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Concerned Residents Launch "Homes On Hancock" To Promote Safe, Dignified Affordable Housing On Beacon Hill

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星期四, 六月 13, 2024
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BOSTON, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today a group of concerned Beacon Hill residents announced the successful formation of a new 501(c)(3) non-profit organization called "Homes On Hancock" to support high-quality, safe and affordable housing on Hancock Street and the North Slope.

Key Points: 
  • Homes on Hancock launched a web site and a petition expressing support for a modern apartment-based solution for affordable housing at 27-29 Hancock Street.
  • "Beacon Hill has a proud history of developing safe, high-quality and affordable housing through close neighborhood involvement, and this project should be no exception," said Victoria Kinnealey, spokesperson for Homes on Hancock.
  • "As residents and taxpayers, we support dignified affordable housing and transparency for the planning and development process of these properties.
  • Additionally, Homes on Hancock today published an editorial in the Beacon Hill Times.

Harlemite Grandmother Sherri Culpepper Forced to House Squatters for Over a Decade by New York City Agencies In Brownstone Regentrification Effort

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星期四, 四月 25, 2024
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HARLEM, N.Y., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sherri Culpepper is a hard-working grandmother who has enjoyed an illustrious and multi-faceted career. The veteran urban radio producer has never said no to a challenge. She even changed careers after the age of 50, becoming an operating engineer, mastering a large variety of construction equipment, including cranes, bulldozers, and front-end loaders before joining the International Union of Operating Engineers - Local 15, not a small feat as a Black woman. However, the predicament she now finds herself in while trying to preserve her family legacy and save her home is a situation she never saw coming.

Key Points: 
  • HARLEM, N.Y., April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sherri Culpepper is a hard-working grandmother who has enjoyed an illustrious and multi-faceted career.
  • The fourth generation Harlemite, who took over her family's brownstones in 2012, has been in a twelve-year wrangle with varying New York City agencies to legally maintain ownership of her two properties.
  • Culpepper, has filed a formal legal complaint (Supreme Court Index #159115 /2022) against numerous New York city agencies, including The City of New York, the New York City Department of Finance, the New York City Department of Buildings, and the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
  • She is in an ongoing battle against the squatters and the city, fighting to harness support for her plight as well as other homeowners in a similar dilemma.

Lifeguard Digital Health Partners with Pathways to Housing PA to Assist with Safer Living for Vulnerable Individuals in Philadelphia

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星期四, 四月 4, 2024
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Lifeguard Digital Health announces a partnership with Pathways to Housing PA that will enable the installation of LifeguardLite™ at multiple social housing sites.

Key Points: 
  • Lifeguard Digital Health announces a partnership with Pathways to Housing PA that will enable the installation of LifeguardLite™ at multiple social housing sites.
  • BC-based Lifeguard Digital Health is dedicated to staying ahead of the toxic substances crisis through its overdose prevention technologies including, the Lifeguard Connect™ App and LifeguardLite™.
  • Together, Lifeguard Digital Health and Pathways to Housing can help prevent accidental overdose deaths for people in social housing across North America.
  • See LifeguardLite™ in action at the HFPC in Atlanta at the Lifeguard Digital Health stall: Table no.16.

John Densmore and Henry Diltz Join AHF to Celebrate Morrison Hotel Rebirth

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星期三, 十二月 20, 2023
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The Doors' drummer John Densmore and legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz joined Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF), a division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate AHF’s acquisition of the historic Morrison Hotel, a 1914 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building in downtown Los Angeles.

Key Points: 
  • The Doors' drummer John Densmore and legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz joined Healthy Housing Foundation (HHF), a division of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate AHF’s acquisition of the historic Morrison Hotel, a 1914 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building in downtown Los Angeles.
  • The Doors and photographer Henry Diltz made the Morrison Hotel famous with their iconic album cover shot released in 1970.
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    John Densmore, drummer for The Doors, and photographer Henry Diltz share Morrison Hotel memorabilia during a ceremony celebrating AHF’s acquisition of the historic Morrison, a 1914 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) building in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
  • The Doors and photographer Henry Diltz made the Morrison famous with the band’s release of its landmark 1970 album featuring Diltz’s iconic cover photo.

NEW POLL SHOWS DELRAY BEACH, LAKE WORTH BEACH VOTERS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR LOW WAGE EARNERS

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星期五, 十二月 15, 2023
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New data released today by the Florida Housing Innovations Council (FHIC) shows voters in Delray Beach and Lake Worth Beach, Florida overwhelmingly support efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing for low-income individuals in their communities.

