Education

Chicago Housing Authority Youth Artists, Hyde Park Art Center Unveil Community Mural Created Through Summer Employment Program

8.10.26

From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:

Chicago Housing Authority youth unveiled a new large-scale community mural they created this summer on the rear exterior wall of the Hyde Park Art Center. The youth, ages 18-24, worked alongside acclaimed mural artist Dorian Sylvain, collaborating to design and paint the mural that will remain on display for the next three months.

Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh Celebrates $1 Million Invested in Scholarship Program

8.4.26

From the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh's press release:

This school year marks a major milestone for the Clean Slate E3 Scholarship Program and our valued partners at NEED. Scholarship investments in HACP youth have now exceeded $1 million since the program’s 2009 inception.

Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority Land Becomes Student and Senior Housing

7.7.26

From the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's Land Lines Magazine:

Musician Curtis Hunter approaches the world with a smile—even if the world doesn’t always return the gesture. But fate seemed to smile on Hunter last June, at least, when he moved into a new senior housing development built on county-owned land in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Receives $400,000 Grant from The Minneapolis Foundation for Stable Homes Stable Schools Program

6.8.26

From the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority's website:

Last week, The Minneapolis Foundation announced a grant award of $400,000 to Stable Homes Stable Schools (SHSS) through the foundation’s OneMPLS Fund. The award is part of a larger $500,000 grant to Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), supporting housing stability programming designed to support educational outcomes and end cycles of generational poverty for students and their families over the next two years.

Spokane Housing Authority Awarded $126,000 For Orchard Vista Early Learning Childcare Center

4.7.26

From the Spokane Housing Authority's press release:

The Spokane Housing Authority (SHA) has been awarded $126,000 from the Washington State Department of Commerce Early Learning Facilities Program to support predesign of the Orchard Vista Early Learning Childcare Center in the Dishman Hills neighborhood of Spokane Valley. The facility will be co-located with SHA’s Orchard Vista Apartments—240 affordable units currently under construction—and will help meet the region’s need for high-quality, affordable childcare. 

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