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PulteGroup Announces National Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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PulteGroup , Inc. (NYSE: PHM), one of America’s largest homebuilders, has launched a nationwide partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America , a leading youth-development organization that provides safe places, caring mentors and life-enhancing experiences for young people across the nation.

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  • PulteGroup , Inc. (NYSE: PHM), one of America’s largest homebuilders, has launched a nationwide partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America , a leading youth-development organization that provides safe places, caring mentors and life-enhancing experiences for young people across the nation.
  • The PulteGroup Charitable Foundation is also making a $150,000 contribution to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
  • “The kids and teens we are investing in through our partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs will be the homebuilders and homebuyers of tomorrow.
  • “We are excited that PulteGroup is joining us to impart knowledge and share their skills and resources to help young people uncover their potential,” said Chad Hartman, National Vice President of Corporate Partnership & Engagements at Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

NEWLY EXPANDED $185M SDS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FUND CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF FIRST PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr,. Veronica Lewis, Director, Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System (HOPICS) and John Yamamoto, Vice President, Community Health and Government Relations, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California, are scheduled to join SDS Capital Group Founder & CEO Deborah La Franchi along with students from Dolores Huerta Elementary School for the grand opening of Dolores Huerta Apartments, the first completed permanent supportive housing building funded by the $185M SDS Supportive Housing Fund.

Key Points: 
  • This 40-unit permanent supportive housing (PSH) project, located at 5215 South Figueroa Street, was built with a $6.6 million investment from the SDS Supportive Housing Fund (SHF or Fund).
  • To date, the Fund has financed ten PSH projects which will result in a total of 760 PSH units upon completion.
  • The SDS Supportive Housing Fund is on track to finance approximately 30 projects that will result in the construction of an estimated 2,500 PSH units over the next six years.
  • The SDS Supportive Housing Fund is a new high-speed, low-cost financing model developed by SDS Capital Group to fund RMG Housing's PSH developments that support people experiencing homelessness.

BFC Partners Awarded $100+ Million NYCHA PACT Deal - the First of its Kind on Staten Island

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced that over $100 million in capital repair needs will be addressed for more than 1,400 residents of the West Brighton I & II developments on Staten Island through the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, which will greatly improve living conditions at the campus. As a key step in this process, following a year of planning and engagement with residents, NYCHA and resident leaders have selected BFC Partners Development LLC, CB Emmanuel Realty LLC — a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) — and the non-profit organization Catholic Homes New York to provide comprehensive repairs to 574 apartments across 14 buildings at the site. BFC and CB Emmanuel will also lead as the general contractors, and Pinnacle City Living will serve as the day-to-day property manager when the property converts to Project-Based Section 8. The selection of the PACT partners was made by a resident review committee after an extensive community engagement process beginning in the fall of 2021. This process was supported by a technical advisor, Censere Consulting, through the PACT Resource Team. Resident review committee members reviewed and compared proposals submitted by potential partner teams and conducted interviews with proposing teams. The selected team will spend the next year working with residents to assess property conditions and develop rehabilitation, property management, and social services plans. Construction is slated to start in the summer of 2024.

Key Points: 
  • PACT is consistently delivering results for NYCHA residents across the city, and I'm excited to welcome West Brighton residents to that group."
  • "Congratulations to resident leaders at West Brighton on your selection of BFC Partners, CB Emmanuel Realty, Catholic Homes New York, and Pinnacle City Living."
  • "We are honored to be selected as a PACT partner for West Brighton I & II," said BFC Partners Principal Joseph Ferrara.
  • BFC Partners has strong ties to the community on the North Shore area of Staten Island.

Richmond Public Schools Launches Construction of New Wide Area Network with WANRack

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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RICHMOND, Va., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, April 19th, 2023, Richmond Public Schools celebrated the beginning of the construction process on their brand-new WANRack Private Fiber Network.

Key Points: 
  • Richmond Public Schools celebrated the beginning of the construction process on their brand-new WANRack Private Fiber Network.
  • RICHMOND, Va., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, April 19th, 2023, Richmond Public Schools celebrated the beginning of the construction process on their brand-new WANRack Private Fiber Network.
  • In April 2022, WANRack, a private fiber-wide area network provider, entered a contract with Richmond Public Schools to construct a state-of-the-art fiber network that spans all RPS school campuses across the city.
  • "We are thrilled to be a part of this project with Richmond Public Schools," said Rob Oyler, Founder, and CEO of WANRack.

Housing Choice Voucher holders are losing ground to rising rents

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Tuesday, April 18, 2023
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The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a critical rental assistance program provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and is sometimes referred to as Section 8.

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  • The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a critical rental assistance program provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and is sometimes referred to as Section 8.
  • Eligibility for a housing voucher is based on income and family size.
  • With voucher values eroding, voucher holders will have fewer options for places to rent and will likely be forced farther away from neighborhoods with amenities and job centers.
  • Strengthening the Housing Choice Voucher program, encouraging greater landlord participation in the program by enacting the Choice in Affordable Housing Act , and increasing the supply of affordable rental homes by passing the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act should all be on Congress's must-do list."

