Congratulations to Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis on 39 new Project-Based Voucher (PBV) units at Dorothy Day Residence (St. Paul Public Housing Agency)
12.16.20
From the St. Paul Public Housng Agency's newsletter:
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CHA Grants Boost Resident-Owned Businesses During The Pandemic (Chicago Housing Authority)
12.16.20
From WBEZ Chicago:
Ms. B’s Kitchen and Catering in the North Lawndale neighborhood sells Chicago-style favorites like pizza puffs. On other days of the week, owner Tawanda Stange cooks comfort food, everything from pot roast to oxtails to gumbo. Her Sunday Soul Food menu includes baked chicken, smothered pork chops and candied yams.
Stange, who learned how to cook at her grandmother’s house, started the business in 2017. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, she had to let go of two employees.
HousED Survey: Understanding Gaps in Food Insecurity for Children in Housing
12.16.20
From the Partnership for Children & Youth’s HousED Initiative:
PAHRC Releases Latest 2020 Housing Impact Report on Meeting Unique Needs and Building Accessible Homes
12.16.20
New JCHS Study: Service Coordinators Helped Older Adults Who Live in Publicly Funded Housing Respond to COVID-19
12.16.20
DASH Mentor 3.0 Program Funding Opportunity
12.16.20
From Data Across Sectors for Health:
Photos: Virgin Islands Housing Authority Senior Cultivates Thriving Urban Garden
12.2.20
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority to offer Wi-Fi zones
12.2.20
From Akron.com:
The Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) and Building For Tomorrow’s ConnectHome Akron Initiative is bringing internet service to underserved communities through high-speed community Wi-Fi zones.
According to AMHA officials, the Wi-Fi Zones will give residents in AMHA public housing full access to quality wireless internet service in their residential units. Previously, residents could access free Wi-Fi in common areas only.
San Diego Reports Progress in Reducing Veteran Homelessness (San Diego Housing Commission)
12.2.20
From the Times of San Diego:
City officials, the San Diego Housing Commission and the Regional Task Force on the Homeless said Tuesday that regional collaboration has led to a significant drop in veteran homelessness and continues under the Operation Shelter to Home program.
A Learning Hub In D.C. Public Housing Is Helping Students Navigate Distance Learning (District of Columbia Housing Authority)
12.2.20
From DCist:
Students sat two to a table, separated by plexiglass and wearing face masks.
An 11-year-old girl took a math test on decimals. A 9-year-old boy solved a word problem that directed him to calculate the attendance size of the Super Bowl. His 7-year-old sister doodled in a notebook during a break from her virtual second-grade class.