Moving To Work
MTW Steering Committee Hires First Program Manager
The MTW Steering Committee, on behalf of the MTW public housing agencies, has selected Nicole Barrett to serve as its first MTW Program Manager to lead research, policy analysis, and advocacy for the MTW program. The position will be managed by CLPHA in support of the MTW agencies.
In addition to her three years working at CLPHA as a Research & Policy Analyst, Nicole has been a policy advocate for the National Housing Trust, a management assistant in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations at HUD, and a legislative intern in Congress.
Comments to HUD Re: Docket No. FR–5994–N–04: Operations Notice for the Expansion of the Moving To Work Demonstration Program; Republication and Extension of Comment Period
VHA works with time-limited aid to provide rent help to more families
A recent news article highlights how the Vancouver Housing Authority (VHA) is utilizing the MTW demonstration to encourage family self-sufficiency with its School Housing Stability Program, a rental assistance program that offers subsidized housing to families experiencing homelessness from the Vancouver and Evergreen public school districts over a four-year period, with rental assistance decreasing each year.
Comments to HUD Re: [Docket No. FR–5994–N–01] Operations Notice for the Expansion of the Moving To Work Demonstration Program Solicitation of Comment
Comments to HUD Re: [Docket No. FR-5958-N-01] Request for Comments and Recommendations on a Revised Methodology To Track the Extent to Which Moving to Work Agencies Continue To Serve Substantially the Same Number of Eligible Families
HUD Releases Two New MTW Notices with Major Changes: Operations Notice and MTW Supplement
HUD Invites Applications for First Cohort of MTW Expansion Agencies
HUD Releases New MTW Operations Notice with Major Changes
Vancouver low-income housing development secures additional funding
Hunt Capital Partners has provided $4.2 million in capital federal LIHTC equity financing for Rhododendron Place, a future 30-unit Vancouver, WA housing community funded in part by the Vancouver Housing Authority. Rhododendron Place will house individuals experiencing homelessness with behavioral health disorders or mental disabilities and offer related supportive services.