All-America City Awards Offer National Recognition Opportunity - Don't Miss Out!
1.26.22
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Video: CLPHA Members Help Residents with Center for Disaster Philanthropy COVID-19 Resident Support Grants
1.26.22
In November 2020, the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) was awarded a grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy to help our public housing authority (PHA) members better protect and serve vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CLPHA Publishes Latest Report on PHAs’ COVID-Related Initiatives and Needs
1.26.22
CLPHA Holds Webinar on the Intersection of Race, Housing and Maternal Health Equity
1.19.22
Maternal health is an issue embedded with racial, health, and housing disparities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Black pregnant persons are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts. Furthermore, historical and structural racism have negatively impacted Black parents' access stable housing and economic independence.
Jersey City announces low-cost internet access for public housing residents
1.12.22
From NJ.com:
Jersey City residents living in Housing Authority buildings will be able to purchase high-speed internet access at deeply discounted prices and even get it for free, city officials announced Tuesday.
The city is partnering with Andrena, a New Jersey-based internet provider, in its latest initiative to expand broadband internet access to public housing complexes, Mayor Steve Fulop and the Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) said.
Seattle Affordable Housing Project Is Designed with Families in Mind (Seattle Housing Authority)
1.12.22
From Next City:
Last May, construction kicked off on a Seattle housing project designed specifically for multigenerational working families — a population that’s been vastly overlooked in the construction boom of the past decade.
Week of Giving: Partnerships help make sure Oklahomans in need have good food (Oklahoma City Housing Authority)
1.12.22
From KOCO 5 News:
There are many Oklahomans like Sherry Crandell who need a helping hand to fill in those nutritional gaps.
"When I don't have the money, and I come here, and I get to shop and pick out whatever I want, nothing goes to waste," Crandell said.
She told KOCO 5 she's grateful for the Food Connection program at McGuire Plaza, and she's not the only one.
The Open Shelter gets $10,000 gift from Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority to help support nonprofit’s move to a new facility on Parsons Avenue
1.12.22
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) announced today a $10,000 donation to the Open Shelter to help support the nonprofit’s move from St. John’s Church in Columbus to a new, 10,000-square-foot facility at 1037 Parsons Ave.
School board OKs leasing 2.2 acres to provide affordable housing for district students, families (Housing Authority of Snohomish County)
1.12.22
From My Edmonds News:
The Edmonds School Board of Directors, at its Dec. 14 business meeting, unanimously approved a resolution to declare approximately 2.2 acres of property adjacent to Cedar Valley Community School as surplus and then lease it to Housing Hope, which will develop affordable housing on the site.
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.
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