Health

Durham Housing Authority and CVS Health Break Ground on New Affordable Housing Community with On-Site Health, Workforce & Education Services

9.10.24

From the Durham Housing Authority's press release:

Tomorrow the public-private partnership of Laurel Street and the Durham Housing Authority (DHA) along with its tax credit equity partners, CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) and Red Stone Equity Partners, will join other community partners at a groundbreaking ceremony for Commerce Street Apartments, a mixed-income housing community located in downtown Durham.

Wilming Housing Authority Wellness Checker Program Provides Help for Seniors

9.10.24

From Delaware Public Media: 

The Wilmington Housing Authority’s Wellness Checker Program made over 5,000 wellness check calls during the program's first year.

The program to promote the health and wellbeing of senior residents in Wilmington Housing Authority buildings was free of charge to residents from WHA in collaboration with Mayor Mike Purzycki and Councilwoman Zanthia Oliver.

D.C. Public Housing Units Become Health Care Hubs

7.16.24

From GW Today:

Erin Athey has spent decades working in community medicine in Washington, D.C., a career that made her painfully aware of the disparity in care access between the city’s high-income and low-income residents.

“There is a 20-year difference in life expectancy between the White House and Ward 8,” the adjunct and former assistant professor at the George Washington University School of Nursing said. “So this is a system that needs a massive overhaul."

Voucher Participants Are Thriving in the Chicago Housing Authority’s Health and Wellness Program

5.21.24

From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:

Thomas King had earned an Associate Degree from Truman College and had transferred to Northeastern Illinois University where he’d been accepted into the Godwin School of Education. Everything was going well for the former restaurant worker who decided to switch gears and pursue a teaching career.

Officials Say New Vancouver Low-income Senior Housing Will Improve Lives

5.14.24

From the Columbian:

Local housing officials gathered Thursday to celebrate progress on the construction of a new low-income senior living facility in Vancouver’s Bagley Downs neighborhood.

Laurel Manor, 3333 N.E. 66th Ave., is a four-story apartment building with 82 one-bedroom units next door to Columbia River Mental Health Services.

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