Education

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Unveils Born Learning Trail in Grandy Village

10.9.24

From WAVY 10 News Norfolk:

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) partnered with the United Way of South Hampton Roads and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Virginia for a Born Learning Trail in Grandy Village.

Serving as an educational resource and an opportunity for community engagement, the Born Learning Trail is set to promote early childhood literacy, education and parental involvement.

Minneapolis PHA and Partners' Stable Homes Stable Schools Program Brings Housing Supports to Minneapolis Public Schools Families

10.1.24

From the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority's website:

As the school year begins, teachers and school social workers are reminded of the serious toll housing instability can have on students—students’ school attendance, academic performance, and emotional state can be negatively impacted. That’s why Stable Homes Stable Schools (SHSS) was created: to reduce homelessness among families with elementary-aged kids in Minneapolis.

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Celebrates New Playground at Pacific Terrace Community

9.24.24

From the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's (AFHC) website:

Joyful giggles and the carefree sounds of children at play float on the wind at the new Pacific Terrace playground. Completed in summer 2023 as part of several ongoing upgrades at Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s 40 unit affordable housing facility, the new play area is something the entire community now enjoys.

200 College-bound Students Get Send-off at Largest Chicago Housing Authority Take Flight Event in History

8.13.24

From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:

Nearly 60 schools locally and from across the country were represented Tuesday at the Take Flight College Send-Off – the largest turnout in the event’s 14-year history with 200 incoming freshman being provided a fond farwell at Huntington Bank Stadium Club days before leaving for college.

Students received words of encouragement and parting gifts, as they embark on the next chapter.

NFL Hall of Famer Darrell Green Leads District of Columbia Housing Authority Youth on Washington Commanders Training Camp Visit

8.12.24

From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's website:

More than 100 DC Housing Authority youth residents spent Tuesday at the Washington Commanders Training Camp with franchise legend, Darrell Green.

With the support of the Green Family Foundation, the DCHA youth residents traveled to OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park in Ashburn, Va. 

Teens from HACLA's Jordan Downs Community Getting Paid to Learn Skilled Trades This Summer

8.6.24

From the Los Angeles Times:

Teenage residents at Jordan Downs, one of L.A.’s largest public housing communities, will earn a paycheck this summer while learning hands-on skills like carpentry and welding, launching them on pathways to careers in industries facing strong demand and a critical lack of qualified workers.

Chicago Housing Authority Summer Youth Programs Are on Track to Reach 10 Percent Participation Increase in 2024

8.6.24

From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:

Davora Buchanan was shy while growing up in Trumbull Park Homes. She kept to herself and read. Then she attended CHA’s Learn and Earn program, where teenage students explore career fields like entrepreneurship, arts and technology while earning a paycheck.

INLIVIAN, Reentry Organization Offer Housing Support to Parents Experiencing Homelessness with Prior Convictions

8.6.24

From the Charlotte Observer:

A Charlotte-based reentry organization renewed a contract with Inlivian on July 3 to support families recognized by a federal law that ensures children lacking stable housing receive an education.

The Freedom Fighting Missionaries board of directors allocates the vouchers to families with children currently recognized by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Inlivian is a nonprofit formerly known as the Charlotte Housing Authority.

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