Education

Housing Authority of Baltimore City & Coppin State University Launch Maryland’s First Housing Program for Low-Income Students

11.14.23

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

The Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) and Coppin State University (CSU) today launched the Student Housing Initiative, a first-of-its-kind program in Maryland to provide low-income college students with vouchers to live in tenant-based housing.

USDA final rule expands free meal access at high-poverty schools

10.17.23

From K-12 Dive:

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement called the final rule “an important step” toward achieving President Joe Biden’s commitment to create a pathway for 9 million more students to receive free school meals by 2032.

“Increasing access to free, healthy school breakfast and lunch will decrease childhood hunger, improve child health and student readiness, and put our nation on the path to better nutrition and wellness,” Vilsack said.

‘It has been life changing for me.’ Northeastern Boston Housing Authority Scholars Program creates opportunity

10.17.23

From Northeastern Global News:

Adelia Argueta had multiple options for attending college — and attending college for free.

But when Argueta received that opportunity from Northeastern through the Boston Housing Authority Scholars program, she knew she had found a match.

“God put me here for a reason — this school is for me,” Argueta, a first-year student, says. 

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.

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