from nonprofit Wakeland Housing and Development Corp.
HUD Releases Notice on Implementing HOTMA Provisions
LAUSD partners with city housing agencies to assist northeast Valley families (Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles)
From the Los Angeles Daily News:
As students across the Los Angeles Unified School District headed back to classrooms Tuesday, district officials heralded a new partnership with city and county housing agencies aimed at providing support to a number of housing insecure and homeless families in the northeast San Fernando Valley.
HUD Issues Notice Announcing New Foster Youth to Independence Initiative
On July 26, HUD issued a notice announcing a new initiative to provide Tenant Protection Vouchers (TPVs) to youth aging out of foster care.
Austin Housing Authority Buys Private Apartments to Rent to Section 8 Tenants (Housing Authority of the City of Austin)
From Next City:
"The need for this program far exceeds available resources.”
CLPHA Co-Hosts Two Webinars on Mainstream Voucher Program
On July 29 and August 6, CLPHA co-hosted webinars with the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) on the Mainstream Voucher Program. The July 29 webinar, for CLPHA members only, covered the recent Mainstream Voucher NOFA that is due on September 5th.
CLPHA to Host Two Webinars on Mainstream Voucher Program and NOFA
Housing Idea Pitched-With 192 Windows (Elm City Communities/Housing Authority of New Haven)
From the New Haven Independent:
The fine red pile of bricks that was once the Ivy Street School might once again help homeless families get back on their feet thanks to a new experiment. If people in New Haven pitch in.
AHFC offers housing assistance for Alaskan seniors (Alaska Housing Finance Corporation)
From KTVA:
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has eliminated the state's senior benefits program, one of 182 line item budget vetoes he made to the state's operating budget last week. But organizations with federal funding, like the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, are still offering assistance for older Alaskans.