I hope you had a very Happy New Year celebration. May 2022 be a good year and a better year for some. December was very busy for the Civic Association. We
New Ballot Initiative Seeks To Permanently Fund Affordable Housing
Floridians for Affordable Housing sponsors the bill.
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LEE COUNTY, Fla. â Affordable housing is in high demand, so we are following a Florida group that hopes to redirect money to make more affordable housing available.
The Floridians for Housing political action committee is sponsoring a citizenâs initiative that could permanently secure funding for affordable housing.
Diana Jones works for the Lee County Housing Authority and says families here are in dire need.
âIâve had some that say you wouldnât understand, but I do understand because I am a single mother. Iâve had the same struggles, so I do know what they are going through,â she said. âBut I also know how to help them get past it, so they can experience that better future for themselves and for their children.â
According to HUD, 15 Arkansas Housing Authorities will share in $620,454 under the program. Author: 5NEWS Web Staff Updated: 2:29 PM CST December 18, 2020
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. On Friday (Dec. 18) U. S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson awarded approximately $78 million to hundreds of public housing authorities across the country to help residents of public housing and voucher-assisted housing increase their earned income and reduce their dependency on public assistance and rental subsidies.
According to HUD, 15 Arkansas Housing Authorities will share in $620,454 under the program.
“Putting people on the path to self-sufficiency by helping them find jobs and increase their earned income is an essential part of HUD’s mission,” said HUD Secretary Ben Carson. “This funding is a good example of how federal and local partnerships work to help connect families to jobs and educational opportunities to help them become a suc