Tag: homeless
DCHFA Finances New Affordable Senior Housing and Grandfamily Development in Ward 7
The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) issued $25.9 million in tax exempt bonds, underwrote $21.4 million in federal Low Income Housing Tax...
HUD awards nearly $2.2 billion to local homeless programs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced nearly $2.2 billion in grants to support thousands of local homeless...
California’s request for federal funding to combat homelessness rejected by Trump Administration
As the homelessness crisis in California escalates, state officials requested increased federal funding to combat the issue, only to be rejected by HUD Secretary...
10 facts about homelessness in America
The homeless represent the most vulnerable portion of Americans living in poverty. The latest U.S. government report on homelessness shows that a culture of...
HUD awards $75 million to help end youth homelessness
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $75 million to end youth homelessness in 23 local communities across the country,...
HUD makes record $2.3 billion available to support thousands of local homeless programs
In a continuing effort to prevent and end homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today is making a record $2.3...
L.A. mayor takes full responsibility for city’s rise in homelessness
The number of unhoused people living within city limits now stands at 36,300—and 75 percent are unsheltered. With homelessness up 58 percent on his watch,...
California Assembly passes innovative legislation to enable landlords and tenants to assist persons at...
Today, the California State Assembly voted 75 - 0 to pass Assembly Bill (AB) 1188, authored by Assembly member Jesse Gabriel (D – San...
HUD reports homelessness unchanged in U.S. in 2018 with notable declines among veterans and...
Homelessness in the U.S. remained largely unchanged in 2018, according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Seriously mentally ill
Thousands of mentally ill people cycle in and out of hospital emergency rooms. They strain our medical system, scare the public and sometimes harm...
HUD awards $43 million to help end youth homelessness
To help end youth homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding $43 million to 11 local communities, including five...
HUD awards nearly $20 million to support homeless programs in Puerto Rico and US...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $20 million to support to dozens of local homeless housing and service...
California: The great housing bust
California is the sixth biggest economy in the world according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Legislators like to tout that fact. They often forget...
HUD, VA team up to help homeless veterans find permanent homes
In a continued effort to end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs...
Homelessness in LA
Homelessness is a problem in major cities across the country, but it is especially so in large cities like Los Angeles. The City and...