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SRO Program to Receive Vouchers

SRO Program Selected to Receive Housing Choice Vouchers Housing Catalyst announces the selection of the single room occupancy program of the Villages, Ltd. to receive up to 29 project-based Housing Choice Vouchers. The project was selected in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Request for Proposals. Information is available regarding the selection by More...

By |2023-12-18T11:44:04-06:00November 28th, 2016|News|

Myths and Stereotypes about Affordable Housing

MYTH: Affordable housing will drive down property values. REALITY: Repeated research has shown that affordable housing has no negative impact on the price or frequency of sales of neighboring homes. A recent study of four very-low-income family housing developments in suburban Chicago – Victorian Park in Streamwood, Liberty Lakes Apartments in Lake Zurich, Waterford Park More...

By |2023-12-18T11:44:05-06:00September 30th, 2016|News|

Many Full-Time Workers Face Housing Affordability Problems

THE JCHS 2016 State of the Nation’s Housing report and accompanying webcast detailed how the private market is failing to supply housing that is affordable to lower-income households. Indeed, a National Low Income Housing Coalition report found that in 2014, for every 100 very low-income renters (those earning up to 50 percent of area median income) only More...

By |2023-12-18T11:44:05-06:00September 30th, 2016|News|

SURVEY: 75% of Americans Concerned About Losing Housing

With the August Jobs Report cited as the "worst month for job gains" of the year, The NHP Foundation, a not-for-profit provider of service-enriched affordable housing, polled 1000 Americans to gauge their feelings about housing and job security. The survey’s highlights include the following: 75% of Americans are concerned about losing housing. When asked how More...

By |2023-12-18T11:44:06-06:00September 30th, 2016|News|

St. Louis school sees 90% of their students’ attendance increase because of washing machines

Anybody with kids and anybody without kids who doesn’t own a washing machine knows how much of a bummer washing clothes can be. It’s not cheap, it’s not usually convenient, and when you aren’t able to get clothing washed you can feel pretty awful about yourself. Former principal Dr. Melody Gibson at Gibson Elementary School More...

By |2023-12-18T11:44:06-06:00September 30th, 2016|News|
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