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King County HA reaches 90 percent lease-up of Emergency Housing Vouchers funded through American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

10.26.22

From King County Housing Authority's press release:

The King County Housing Authority, in partnership with a number of organizations across the county working to help people experiencing homelessness, has achieved a lease-up rate of 90 percent for the 762 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) it was awarded through the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This compares with a national lease-up rate of 50.98 percent.* Of the top 20 grantees ranked by award size, KCHA is the first housing authority to reach this utilization milestone.

New program offers Toledo landlords financial incentives to rent to low-income residents (Lucas Metropolitan Housing)

10.26.22

From NBC 24 News Toledo:

Wednesday morning, the City of Toledo, Lucas County and Lucas Metropolitan Housing announced a new, first-of-its-kind program that will pay landlords in the area to open their rentals to low-income residents.

The groups hope to add 200 affordable housing units from 25 landlords to Toledo by March.

Chicago Senior Experiencing Homelessness Gains Stability, a Fresh Start with Chicago Housing Authority Emergency Housing Voucher

9.28.22

73-year-old Chicago resident Joe Ann Wilson spent nearly two decades in the same apartment, but during the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to leave her home due to rising rents and subsequently moved between homeless shelters for a year and a half.

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