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Join Part 1 of Housing Is and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading's "Housing as a Platform" Webinar Series: "HACLA’s Work to Lift Up the Whole Child"

1.6.22

Wednesday, January 19, 2:00 p.m. ET 

Join us for the first of a four-part webinar series co-hosted by CLPHA and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.

Webinar Description

Two CLPHA Members Awarded Additional Funding to Keep Foster Youth Housed

12.17.21

On December 17, HUD announced 26 PHAs are receiving over $1 million in additional funding to provide housing assistance to youth who are aging out of foster care and are homeless or at risk of homelessness through the Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Initiative. This latest round of funding is in addition to the $14 million in FYI funding that HUD awarded to

Salvation Army captains fill the gaps in Ventura's west side amid pandemic (Housing Authority of the County of San Buenaventura)

12.15.21

From the VC Star:

Salvation Army Capts. Juan and Patricia Torres arrived in Ventura in July 2020, at the height of the pandemic. However, that did not slow them down.

They jumped quickly into serving the community by working to obtain more donations for the food pantry, which was providing groceries for roughly 500 families a week since the shutdowns started.

Harriet's Hope gets $1 million federal funding to support Columbus-area affordable housing for human trafficking survivors (Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority)

12.15.21

From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:

Harriet’s Hope, a $13 million affordable housing community planned to open on the city’s west side, has received a $1 million federal grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Cincinnati’s Affordable Housing Program (AHP) that represents a major financial boost to help advance the project from its current blueprint phase to eventual groundbreaking, the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) announced today.

Community members build bikes, wrap gifts for upcoming Asheville holiday event (Asheville Housing Authority)

12.15.21

From KTVZ 21 Asheville:

Mountain community members gathered together this weekend to help spread some holiday cheer.

The Asheville Dream Center says nearly 200 volunteers came out on Saturday, Dec. 11 to help build bikes and wrap toys ahead of the center’s “Hope for the Holidays” event scheduled for Dec. 18.

Washington State Broadband Office awards four digital navigator grants for services statewide (Seattle Housing Authority)

12.15.21

From the Washington State Department of Commerce's press release:

This week, the Washington State Broadband Office approved $7,387,500 in grants for Digital Navigator services throughout Washington state. Digital Navigator services are essential in helping new internet users get online. These resources will support individuals seeking work, families supporting students, English language learners, Medicaid clients, people experiencing poverty, and senior citizens.

San Antonio HA collecting holiday gifts for children, elderly residents

12.15.21

From KSAT 12 San Antonio:

The season of giving is here and the San Antonio Housing Authority is making sure local children and elderly residents in need get presents this Christmas.

“Our community is among the most vulnerable in the whole community in San Antonio,” said Susan Ramos-Sossaman, Assistant Director for Community Development Initiatives with San Antonio Housing Authority.

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