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Seattle Housing Authority program helps foster youth avoid homelessness

6.10.24

From the Seattle Times:

Lexie Lee chose an apartment on the top floor. Hundreds of feet off the ground. Hopeful that it would be high enough to deter someone from breaking in.

Then, finally, she might feel safe.

“Even living on the fifth floor, I feel like Spider-Man is going to come through and open this door sometimes,” she said, motioning to her glass balcony door on a sunny day in May. 

HACLA's Nickerson Gardens Gym Renovated with Help from Vanessa Bryant and the LA Lakers

5.31.24

From NBC 4 Los Angeles:

Vanessa Bryant joined Nickerson Gardens residents Monday for a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of refurbished gym at the public housing community in Watts.

Nickerson Gardens, managed by the Housing Authority of Los Angeles, was chosen for the project by the widow of Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. The decision was made, in part, because it's the former site of the Boys and Girls Club where Kobe Bryant hosted his "Mamba League" youth basketball program.

Voucher Participants Are Thriving in the Chicago Housing Authority’s Health and Wellness Program

5.21.24

From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:

Thomas King had earned an Associate Degree from Truman College and had transferred to Northeastern Illinois University where he’d been accepted into the Godwin School of Education. Everything was going well for the former restaurant worker who decided to switch gears and pursue a teaching career.

Transforming Communities Through Art: New NYCHA Artist-in-Residence Program Announced

5.15.24

From The NYCHA Journal:

Calling all artists: Apply to be one of the first artists in residence at a NYCHA development as part of a new program, From Roots to Arts: Celebrating NYCHA’s Cultural Heritage, which will enrich and expand the culture, heritage, and art narratives within public housing by placing local artists and residents at the forefront.  

The Sky(scraper)’s the Limit with Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Public Schools’ New Carpentry Co-Op Program

5.14.24

From the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh's website:

Pittsburgh area high schoolers are learning valuable hands-on skills through the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh’s (HACP) new Carpentry Co-Op Program, in partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools.

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