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On November 18, CLPHA hosted a webinar on Mobility Programs: Best Practices and Lessons Learned with featured guest speakers from King County Housing Authority, Seattle Housing Authority Chicago Housing Authority, and Housing Choice Partners. Each panelist shared...
Public housing authorities know that providing stable housing is only the first step in helping families thrive. A comprehensive approach that combines health, education, and housing programs has shown to dramatically improve life outcomes for low-income families. Public housing authorities...
Recently, HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) published a congressional report on the percentage of HUD funds allocated to communities with persistent poverty counties and high-poverty areas. The report analyzes 13 HUD programs, including the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV...
Recently, HUD’s Office of Policy Development & Research (PD&R) published a congressional report on the percentage of HUD funds allocated to communities with persistent poverty counties and high-poverty areas. The report analyzes 13 HUD programs, including the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV...
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released an updated report, Tracking the COVID-19 Economy’s Effects on Food, Housing, and Employment Hardships, which shows that key hardship indicators fell especially fast after the enactment of the American Rescue Plan on March 11,...
Chicago Housing Authority Senior Resident Leader Is Veteran Whose Devotion Is to Other Vets, Seniors
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
Robert Scott spent 12 years in the United States Army, traveling all over the world. From Europe, to the Far East, to France. He jumped out of planes. And he fought in Vietnam. He’s seen a lot. And not all of it is pretty.
That’s why, as...
In their recent report “Why Do Households of Color Own Only a Quarter of the Nation’s Housing Wealth When They Compose a Third of the Nation’s Households?,” researchers at the Urban Institute explore why households of color build less wealth from homeownership than white...
Article from the Vancouver Housing Authority:
Damien Wheeler spent first through 12th grade living with his mom, twin brother and sister in a sprawling neighborhood of subsidized duplexes and fourplexes in Vancouver, Wash. A rental voucher, SSI and other public supports kept the family...
From the San Jose Spotlight:
Flags fly at half-mast each Nov. 11 to honor Veterans Day across the country. In Silicon Valley, fewer veterans will look at those flags while living on the streets.
All the Way Home, a campaign launched in 2015 to help end the homeless veterans crisis, has housed 2,...