[Chicago Southeast Side Community]
For Chicagoans residing near industry, decades of exposure to environmental contaminants put residents at risk every time they go to the park, to school, or even attempt to enjoy family time in their backyard.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Groups File Complaint against Chicago citing housing segregation, environmental racism
CALIFORNIA MAYORS URGE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO DO MORE TO ADDRESS HOMELESS CRISIS
[Homelessness\California]
San José Mayor Sam Liccardo: “We must treat homelessness like the crisis it is.” There are over 151,000 Californians experiencing homelessness on any given night. Homelessness in California has increased by over 16% between 2018 and 2019.
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ILLINOIS SENATORS ANNOUNCE OVER $11 MILLION IN FEDERAL GRANTS FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS
[Homelessness\Illinois]
The Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program provides annual grants to states and local units of government to develop viable urban communities.
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CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS ANNOUNCE $3.5 MILLION IN HOUSING GRANTS FOR MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES
[Housing\Massachusetts Public Housing]
Congresswoman Lori Trahan: “This federal grant funding is welcome news for public housing agencies in Lowell, Acton, Chelmsford, Methuen, and across the Commonwealth…Massachusetts residents living in public housing will get additional assistance accessing the education, training, and support they need to advance their careers and secure a better future for themselves and for their families”
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“ERASE RACISM” ORGANIZATION CALLS ON POLITICAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ON LONG ISLAND
[New York News\Housing Discrimination]
ERASE Racism’s fair housing investigation led to successful litigation resulting in settlements with real estate companies in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Those property owners and management companies had been showing rental apartments to white applicants and treating Black applicants differently, denying them access to the apartments. When Black individuals and couples inquired about apartments, they were told, among other things, that nothing was available, that there was a long waiting list, that the rent was higher, and that they should check back in the future. When whites inquired, they were shown available apartments and encouraged to apply.
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CONGRESSWOMEN PRESSLEY, WALTERS, AND TLAIB: HUD IGNORING LOW-INCOME TENANTS ATTEMPTS TO SAVE THEIR HOMES
[Housing News\HUD]
“In its recently published notice to implement the NSPIRE demonstration, HUD states that it is seeking feedback from a ‘diverse, representative group of stakeholders.’[1] However, according to the National Housing Law Project, HUD has only engaged HUD officials, as well as public housing agencies, owners and agents (POAs), to develop the demonstration. The HUD notice is also disconcertingly silent on the issue of resident engagement.[2]”
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MARYLAND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SECURES $9.7 MILLION TO ADDRESS LEAD PAINT ISSUES IN LOW-INCOME BALTIMORE HOUSING
[Housing\Lead Paint]
Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger: “Baltimore City has nearly three times the national rate of lead poisoning, which disproportionately affects African-American children living in old, distressed housing. These grant funds are critical to ensuring our children are growing up in healthy households with every opportunity to thrive and succeed in school and in life.”
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