Key Points: 
  • DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Dec. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New data released today by the Florida Housing Innovations Council (FHIC) shows voters in Delray Beach and Lake Worth Beach, Florida overwhelmingly support efforts to increase the supply of affordable housing for low-income individuals in their communities.
  • The study was conducted by nationally recognized polling firm, American Pulse , among 315 Active Voters* in Delray Beach, and 250 Active Voters in Lake Worth Beach.
  • The polls also show that with full information, voters strongly support Multi-Tenant Housing Units (MTHU's), an enhanced version of Single Room Occupancy (SRO) housing or rooming houses.
  • When asked about their agreement for efforts to increase affordable housing for low-income people, 80% of Lake Worth Beach voters Agreed, with 59% Strongly Agreed.

Walden Family Services Receives Award of $4.375 Million in Homekey Program Funds to Provide Housing for Transitional Age Youth

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星期三, 十一月 8, 2023
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This significant allocation aims to address the housing needs of transitional age youth, aged 18-21, including foster and former foster youth who are at risk of experiencing homelessness.

Key Points: 
  • This significant allocation aims to address the housing needs of transitional age youth, aged 18-21, including foster and former foster youth who are at risk of experiencing homelessness.
  • As the sole Homekey Project recipient awarded in Riverside, Walden Family Services has outlined plans to utilize the awarded funds to purchase single-family homes throughout the City of Riverside.
  • Teresa Stivers, CEO of Walden Family Services, expressed heartfelt gratitude for the award.
  • Walden Family Services, a nonprofit organization established in 1976, focuses on providing critical support to foster and adoptive families across Southern California.

Funding from the State of Texas, City of Houston, Harris County Saves At-Risk Permanent Supportive Housing

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星期四, 十月 28, 2021
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At the same time, 15 existing units for people experiencing homelessness will be completely rebuilt as part of the project.

Key Points: 
  • At the same time, 15 existing units for people experiencing homelessness will be completely rebuilt as part of the project.
  • The new 95-home community called Temenos Place Apartments, will be Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) focused on reducing homelessness in Houston.
  • Funding for the project includes: $12.5 million From The City of Houston Housing and Community Development and $11 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG ) funding for Disaster Recovery from Harris Country.
  • Both City and County CDBG awards were approved by the Texas General Land Office (GLO).

SOME (So Others Might Eat) Preserves Much Needed Affordable Housing in Logan Circle

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星期四, 十月 7, 2021
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"No effort to reduce homelessness can be successful in the long term without increased resources for affordable housing," said Ralph Boyd, President and CEO of SOME.

Key Points: 
  • "No effort to reduce homelessness can be successful in the long term without increased resources for affordable housing," said Ralph Boyd, President and CEO of SOME.
  • "At SOME, we believe that affordable housing and supportive programs improve the economic status of residents, revitalize neighborhoods and stabilize lives.
  • SOME opened its first transitional housing program in 1986, its first long-term affordable housing program in 1989 and now operates 1,100 units of supportive-service, affordable housing for families and single adults experiencing homelessness and poverty.
  • In 2005, recognizing the great need in DC for the creation of affordable housing SOME launched its Affordable Housing Development Initiative with a goal of creating 1,000 new units of housing.

Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago Announces Community First® Award Recipients

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星期五, 四月 30, 2021
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Award recipients receive $10,000 to support a nonprofit organization of their choice and were celebrated at FHLBank Chicago\'s virtual member meetings held in April.

Key Points: 
  • Award recipients receive $10,000 to support a nonprofit organization of their choice and were celebrated at FHLBank Chicago\'s virtual member meetings held in April.
  • FHLBank Chicago is pleased to announce the recipients of our 2021 Community First Awards.\nThrough its Single Room Occupancy (SRO) program, Pillars rehabilitates blighted single-family homes to house formerly homeless individuals.
  • FHLBank Chicago is one of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks created by the Federal Home Loan Bank Act of 1932 as a government sponsored enterprise to support mortgage lending and community investment.
  • "Community First" is a registered trademark of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/federal-home-loan-bank-of-chicag...\n'

HHR: New Poll Suggests Popular Support for Judge Carter’s Directives in Injunction Against Los Angeles on Homelessness; also Offers Early Voter Sentiment on L.A. Mayoral Election Matchups

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星期四, 四月 29, 2021
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It suggests broad support for alternative, faster and more economic ideas to address homeless housing such as those proposed in Judge Carter\xe2\x80\x99s injunction.

Key Points: 
  • It suggests broad support for alternative, faster and more economic ideas to address homeless housing such as those proposed in Judge Carter\xe2\x80\x99s injunction.
  • It deploys many of the alternative models of more affordable housing that Judge Carter suggests including adaptive reuse of older SRO hotels and motels and construction of less costly prefabricated housing units.
  • AHF\xe2\x80\x99s Healthy Housing Foundation now has ten residential buildings across Greater Los Angeles providing 1,023 housing units.\nAHF\xe2\x80\x99s housing and homeless advocacy was cited as a source in a federal lawsuit on the homeless issue.
  • However, we need Mayor Garcetti and the Council to act deliberately\xe2\x80\x94and swiftly\xe2\x80\x94to end the crisis here once and for all.\'" (ruling pp #50-51, footnote #305).\nView source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210428006207/en/\n'