NSLA Professional Learning Community (PLC) for Public and Affordable Housing Leaders
9.7.23
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Housing Is Initiative Announces 2023-24 Working Group Webinar Calendar
9.7.23
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Register Now for a Virtual Convening of the NSLA’s Public Housing Professional Summer Learning Community!
8.10.23
Wednesday August 16 | 1:00 pm ET
Join the Housing Is Working Group's Next Webinar: Insights from the Mobility Asthma Project
8.10.23
Tuesday, September 12 | 2:00 p.m. ET
HACLA and Build Hope Award Over $200,000 to Graduating Seniors and Continuing Students
8.9.23
From the Los Angeles Sentinel:
On Thursday, July 27, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) collaborated with the nonprofit, Build Hope Inc., to host the 11th Annual Build Hope Inc. (BHI) Scholarship Celebration.
Chicago Housing Authority holds annual send-off party for college students
8.9.23
Columbus State program assisting students with housing needs with help from Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
8.9.23
From ABC 6 Columbus:
Changing lives and futures, one student at a time. The city of Columbus is pouring funding into an effort aimed at providing stable housing for hundreds who need it.
The 'Success Bridge' program was launched at Columbus State Community College in an effort to help struggling youngsters.
Opportunity Home San Antonio narrows digital divide in public housing
7.27.23
From the San Antonio Report:
When Wi-Fi routers are installed and activated at Mission Park and Riverside Apartments, 24,276 residents who live in public housing projects will have free access to the internet, according to officials.
Opportunity Home San Antonio has developed about 100 affordable housing properties across the city. Of the properties it manages, most will have free Wi-Fi.
Virgin Islands HA Introduces Services to Housing Community with Bright Paths Programs
7.26.23
From the St. Thomas Source:
While the territory’s housing communities are being rebuilt after the 2017 storms, the V.I. Housing Authority is adding a slate of services through the Bright Paths program to help families achieve healthy and productive lives.
Bright Paths was created in 2020 and put into effect in June 2022, Emmanuella Perez-Cassius, assistant director of the Resident Wellness and Empowerment Department, told the Source.
No-Cost Internet Access Launched at Opportunity Home San Antonio Communities
7.26.23
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's website:
Individuals who reside at public housing or mixed-income communities in the organization’s portfolio have the ability to connect to broadband internet at no cost.
Currently, 72 of 74 Opportunity Home communities have been connected. Broadband installation at Mission Park and Riverside Apartments is pending due to logistics. Once the project is completed, 24,276 Opportunity Home residents will have the potential to connect any device to the internet.