From The NYCHA Journal:
In August, children visiting select Brooklyn pools had the opportunity to enjoy refreshing ices and pick out free books to take home thanks to the Brooklyn Public Library, NYCHA, and the National Book Foundation’s Book Rich Environments (BRE) program.
From the Barberton Community Foundation's press release:
Barberton Community Foundation’s Board of Directors approved $450,665 across 22 grants in the second of two 2026 competitive grant cycles. Including the total five-year commitment to Magical Theatre Company in this granting cycle’s only long-term grant, the Foundation’s current grants and future commitments from this grant cycle total $590,665.
From The Seattle Times:
After Bilal Ali graduated from high school, he wasn’t able to think about college. His father had just died, leaving him on his own, and he was scrambling to support himself.
When he turned 21, he feared he was missing his chance to get a degree entirely and he enrolled at Highline College in Des Moines. But he still had to work overnight to afford the rent for the two-bedroom apartment in Renton he shared with six older men and he was struggling with so little sleep. Looking back, he doubts he could have finished.
From Hoodline:
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
Two hundred fifteen Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) college-bound students representing 66 different schools across the country received dorm-room essentials and free laptops at the Springboard to Success (S2S)-hosted Take Flight College Send-Off Wednesday at Bridgeport Art Center.
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.
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.
From the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' press release:
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.
From the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' press release: