Tag: U.s. Department Of Housing And Urban Development
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HUD adds Boulder Housing Authority to Moving to Work program
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development added Boulder and more than a dozen housing agencies across the country to a program that encourages “outside the box” ideas. Moving to Work, first authorized by Congress in 1996, is a program that gives public housing authorities flexibility to try “‘outside the box’ ideas that address…
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Colorado housing agencies receive nearly $600,000 to help curb veteran homelessness
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Curbing veteran homelessness in Colorado made headway this week as multiple state housing agencies received almost $600,000 in the form of permanent housing vouchers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under its “HUD-VASH” housing voucher program, awarded 66 housing agencies across the nation a total…
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Despite objections, Denver City Council approves Sun Valley Redevelopment Area
The Denver City Council on Monday approved the Sun Valley Homes Urban Redevelopment Plan. The move creates an urban redevelopment area, complete with a property and sales tax increment area. The total project budget is $47.7 million, and $10.3 million of that will come from revenue raised by the taxing district and be used by…
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Denver houses nearly 600 people in 100 days
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver recently housed nearly 600 people during a 100-day housing initiative, but fell short of its goal of getting 400 households experiencing homelessness a place to live. The initiative began in February and aimed to house 400 households through housing vouchers. At the end of…
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Another international company tabs Denver for U.S. headquarters
Humanitix, an Australian nonprofit ticket selling company, has picked Denver as its United States headquarters, according to a Monday news release. The “compassionate capitalism” company gives “100% of its booking fee profits to social causes in partnership with its network of children’s charities,” according to Humanitix. It hopes to create 136 full-time jobs with an…