Hibbing to institute work-related requirement for public-housing tenants in fall
The federally approved Moving to Work distinction figures to lift tenants toward self-sufficiency, officials say, introducing one woman who s a model for how it could work. 7:00 am, Feb. 20, 2021 ×
Mikaela Willey stands outside the Hibbing HRA building where she and her family live. Willey and her husband are both employed and part of the HRA s Moving to Work program, which has a goal of moving people out of supported housing and into private housing. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
HIBBING Mikaela Willey knows what it’s like to feel defeated while living in public housing.
Thanks to her new tablet device, Justice Mae Winchell-Phagan is actually excited about her next doctorâs appointmentâa virtual visit.
âIâm able to look up appointments, view past appointments and transfer health data,â explained the Hibbing Housing and Redevelopment resident while she browsed her clinic s telehealth app.
Winchell-Phagan, who has cystic fibrosis, noted that the appâs messaging feature allowed her to directly ask medical questions and receive answers in a timelier manner using her tablet than any other method. âSometimes,â she added, âI even get test results back before my doctors do!â
Her tablet is part of a broader technology initiative by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Hibbing (HRA) that includes both tablet devices and broadband internet.