3 family members of former director of St. Clair Housing Commission plead guilty to conspiracy, defrauding HUD
Three family members of the former director Lorena Loren of the St. Clair Housing Commission have pleaded guilty to conspiracy and defrauding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
HUD awards $2.3 million to Detroit Housing Commission to help families secure employment, higher-paying jobs
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a $28 million investment to 12 public housing agencies to help families increase their earned income and improve their economic mobility.
COVID-19 is a crisis within a crisis for homeless people
Homeless people are among the most vulnerable populations in the COVID-19 pandemic, yet they're largely invisible victims. ___This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center and produced by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State Universitys Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. ___At the start of the pandemic, researchers warned that at least 1,700 of the countrys estimated 568,000 homeless people could eventually die of COVID-19. The Howard Center spent three months investigating COVID-19s impact on homeless people, analyzing data to predict which homeless populations around the country would be most vulnerable. The city manager in Sanger, California, opposed housing homeless people possibly infected with COVID-19 in emergency trailers in his town before he was ordered to take them by the county public health department, records show.
Michigan receives $1.5M to provide housing for people living with disabilities
LANSING, Mich. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Tuesday that $1.5 million will be provided to Michigan to provide housing to non-elderly people living with disabilities. This funding will provide vital housing options for some of the most vulnerable among us, individuals with disabilities across Michigan, said HUD Midwest Regional Administrator Joseph P. Galvan. It will also prevent homelessness and promote independent living in the least restrictive setting while diverting from more costly institutionalization.The following organizations will receive the following allocations:Ann Arbor Housing Commission - $421,648Grand Rapids Housing Commission - $242,200Housing Services Mid-Michigan - $215,974Michigan State Housing Development Authority - $205,423Detroit Housing Commission - $180,839Wyoming Housing Commission - $68,490Pontiac Housing Commission - $63,232Port Huron Housing Commission - $59,135Melvindale Housing Commission - $56,398Michigans $1.5 million allocation is part of a nearly $77 million distributed throughout the country. You can see a list of how much funding each state will be allocated here. HUD also recently allocated $11 million to Michigan Public Housing Authorities earlier this month in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Federal government allocates $11M to Michigan public housing amid coronavirus pandemic
LANSING, Mich. โ The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Friday that $685 million in COVID-19 relief funds will be allocated to Public Housing Authorities (PHA) across the country. MORE: Coronavirus in Michigan: Hereโs where we stand as of SundayThe funds, made available through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, will help residents living in public housing by supporting coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak prevention and response measures, officials said. RELATED: HUD to begin allocating $3 billion to help low-income familiesMichigan PHAs will receive $11 million in funding from HUD. โPublic Housing Authorities have a vital role to play in our COVIDโ19 recovery efforts,โ said Joseph Galvan, HUD Midwest Regional Administrator. โWe will continue working diligently to overcome this as expeditiously as possible.โClick here to read the official announcement from HUD.
HUD giving nearly $10 million to Detroit to help remove lead from homes
DETROIT - Nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will go to Detroit to help rid homes of lead. Most of the $9.7 million will help homeowners in the 48209 ZIP code in Southwest Detroit. Another $600,000 will be used to fix health- and safety-related hazards in homes. Learn more about the funding in the video above. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.