From Spectrum News:
Spectrum employees in Northeast Ohio volunteered to show their support for the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority.
They gathered today in Cleveland for Spectrum's announcement that the company will contribute $50,000 to CMHA's Lakeview Terrace Community Center.
Volunteers helped set up the new Spectrum Technology and Training Workspace. They also took part in landscaping activities.
From the Yonkers Times:
The Bank of America Foundation, Bezos Earth Fund, and New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation all made a major commitment to alleviating climate risks in the Hudson Valley region by sponsoring a neighborhood-centered, solution-based climate resiliency initiative in the environmental justice community of Southwest Yonkers. This marks a historic series of public-private partnerships for Groundwork Hudson Valley.
From KION 46 News:
State leaders announced two major Project Homekey sites have been awarded millions of dollars in funding to help with homeless housing in Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties.
The Santa Cruz County site, located along Park Avenue in Soquel, received $10.4 million from the state Department of Housing and Community Development and the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency.
From the Housing Authority of the City of Austin's (HACA) newsletter:
Last month we marked two huge milestones in HACA's history: the grand opening of 156 brand new units at Chalmers East, and the groundbreaking on 156 additional units at Chalmers West. Thank you to the blue-shirted HACA staff in attendance and for showing our City and State leaders how the best agency in the nation improves resident quality of life.
From KPBS San Diego:
Up to $500 a month in rental relief could soon be available for San Diegans at risk of homelessness.
The San Diego City Council voted Monday to include the Housing Stability Fund in the city’s $5 billion fiscal year 2023 budget.
The pilot project has enough money to cover 300 households for the next two years and is slated to help seniors, those with disabilities, families with kids and transitional youth, regardless of immigration status.
From Cambridge Day:
The Cambridge Housing Authority’s Workforce Program that helps youths living in public housing prepare for college or a career has received a $100,000 grant from the Cummings Foundation. The grant, to be distributed over two years, will support the program while government aid has dwindled.
From LessonBee's press release:
The health education platform LessonBee will introduce its instructional program this summer to Yonkers’ affordable housing residents as part of the Westchester Innovation Network.
From the City of Boston's press release:
Mayor Michelle Wu joined the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), 2Life Communities, local residents, and community partners Thursday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of JJ Carroll Apartments in Brighton.
From the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD)'s press release:
From Boston.com:
The Boston Public Library’s new long-term borrowing program is working to ensure Boston residents have access to online educational materials.
Boston residents can now access free Wi-Fi routers and Chromebooks through the library. Participants must be adult residents who do not otherwise have access to “equipment or services sufficient to meet their educational needs” according to a statement from the Boston Public Library.