House Tax Bill’s Child Tax Credit Provisions Could Lift 400,000 Children Above the Poverty Line
2.6.24
Bill Will Also Help an Additional 3 Million Low-Income Children
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Services and subsidized housing for young adults coming through Bremerton HA project
2.5.24
From the Kitsap Sun:
A Warren Avenue property near downtown Bremerton, across from Kitsap Community Resources' home and once the site of three abandoned houses and a small commercial building, is now the site of an apartment building soon to become a Bremerton Housing Authority-owned housing option for disadvantaged young people.
Chicago HA’s LevelUp program celebrates 45 graduates who earned a total of $296,262
2.5.24
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
Chicago Housing Authority residents who participated in the “LevelUp” wealth-building program received their certificates of completion and celebrated economic power Saturday at a ceremony at the Charles A. Hayes Family Investment Center.
Opportunity Home San Antonio Affiliate Secures Grant for Development Near South Texas Medical Center
2.5.24
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
The San Antonio Housing Facility Corporation, an Opportunity Home affiliate, was awarded a $50,000 grant from the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation, a fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, to ensure completion of the Snowden Senior Apartments project by January 2025.
Cambridge HA Work Force program helps high school students in public housing learn key life skills
1.30.24
From WBZ News Cambridge:
The Cambridge Housing Authority has a unique program for teens in Cambridge Public Housing where they address specific educational issues.
"Being the first in their family to graduate high school, to go to college. So we started saying, 'How can we get them through high school?'" said Deputy Director of Resident Services at Cambridge Housing Authority Kambiz Maali.
Housing Is 360: The Latest in Cross Sector News (January 18, 2024)
1.18.24
FCC to Stop Accepting New Affordable Connectivity Program Applications After February 7, Anticipating Funds Running Out
1.18.24
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Legislation Introduced to Save the Program; Urge Your Members of Congress to Support This Bill |
YouthBuild Grants Offer Funding for Education, Occupational Skills Training, and Employment Services to Youth Performing Meaningful Work and Services to Their Communities
1.17.24
Applications Due February 1
SAGE’s National LGBTQ+ Elder Housing Initiative Offers Partnership, Resources for Housing Providers
1.17.24
SAGE is one of the country’s largest and oldest organizations dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ elders. SAGE works to achieve a high quality of life for LGBTQ+ elders, supports and advocates for their rights, fosters a greater understanding of aging in all communities, and promotes positive images of LGBTQ+ life in later years. One of the most significant concerns for LGBTQ+ elders that SAGE works to address is access to safe, affordable housing. Housing concerns impact many older adults, but for LGBTQ+ elders there are added challenges that have built up over a lifetime.
Atlanta Housing's Education Model That Raises Student Outcomes Featured by HUD's Choice Neighborhoods Newsletter
1.17.24
In this month’s HUD Choice Neighborhoods Newsletter Spotlight, learn how Atlanta Housing built relationships with families and partnered with their local school district to offer tailored educational supports to its Choice Neighborhoods residents to help bridge the gap between home and school.