The social determinants of justice: 8 factors that increase your risk of imprisonment

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Monday, April 17, 2023
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It’s the idea that social factors – such as poverty, access to education, where you live and whether you face discrimination – have a huge influence on your health and life expectancy.

Key Points: 
  • It’s the idea that social factors – such as poverty, access to education, where you live and whether you face discrimination – have a huge influence on your health and life expectancy.
  • These determinants explain why worse health outcomes persist for some groups of people, despite incredible advances in medical care.
  • That is, to quantify what social factors increase a person’s chance of ending up in prison, and to use that to improve policy and reduce the harms and costs of incarceration.

What we did

    • We analysed studies of a data set containing information on 2,731 people who have been incarcerated in NSW.
    • The data comes from government agencies: NSW police, courts, corrections, and health and human services agencies such as housing and child protection.


    And importantly, we found the more of these factors you experience, the more likely you are to be incarcerated and reincarcerated. The people in our data set are often in custody on remand (not yet sentenced) and for minor offences, going in and out of the system on a criminal legal conveyor belt. This damages lives and doesn’t make our communities safer long term.

Why these factors?

    • People working in this area have developed the concept of the social determinants of health inequity.
    • Policy needs to focus on making nutritious food affordable and accessible to really make a difference.
    • All this highlights that we need broader system and policy changes to reduce the unacceptable social and economic costs of incarceration.


    The social determinants of justice show up in the over-surveillance of certain communities, lack of access to well-resourced legal representation, not being granted diversionary options and bail, and limited specialist services and support.

What now?

    • To truly reduce the harms and costs of incarceration, we can’t just roll out behaviour-change programs in prisons.
    • And we can’t just focus on what police are doing or what happens to people in court – though these are important.
    • The social determinants of justice could inform policy to ensure police are not the frontline service for people in crisis.

Former Brooklyn Resident Association Leaders Speak Out Against Proposed Menthol Ban in New York State Legislature

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
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BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, AFEP, former Brooklyn housing and resident association leaders are speaking out against the proposed ban on menthol cigarettes.

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  • BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, AFEP, former Brooklyn housing and resident association leaders are speaking out against the proposed ban on menthol cigarettes.
  • Hochul, the three leaders noted how this well-intentioned yet out of touch policy proposal could adversely affect Black and brown residents in Brooklyn public housing and the community at-large.
  • Deborah Carter, former president of the Gravesend Houses Resident Association in south Brooklyn, said, "A ban on menthol cigarettes will bring more illegal and criminal activity to our communities.
  • A ban on menthol, will undoubtedly create another problem in our community during a time in which we're trying to recover from the war on drugs," added Lillian Marshall, former chair of the Brooklyn South Resident Association.

EAH Housing Celebrates 55 Years of Building Thriving Communities

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230329005700/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230329005700/en/
    330 Distel Circle, a proposed 90-unit affordable housing project being developed by EAH Housing and the first 100% affordable housing project in The City of Los Altos.
  • These efforts continue to pay off, with EAH Housing set to deliver more units over the next five years than over the last 25.
  • “From day one, the EAH Housing team has been entirely dedicated to improving the lives of our residents and the communities they call home.
  • In addition to building in challenging markets, EAH Housing continues to deepen its pipeline of developments across more than 20 counties in California and Hawai’i.

Study Examines How Public Housing Organizations Across the U.S. Are Improving Equity Outcomes for Residents

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Thursday, March 30, 2023
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CHESHIRE, Conn., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Public and Affordable Research Corporation (PAHRC) released new findings today showing that while more than four out of five public housing agencies (PHAs) surveyed have implemented a strategy to help clients achieve successful outcomes, only one in five reported having initiatives in place to increase equity among their residents. The study also found that most PHAs want to further their equity initiatives, but are constrained by limited resources.

Key Points: 
  • New study from the Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) looks at public housing employees' beliefs about equity, the steps they're taking to improve resident outcomes, and the barriers that prevent them from furthering equity initiatives.
  • The study also found that most PHAs want to further their equity initiatives, but are constrained by limited resources.
  • It looked at public housing employees' beliefs about equity, the steps they're taking to improve resident outcomes, and the barriers that prevent them from furthering equity initiatives.
  • My hope is that housing organizations use the research to learn from each other and lobby to get the additional resources their residents need to achieve successful outcomes."

A Workers’ Budget: Labour demands for Budget 2023

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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OTTAWA , March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s unions are calling on the federal government to invest in workers in its budget to be released on March 28.

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  • OTTAWA , March 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s unions are calling on the federal government to invest in workers in its budget to be released on March 28.
  • Our government must learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and use Budget 2023 to put people first,” said Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress.
  • Workers want the government to restore balance in our economy - the eye-watering cost of day-to-day necessities means workers and their families continue to struggle.
  • “We hope to see some sizable investments in Budget 2023-24 to tackle Canada's health care workforce crisis.