New construction, renovations and demolition are among $10.9 million in planned work on public housing following a critical few years for East St. Louis Housing Authority. Ben Carson, head of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, visited the city in August 2017 to announce the return of responsibility to local control over the housing authority […]
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DeKALB – The Housing Authority of the County of DeKalb recently received a $10,000 grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation. MidweekNews.com
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For the last six-plus months, members of The Dwelling Place of Vermilion County have been distributing personal hygiene and household care supplies to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness out of their vehicles. News-Gazette.com
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MACOMB — As Republican and Democratic Party members spar over responsibility for the partial government shutdown, now in its third week, the McDonough County Housing Authority has four months of cash reserves before running out of money in June. That’s according to HA Executive Director Bill Jacobs, who presented a summary of the budget situation […]
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The government shutdown that already has some 800,000 federal employees out of work or working without pay could have a devastating effect on the nation’s poor if it drags on. PJ Star.com
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The ongoing federal government shutdown has delayed the razing of the Brewington Oaks public housing complex and put the moving plans of dozens of residents in limbo. RRStar.com
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The government shutdown is forcing a number of federal agencies to take special measures in order to continue operations. Jackie Newman, executive director of the Peoria Housing Authority, said so far the effects of the shutdown have been minimized in Peoria. “We are open for business in the middle of a storm,” she said. PJStar.com
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