HUD: Historic Agreement Reached with New York City Housing Authority to Improve Health and Living Conditions
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced a historic agreement with the nation’s largest public housing authority to correct dangerous lead-based paint and other health and safety hazards. HUD, the Justice Department, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a Consent Decree with New York City and the New York…
HUD: June is National Healthy Homes Month
HUD plans month-long activities to create greater awareness around housing and its impact on health Homes and health are inextricably linked together, reflect two of the most basic needs of a society, and serve as an indicator of the strength of the nation. In an effort to help families create healthier living conditions for themselves…
HUD: National Healthy Home Months Kicks Off with Announcement of Protect our Kids! Campaign
Department-wide enforcement campaign to protect young children from lead poisoning in older housing WASHINGTON – June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is focused on protecting current and future generations of children from exposure to lead-based paint hazards in older homes. HUD Secretary Ben Carson…
HUD: $2.6 Billion Awarded to Improve and Preserve the Nation’s Public Housing
Housing authorities will use funding to modernize housing for families, seniors To help public housing authorities make needed capital improvements to their properties, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today allocated more $2.6 billion in annual funding to housing authorities in all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto…
HUD: New “HUD Strong Families” Initiative Launched
Effort helps strengthen family ties while promoting economic empowerment, educational opportunities, and health resourcese WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it will launch HUD Strong Families, a new effort in coordination with Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), federal partners, and service organizations to support families living in HUD-assisted housing…
HUD: Secretary Carson Proposes Rent Reform
Reforms to make current rent policies simpler, more transparent and predictable WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today unveiled a package of reforms designed to offer Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), property owners and HUD-assisted families a simpler, less invasive and more transparent set of rent structures, and places HUD’s rental…
HUD: Justice Department and HUD Join Forces in Nationwide Initiative to Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing
Today, as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Justice recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, Secretary Carson and Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the nationwide rollout of an initiative aimed at increasing awareness and reporting of sexual harassment in housing. The announcement includes an interagency…
HUD: Milwaukee’s Westlawn Gardens Receives National Community Planning Award
Milwaukee public housing community wins prestigious HUD Secretary’s Award The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the American Planning Association (APA) today awarded Wisconsin’s largest public housing community, Westlawn Gardens, the HUD Secretary’s Opportunity & Empowerment Award. Read more about Westlawn Gardens. Jointly presented by HUD and APA, the award recognizes a…
HUD: $35 Million Awarded to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents
In an effort to help low-income residents become self-sufficient, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $34.9 million to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes, and non-profit organizations across the nation to hire or retain service coordinators to help them find jobs, educational opportunities, and achieve economic…
HUD: Trump Administration Proposes 2019 HUD Budget
Spending plan will preserve or increase support for homeless, seniors, disabled, and healthy housing WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration today announced the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), a $41.24 billion spending plan that continues or expands support for vulnerable populations including those experiencing homelessness, the…