HUD PD&R Publishes FSS Program Evaluation Midpoint Results Showing Program’s Effectiveness
9.8.21
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HACLA & Build Hope Inc. partner with LAPD Community Safety Partnership to award over $130,000 to graduating seniors and continuing students
9.7.21
From the Los Angeles Sentinel:
First-generation college triplets, other students surprised with laptops from Chicago HA
9.7.21
From the Chicago-Sun Times:
Eighteen-year-old triplets Javier, Gerald Jr. and Miles Lumpkins are days away from heading to college — the first generation in their families to do so.
On Wednesday, their journey was made a little easier when, along with more than 170 other students at the Charles Hayes Center at 4859 S. Wabash, they took part in the Chicago Housing Authority’s annual Take Flight College Send Off.
City Signs Up HA of Baitmore City Residents For Internet Access, Distributes Devices
9.7.21
From CBS 13 Baltimore:
Baltimore City officials held an event at Gilmor Homes on Thursday to sign up residents in Housing Authority of Baltimore City units for free broadband internet and to distribute computers and devices for access.
The internet service is part of a federal program, Emergency Broadband Benefit, created to help low-income Americans stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. HABC residents can choose their provider.
Cincinnati MHA, Cincinnati Bell Partner to Provide High-Speed Internet to Residents
9.7.21
From the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
The Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority is pleased to announce a new initiative with Cincinnati Bell that will deliver high-speed Internet to over 1,200 family members in six CMHA properties.
Lucas Metropolitan Housing, TLCHD talk importance, benefits of getting vaccinated
9.7.21
Lucas Metropolitan Housing and Toledo Lucas County Health Department officials appeared on a WTOL 11 Toledo news segment to share information on getting the COVID-19 vaccine. You can watch the news segment here.
Learn How to Help Your Residents Apply for the Child Tax Credit and Support Outreach Efforts
8.2.21
Denver SIB Demonstrates Housing Stability and Decreased Jail Stays for Chronically Homeless and Disabled Individuals
7.28.21
HHS COVID-19 Learning Community Chat: The DC Housing Authority’s Success to Increase Vaccine Uptake Through Partners
7.28.21
Jerome Bettis’s ‘The Bus Stops Here’ Foundation Bringing WiFi On Wheels Bus To Pittsburgh (Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh)
7.28.21
From CBS 2 Pittsburgh:
Former Steelers’ Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis is hoping to “WOW” Pittsburgh with a brand new project.
His foundation, “The Bus Stops Here” is teaming up with the housing authority and Stem Coding Lab for the “WiFi On Wheels” cyber bus.
It’s a mobile computer lab with 10-15 laptops, internet access, and a flat-screen monitor for remote learning.