Special Purpose Vouchers
Minneapolis PHA’s Veterans Housing Program Helps End Veteran Homelessness in Hennepin County
10.29.24
From the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority's website:
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority to Provide Rental Assistance for New Veteran Housing in Cleveland
9.10.24
From Signal Cleveland:
Rental assistance is set to be available at two Cleveland housing developments intended for veterans and their families.
The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Board of Commissioners approved two agenda items at its Aug. 7 meeting allowing the authority to enter agreements with developers for housing vouchers at two forthcoming projects:
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Cleveland West Veterans Housing on the West Side
CLPHA’s Housing Is Initiative Receives CSH Funding to Support the Expansion and Stabilization of Housing Opportunities for Populations Most At-Risk of Housing Insecurity
9.12.24
CLPHA is pleased to announce that our Housing Is Initiative has received funding from the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) to help us guide and assist public housing authorities (PHAs) in their efforts to expand and stabilize housing opportunities for some of our nation’s most vulnerable individuals.
HUD Announces Alternative Requirements for the Administration of Mainstream Vouchers
HUD Expands Access to HUD-VASH for Veterans
8.8.24
Today, HUD announced policy changes to the VASH program aimed at improving access to housing opportunities for veterans with service-connected disability benefits. HUD is expanding access to HUD-VASH by requiring PHAs to set initial income eligibility for veterans at 80% of AMI, rather than 50% of AMI.
GAO Report Recommends Improved Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Housing Stability for Survivors of Domestic Violence
8.7.24
INLIVIAN, Reentry Organization Offer Housing Support to Parents Experiencing Homelessness with Prior Convictions
8.6.24
From the Charlotte Observer:
A Charlotte-based reentry organization renewed a contract with Inlivian on July 3 to support families recognized by a federal law that ensures children lacking stable housing receive an education.
The Freedom Fighting Missionaries board of directors allocates the vouchers to families with children currently recognized by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Inlivian is a nonprofit formerly known as the Charlotte Housing Authority.
Join CSH’s Next Peer Learning Session on Family and Youth Housing Vouchers Focused on Exploring the Potential of PHAs
8.1.24
Seattle Housing Authority program helps foster youth avoid homelessness
6.10.24
From the Seattle Times:
Lexie Lee chose an apartment on the top floor. Hundreds of feet off the ground. Hopeful that it would be high enough to deter someone from breaking in.
Then, finally, she might feel safe.
“Even living on the fifth floor, I feel like Spider-Man is going to come through and open this door sometimes,” she said, motioning to her glass balcony door on a sunny day in May.