From the Seattle Housing Authority's press release:
The Seattle Housing Authority has completed Sawara, its sixth new residential building at Yesler, a neighborhood near downtown Seattle that is being redeveloped by SHA into a vibrant, new mixed-income community. Sawara is located at Yesler Way and 8th Ave, Seattle. The building name honors Japanese culture in the neighborhood and can refer to a cypress tree or a type of fish.
From CW 39 News Houston:
An organization dedicated to helping people find affordable homes is now helping storm victims.
The Houston Housing Authority is hosting resource distribution events on Thursday at five locations where they’ll offer people impacted by Hurricane Beryl free food, water, ice, fresh produce, and cleaning and sanitizing supplies.
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From CBS 4 News El Paso:
El Paso's public housing authority broke ground on the second phase of its affordable housing project for veterans and their families in northeast El Paso on Wednesday.
Housing Opportunity Enterprises -- aka HOME -- the City of El Paso's public housing authority, celebrated a groundbreaking for the next phase of Patriot Place, an affordable housing community in the northeast that prioritizes veterans and their families.
From New York Governor Kathy Hochul's press release:
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of La Mora Senior Apartments, an affordable 60-unit, modern and highly energy-efficient building in the Hollow neighborhood of South Yonkers. The $44 million project was developed in partnership with the Municipal Housing Authority of the city of Yonkers.
From GW Today:
Erin Athey has spent decades working in community medicine in Washington, D.C., a career that made her painfully aware of the disparity in care access between the city’s high-income and low-income residents.
“There is a 20-year difference in life expectancy between the White House and Ward 8,” the adjunct and former assistant professor at the George Washington University School of Nursing said. “So this is a system that needs a massive overhaul."
CLPHA Members in Cuyahoga and Norfolk Earned Additional CNI Funding
From FOX 25 Oklahoma City:
More than 10,000 books are now in the hands of the Oklahoma City Housing Authority (OCHA). They started giving some away to children Monday afternoon.
The books are coming from a partnership with a national book giveaway program called the Book Rich Environments Initiative.
"I just like reading," Maddox, who received a book, said.
From the Denver Housing Authority's press release:
In mid-June, CLPHA members from around the country gathered in bucolic Portland, OR for our 2024 Summer Meeting, hosted by Home Forward. Our gracious hosts highlighted their vibrant communities, impactful programs, and successful innovations throughout three days of events and conference sessions while showcasing Portland’s Pacific Northwest charm.
