Education

Summer program for city teens: Counselor-in-Training project for Chicago HA residents

9.13.23

From CBS News Chicago:

Games, swimming, and summer fun!

That's what nearly one hundred 15-year-olds living in Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) residences are experiencing as part of a Counselor-in-Training Program in partnership with the Chicago Park District.

And as CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reported Friday, life lessons are being learned among the fun.

New apartments at old Baker Heights site has units housing 67 once-homeless families (Everett Housing Authority)

9.11.23

From the Snohomish Tribune:

Families have already been moving into an apartment complex that, for many, will help stabilize their lives.

The Everett Housing Authority opened the doors of Madrona Square. Sixty-seven of the units here give a home to once-homeless families.

About 200 students under the McKinney-Vento Act program will be served, Heather Stults, a manager at the housing authority said. The other 38 units are not subsidized but are considered affordable.

Columbus State program assisting students with housing needs with help from Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority

8.9.23

From ABC 6 Columbus:

Changing lives and futures, one student at a time. The city of Columbus is pouring funding into an effort aimed at providing stable housing for hundreds who need it.

The 'Success Bridge' program was launched at Columbus State Community College in an effort to help struggling youngsters.

Virgin Islands HA Introduces Services to Housing Community with Bright Paths Programs

7.26.23

From the St. Thomas Source:

While the territory’s housing communities are being rebuilt after the 2017 storms, the V.I. Housing Authority is adding a slate of services through the Bright Paths program to help families achieve healthy and productive lives.

Bright Paths was created in 2020 and put into effect in June 2022, Emmanuella Perez-Cassius, assistant director of the Resident Wellness and Empowerment Department, told the Source.

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