Fort Wayne Housing Authority Partners with Jorgensen Family YMCA to Reduce Risk of Children Drowning
6.21.23
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Developers Celebrate Opening of Major Affordable Housing Community in Virginia (Fairfax County RHA)
6.21.23
From Affordable Housing Finance:
A 279-unit affordable housing community for families and seniors celebrated its grand opening in Alexandria, Virginia.
Residences at North Hill is a key component of a large-scale revitalization effort transforming 34 underutilized acres off Richmond Highway.
Partners in the $174 million project include Pennrose, Community Housing Partners, and the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA).
Boston mortgage initiative helps public housing residents achieve homeownership
6.21.23
From the Dorchester Reporter:
When Codman Square’s Gisselle Jimenez heard about the One Plus Boston mortgage, which helps public housing or Section 8 voucher holders achieve homeownership with up to $75,000 in assistance, she thought it sounded too good to be true.
HUD Provides $45 Million in Stability Vouchers to PHAs; 20 CLPHA Members Are Awardees
6.6.23
HUD has awarded a third tranche of 3,379 Stability Vouchers (SV) worth $45 million to 135 PHAs and their partnering Continuums of Care (CoCs).
Sacramento, Bremerton Housing Authorities Receive HUD Funding to Help Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
5.31.23
CLPHA congratulates our members Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) and Bremerton Housing Authority (BHA) upon receiving HUD funding for Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) initiative vouchers to address foster youth homelessness. SHRA received $ 289,458 and BHA received $ 104,679, accounting for 57% of all HUD FYI funds awarded.
Minneapolis PHA Celebrates $5 Million Investment from State Legislature
5.31.23
From the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority's website:
Cuyahoga County, CMHA installing 'Naloxboxes' to help fight opioid overdoses
5.30.23
From WEWS Cleveland:
A partnership with Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority has the potential to save lives among the agency's 55,000 residents.
Leaven Kids opens its first learning center in San Antonio, Texas (Opportunity Home San Antonio)
5.30.23
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's website:
San Antonio learning center today, May 16, 2023, marking a significant step forward in its plans toward national expansion.
This newly launched site will provide educational resources and free after-school tutoring to young students living in the Riverside and Mission San Jose communities of South San Antonio.
Atlanta Housing Celebrates 85 Years of Service
5.30.23
From CLPHA Board Member and Atlanta Housing President & CEO Eugene E. Jones Jr.'s op-ed in the Saporta Report:
New Asheville Housing Authority CEO Discusses Her Plans for Public Housing
5.30.23
From the Asheville Citizen Times:
A new president and CEO has been announced for the Housing Authority of Asheville. Monique Pierre began in April, a planned transition to precede former CEO David Nash's retirement June 30.
Pierre officially took on the mantle in May. She is the first woman, and first African American woman, to head the authority since it was established in 1940, Nash said.