Housing Choice Voucher
HUD Launches New OpFund Web Portal
Baltimore City housing program helped nearly 1,700 low-income families find new homes in 2022 (Housing Authority of Baltimore City)
From CBS Baltimore:
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City said it helped nearly 1,700 residents find new homes this year through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. That's a 30 percent increase from 2021, according to Baltimore City.
There are more than 13,000 residents currently enrolled in the HCVP, a program that helps Baltimore's low-income families offset the cost of rent for affordable, safe housing.
Several CLPHA Members Awarded HUD Section 811 Vouchers for Non-Elderly Persons with Disabilities
CLPHA Members Receive One-Fourth of All Awards
Early Details of FY22 Family Unification Program NOFO Released
CLPHA Attends HUD NSPIRE Get Ready Session: New Compliance Dates Proposed; HUD Accepting New Voucher Demonstration Sites
Development of 100 Apartments for Seniors with Low Income Breaks Ground in San Ysidro (San Diego Housing Commission)
From the San Diego Housing Commission's press release:
An empty dirt lot in San Ysidro is getting a new purpose as an affordable housing community with rental apartments for 100 seniors with low income, including 25 for seniors who have experienced homelessness, a transformation made possible through collaboration with the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC).
HUD Opens Registration for NSPIRE Get Ready Sessions
King County HA reaches 90 percent lease-up of Emergency Housing Vouchers funded through American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
From King County Housing Authority's press release:
The King County Housing Authority, in partnership with a number of organizations across the county working to help people experiencing homelessness, has achieved a lease-up rate of 90 percent for the 762 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) it was awarded through the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This compares with a national lease-up rate of 50.98 percent.* Of the top 20 grantees ranked by award size, KCHA is the first housing authority to reach this utilization milestone.
New program offers Toledo landlords financial incentives to rent to low-income residents (Lucas Metropolitan Housing)
From NBC 24 News Toledo:
Wednesday morning, the City of Toledo, Lucas County and Lucas Metropolitan Housing announced a new, first-of-its-kind program that will pay landlords in the area to open their rentals to low-income residents.
The groups hope to add 200 affordable housing units from 25 landlords to Toledo by March.