Rep. Tom Cole, New House Appropriations Committee Vice-Chair and THUD Subcommittee Chair, Visits Oklahoma City Housing Authority
2.22.23
Members Making News
CLPHA Welcomes New Member, NI ReACH!
2.22.23
We are pleased to announce that the Northern Illinois Regional Affordable Community Housing (NI ReACH) has become a member of CLPHA!
Chicago Housing Authority CEO Speaks on PBS's Chicago Tonight about Affordable Housing
2.8.23
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh’s CyberBus Rolls Its Way to Arizona During Super Bowl Week
2.8.23
From the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh's press release:
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) and The Jerome Bettis Bus Stops Here Foundation are making the cross country trek from Pittsburgh to Arizona to promote digital literacy while demonstrating their newest innovation in Digital Literacy Programming – the WOW CyberBus – during the week leading up to Super Bowl LVII.
Housing Authority of the City of Austin Awarded $794,941 to Help HUD-Assisted Families Build Financial Stability and Self-Sufficiency
2.8.23
From the Housing Authority of the City of Austin's press release:
The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $460,229 to renew its existing Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) Programs for residents of HACA’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) housing assistance program, as well as an additional $334,712 to launch the program at eight properties within HACA’s Project Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) portfolio.
A Step Towards Connectivity and Opportunity in Los Angeles (Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles)
2.7.23
Residents in the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' Estrada Courts housing development now have access to high-speed, no-cost internet.
A Step Towards Connectivity and Opportunity in Los Angeles from WeLink on Vimeo.
SERC MLK Basketball & Cheer Tournament Hosted by the Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro Creates Buzz
2.7.23
From the Goldsboro Daily News:
Participants are still buzzing with leftover excitement from the 2023 SERC MLK Basketball & Cheer Tournament hosted in Goldsboro, North Carolina, January 13-15th. Housing Authorities throughout the Southeastern Region of the United States traveled during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with their youth, families, coaches, and staff to an incredible weekend of thrilling competitive sports, exciting educational opportunities, and positive cultural experiences.
Home Forward's radon procedures manual inspires state protocol
2.7.23
From the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services' news bulletin:
In 2017, Home Forward began testing its Portland public housing buildings for radon to prepare for a major rehabilitation project. The agency discovered some buildings had elevated levels of radon, but guidance on addressing it was limited.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had issued recommendations for radon testing in 2013, but there was no requirement specific to testing public housing properties.
MAPS 4 board approves millions to fight homelessness in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City Housing Authority)
2.7.23
From ABC 5 News Oklahoma City:
Millions of dollars were approved on Thursday to fight homelessness through Oklahoma City's MAPS 4 program.
The plan included a partnership with the Oklahoma City Housing Authority to add more than 500 supportive and transitional units, preserve 1,500 public housing units and build 150 workforce homes.
San Diego Leaders and Organizations Working to Boost Black Homeownership (San Diego Housing Commission)
2.7.23
From NBC 7 San Diego:
Homeownership is often seen as a step towards laying down roots in a community and building generational wealth, and groups in San Diego are working to increase access to homeownership for Black families.
An Urban League Study reports 29% of Black San Diegans are homeowners, compared to 35% of Latinos, 54% of Asians and 54% of white in the same city.