Housing Is Director Abra Lyons-Warren to Provide Cross-Sector Perspective on Higher Education at APLU Annual Meeting
10.7.25
November 9-11 | Philadelphia, PA
Education
HACLA, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Unveil New Baseball Field at Nickerson Gardens
9.29.25
From the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' press release:
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF), in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and Kershaw’s Challenge, proudly unveiled Dodgers Dreamfield 68 at Nickerson Gardens on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 10:30 a.m. The largest public housing community west of the Mississippi River is now home to the third Dodgers Dreamfield built at a public housing site.
Opportunity Home San Antonio Highlights Resident's Hope, Stability and Growth with Support from OHSA Programs
9.16.25
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's website:
Katherine Valentine is leading a life of transformation — overcoming significant challenges beginning in foster care from age 5 to 18 combined with periods of homelessness.
After aging out of the foster care system, her housing situation was unstable, aggravated during the COVID pandemic forcing Valentine to face homelessness again after losing her job.
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Program Helps Clients Jumpstart Their Goals
9.9.25
From the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's website:
At Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s Anchorage Family Investment Center, more than 20 staff work to connect families to housing and help Alaska Housing tenants identify resources like childcare, job training and education opportunities.
New Grant Opportunity from ZERO TO THREE: Thrive from the Start Prenatal-Three Housing Insecurity and Homelessness State Capacity Building Initiative
9.9.25
On September 22, ZERO TO THREE will open a new grant opportunity supporting multi-sector state collaboratives focused on state policy related to PN-3 housing insecurity and homelessness under the Thrive
Nancy Lieberman Charities Unveils Dream Court™ at HACLA's Mar Vista Gardens Community
9.9.25
From the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles' press release:
Denver Housing Authority's Self-sufficiency Program Offers Financial Literacy Education
9.9.25
From ABC 7 News Denver:
Five participants of Denver Housing Authority's 5-year financial literacy program graduated on Monday.
According to DHA, the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program "is to encourage economic self-sufficiency through employment."
Chicago Housing Authority's Paid Summer Jobs Employ More Than 2,300 Young Residents
8.6.25
From the Chicago Housing Authority's website:
CHA’s summer 2025 youth employment opportunities have provided more than 2,300 young residents, ages 13-24, with paid summer jobs, offering early exposure to career and education pathways and opportunities that stem potential summer learning loss.
Affordable Housing Is Key to Ending Student Homelessness, Finds Urban Institute Researchers
8.6.25
Housing Authority of New Orleans and Community Partners Support Residents with Back-to-School Events
8.6.25
From the Housing Authority of New Orleans' press release:
July 18, 2025 —The Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), through its Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program, is partnering with Cox Communications and a coalition of organizations to host a series of Back-to-School giveaway events to support families living in HANO communities with supplies, services, and celebration ahead of the new school year.