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Louisville Metro Housing Authority hosts 36th annual scholarship ceremony

7.19.22

From Louisville Metro Housing Authority's press release:

Louisville Metro Housing Authority (LMHA) today awarded five students $1,500 each during its 36th annual scholarship ceremony. After a two-year hiatus connected to the coronavirus pandemic, LMHA staff joined local leaders at Louisville Central Community Centers, Inc. to distribute the one-time awards.

Housing Leaders Plan Final Relay Race (Yakima Housing Authority)

7.19.22

From Affordable Housing Finance:

A group of affordable housing professionals is teaming for one last Hood to Coast relay race to reach the $1 million mark raised over its history.

To hit that milestone, the Running for Shelter team needs to raise at least $100,000 this year. The proceeds will be split between National Church Residences and Horizon Housing Foundation.

Virgin Islands Housing Authority kicks off affordable housing rebuild project

7.6.22

From the Virgin Islands Daily News:

The V.I. Housing Authority has begun a $117 million rehabilitation of the Walter I.M. Hodge Pavilion housing community, kickstarting the authority’s revamp of affordable housing in the territory.

The project is being undertaken in concert with stateside company MDG Design + Construction to achieve a new look for the 248-unit affordable housing development located at the corner of Centerline Road and Sandy Point Road in Frederiksted, St. Croix.

Spectrum contributes $50K to Cuyahoga MHA's Lakeview Terrace Community Center

7.6.22

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. 

Bank of America, Bezos Earth Fund and NYS Invest $2 Million in Southwest Yonkers Climate Initiative (Municipal HA for the City of Yonkers)

7.6.22

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.

Homekey projects in Santa Cruz, Santa Clara counties receiving funding boost from state (Santa Clara County Housing Authority)

7.6.22

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.

Housing Authority of the City of Austin Celebrates Historic Ribbon Cutting and Ground Breaking at Chalmers Courts

7.6.22

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.

San Diego to give cash to seniors, others to help with rent (San Diego Housing Commission)

7.6.22

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.

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