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Join the Housing Is Working Group's Behavioral Health Member Roundtable
Housing Assistance Plays Growing Role in Reducing Child Poverty: Report
9.29.22
New HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration Incorporates Several of Housing Is Initiative's Policy Solutions
9.28.22
Housing Is to Host Roundtable on Next Steps on Behavioral Health Integration for PHAs
NYC to Offer Free Broadband to 300,000 Public Housing Residents (New York City Housing Authority)
9.27.22
From Bloomberg:
New York City is partnering with Charter Communications Inc. and Altice USA Inc. to provide free high-speed internet and basic cable TV service to about 300,000 residents of public housing.
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority announces $15.6 million financing plan that paves way to start construction on Harriet’s Hope affordable housing community serving survivors of human trafficking
9.27.22
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and Beacon 360 Management Inc. announced today they have finalized a $15.6 million financing plan that allows development to begin on Harriet’s Hope, a 52-unit new construction project that is a first-of-its-kind for Columbus and among the nation’s first service-enriched housing communities exclusive to human trafficking survivors.
San Jose transforms hotel for foster youth (Santa Clara County Housing Authority)
9.27.22
From the San Jose Spotlight:
San Jose is partnering with various agencies on a multi-million-dollar project to transform a hotel into housing for youth transitioning out of foster care.
CLPHA Board Member Karen DuBois-Walton Headlines NSLA Professional Summer Learning Community for Housing Leaders
8.31.22
From the National Summer Learning Association
DigitalC and Facebook parent company offer broadband to 1,000 Clevelanders in public housing (Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority)
8.29.22
From Cleveland.com:
More than 1,000 Cleveland residents living in public housing have gained access to high-speed, low-cost broadband internet connection.
The project is a partnership between nonprofit DigitalC and Facebook parent company Meta. It is part of DigitalC’s EmpowerCLE+ service, which offers internet speed of up to 50 mbps at $18 per month.
$500K dedicated for scholarship program for Pittsburgh housing authority residents
8.24.22
From TribLive:
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh said affiliated nonprofits have dedicated more than $500,000 over four years to help students living in HACP housing with college tuition.
HACP’s nonprofit affiliate Clean Slate E3 and its partner organization NEED are offering scholarships to 23 new recipients and nine returning students. The group of 32 students is the largest in the scholarship program’s 13-year history.