More than 3 million Americans face deportation with the end of the federal moratorium on deportations. Classist zoning laws have widened the gap between low-income landlords and tenants. It is only by reversing decades of construction policies and investing in social housing that we can tackle the housing crisis. Skylar Baker-Jordan is a freelance writer […]
Month: August 2021
New Mexico’s Public Service Company Defends $ 300 Million Spend | Local News
The term “net public benefit” dominated parts of a virtual hearing Tuesday before a state Public Regulatory Commission official about the New Mexico utility’s request to leave the power plant. by Four Corners. PNM hopes to abandon the Four Corners plant in northwest New Mexico by the end of 2024. It then plans to cede […]
Interning at Congress, Price grad pursues a career in the public service
August 31, 2021 By Eric Ruble Victor Qiu’s parents often reminded him of the importance of contributing to his community in San Francisco, where they emigrated from China. His education inspired him to pursue a career in public service – which recently led to a summer internship at the office of U.S. Representative Ami Bera […]
Public housing complexes in East Baltimore demolished Monday to make way for modern properties – CBS Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Public housing complexes, which have existed in East Baltimore for decades, collapsed on Monday as state and local leaders gave way to new properties in a bid to revitalize the area. Homes in Perkins, Somerset and Oldtown will be demolished and new energy efficient units will take their place in the years […]
“Unruly behavior does not fly away,” FAA warns in new public service announcement – CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) a???? Thousands of unruly passenger incidents have been reported over the past year, putting flight attendants at risk and distracting pilots, according to a new FAA public service announcement. To that end, the FAA has issued a new warning for air travelers: Unruly behavior doesn’t fly. The recently released PSA includes actual […]
Civil Service Department: 2.2% of Malaysian Civil Servants Have Not Signed Up for Covid-19 Vaccination | Malaysia
Health worker receives Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Klinik Kesihatan in Kelana Jaya on March 6, 2021. – Photo by Yusof Mat Isa PORT DICKSON, August 29 – As of August 19, 2.2% of Malaysia’s 1.6 million civil servants have not registered for the Covid-19 vaccination. Public Service Department (PSD) Tan Sri Mohd Khairul Adib Abd […]
Spotlight Series: Policing and Public / Community Safety
With: Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota; Georgia Fort, freelance journalist; Booker Hodges, Assistant Commissioner – Department of Public Safety. Moderated by Kevin Lindsey, Minnesota Humanities Center. In person and onlineFREE and open to the public (registration required) There is no doubt that 2020 marked a high water point in the level of tension evident […]
Social housing residents lack food and medicine
CEO of ACTCOSS, Dr Emma Campbell. Photo: Holly Treadaway. According to the ACT Social Services Council (ACTCOSS), RESIDENTS of the Condamine Court social housing complex, which fell victim to ACT’s latest covid outbreak, are lacking in food, medicine and medical supplies. hygiene articles. ACTCOSS CEO Dr Emma Campbell has heard alarming reports that the basic […]
Uttar Pradesh: Gorakhnath temple continues its mission of public welfare through education | Lucknow News
GORAKHPUR: When President Ram Nath Kovind dedicates Guru Gorakshnath Vishwavidayalaya to the public, in addition to laying the groundwork for Guru Gorakshnath Uttar Pradesh Ayush University here, it will be another feather in the hat of Maharana Pratap Siksha Parishad. Parishad, which operates 47 educational and health establishments in eastern UP under the aegis of […]
Travis Hill column: ABC mixes business and public service | Chroniclers
Our employees have been central to all of these efforts, and we will continue to work to ensure that they are compensated fairly and have the resources to advance their careers in a place that values ââtheir contributions and perspectives. Ensuring public trust is a motivator in everything we do at Virginia ABC. While our […]
Civil service workers protest for higher wages outside the Western Cape Legislature
About 100 demonstrators under the banner of the National Union of Education, Health and Allied Workers (NEHAWU) gathered outside the Legislative Assembly of the Western Cape Province on Tuesday on a “national day action in defense of collective bargaining and workers’ rights â. Photo: Achraf Hendricks About 100 demonstrators under the banner of the National […]
Former resident of social housing “graduates” to the property | Local News
New owner Denise Franklin chats with Lynn Pannell, BRHA’s director of resident services, after a ceremony at Franklin’s new home in Bristol, Virginia. New homeowner Denise Franklin talks about the program that helped her buy her home. Denise Franklin was able to buy a home in Bristol, Virginia with help from the Bristol Regional Housing […]
Food equity advocates ask often overlooked social housing communities about their unique food needs and wants
Make sure the access looks like a lot of different things. It sounds like the proximity to grocery stores, which Gibson is particularly passionate about. Sitting in the Riverside Playground, overlooking a quiet street dotted with social housing apartments on one side and state-of-the-art, newly renovated single-family homes on the other, Gibson, Shirley and Carey […]
London’s waiting list for social housing increases amid deepening crisis
Breadcrumb Links Local News Author of the article: Megan Stacey Release date : 23 Aug 2021 ⢠23 Aug 2021 ⢠3 minutes to read ⢠15 comments Jacqueline Thompson of LifeSpin. (File photo by Mike Hensen / The London Free Press) Content of the article The number of London households the wait for subsidized […]
SAHA to open social housing registration for San Antonio
The San Antonio Housing Authority is opening its housing voucher program four years after closing it. The public housing agency’s registration period for its Housing Choice Voucher program runs from September 1 to September 17 for eligible individuals and families, according to an announcement. The program allows families to rent housing in the private rental […]
Denham Springs Flood Destroyed Public Housing Finds Place to Rebuild: ‘They Can Go Home’ | Business
Five years after devastating flooding ravaged a public housing complex in Denham Springs, its tenants are about to return home. The Denham Springs Housing Authority is purchasing land off La. 190 near the Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home to rebuild the apartments, agency director Fred Banks said. The New Covenant Baptist Church is selling the […]
Maggot-infested Durham seniors social housing :: WRAL.com
By Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter Durham, North Carolina – The Durham Housing Authority pledges to take action to better maintain its senior apartment complex, long known as OIdham Towers, after Virginia Lucke, 82, showed WRAL News the crawling maggots under the door of his apartment. Lucke, visibly distraught, told WRAL News that she could […]
Ontario Public Service Employees Will Need COVID-19 Vaccines or Regular Testing
Through Staff The Canadian Press Posted on August 19, 2021 at 7:43 p.m. Updated August 19, 2021 at 7:44 p.m. Smaller font Decrease the font size of articles –A Larger font Increase the font size of articles A+ Ontario Public Service employees will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing for the […]
ABW’s 502nd Senior NCO wins National Public Service Award> Joint Base San Antonio> News
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – Senior Master Sgt. Jermaine King is the recipient of the 2022 Air Education and Training Command National Civil Service Award and will represent ACTA at the Air Force level. The award is given to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to their community – both military and local […]
Ontario says all 64,000 public servants must be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 tests
TORONTO – All 64,000 employees of the Ontario Public Service (OPS) will need to get vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 tests, the provincial government said Thursday. In a note sent to OPS employees, the government said all members of the public service will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be notified of a […]
Tenants in Durham’s social housing community struggling with maggots and flies after garbage chutes haven’t emptied for weeks
DURHAM, NC (WNCN) – Families who live in a high-rise social housing building in Durham said they were dealing with flies and maggots after garbage chutes have not been emptied for weeks . Virginia Lucke lives at 519 East Main, a downtown public apartment building. She said the garbage chutes had not been emptied for […]
Social housing offer for confined homeless people
The state government will make 100 vacant public housing units available to rough sleepers who were accommodated in motels during the seven-day closure in July, but concerns remain about 200 other households who have also been placed. in temporary accommodation. Social housing in Adelaide. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily A government spokesperson said the vacant […]
Phelps County Public Housing Agency is looking for landlords
RDN REPORTS | [email protected] The Phelps County Public Housing Agency is looking for landlords for the Housing Choice Voucher program, commonly referred to as Section 8. The program helps low-income families, the elderly and people with disabilities obtain decent, safe and hygienic rental housing from private landlords. Some of the benefits of accepting Housing Choice […]
Capita appoints new CEO of Capita Local Public Service
Capita announces the appointment of Paul Abraham as the new Managing Director of Capita Local Public Service. Paul’s appointment comes at an important time for the company as it grows stronger and simpler, from six divisions to three. This transformation brings together expertise from across the organization to meet the changing needs of customers and […]
Phoenix development pits new public housing against old Indigenous graves
In 2018, the city of Phoenix unveiled a new vision for its notoriously dilapidated Edison-Eastlake housing projects. The buildings, abandoned for decades in desperation, would be demolished. They would be replaced by new mixed-income housing, surrounded by parks and gardens. It turns out, however, that these projects were built in the heart of one of […]
Sudbury: Sports center closed to public community reaction
Members of the public expressed frustration with the decision to close the Sudbury Sports Center to the community. The Sudbury Sports Center, located at Ormiston Sudbury Academy, will close its doors to the public indefinitely at the end of this month after a contract with Abbeycroft Leisure was not renewed. The sports center is at […]
Evelyn Terry: Lawmakers remain focused on public service | 7overseventy
She has served as chair of the Department of Social Services, which includes child welfare services, family counseling, pantries, Medicaid assistance, and many other services for residents of Forsyth County. In addition, Terry was director of the George Black House and Brickyard, in honor of his grandfather. She worked to get the property nominated for […]
State Civil Service Commission expands energy bill relief program for low-income families
ALBANY – The State Civil Service Commission this week stepped up its low-income energy bill reduction programs administered by electric and gas utilities, saying it should benefit to 95,000 additional customers statewide. “We have to take into account that millions of New Yorkers struggle every month to pay their electricity and natural gas bills,” PSC […]
Civil Service Commission Draws Attention to Fake Solar Rooftop Ads |
Tricia Pride ATLANTA – The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is tackling bad rooftop solar industry players. Commission President Tricia Pridemore sent a letter urging State Attorney General Chris Carr to protect Georgia homeowners from rooftop solar installers advertising free electricity and free solar energy. âSome companies with little repute make promises they can’t keep,â […]
AARP and PULP applaud Public Service Commission for expanding energy affordability program for low-income people
Benefits will reach nearly 100,000 new low-income households before heating season begins ALBANY – The AARP New York and the Public Utility Law Project (“PULP”) today applauded the New York Public Service Commission (“PSC”) for expanding the historic program to reduce energy bills for people low income administered by major electricity and gas utilities. The […]
We must keep the promise of the civil service loan cancellation program and cancel the student debt of educators
The educators are full of enthusiasm to introduce students to new ideas, arouse their curiosity to learn and nurture their genius. They make many sacrifices to accomplish this mission, ranging from spending their “off-duty” hours helping a student overcome an academic challenge or overcoming a personal crisis, to digging in their own pockets to purchase […]
Public Service Enterprise Group Announces Sale of PSEG Fossil – Quick Facts
(RTTNews) – Diversified energy company Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) has agreed to sell its fossil power generation portfolio to units of ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VII, LP, a fund controlled by ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC for approximately $ 1.92 billion. The sale of PSEG Fossil, part of the company’s strategic alternatives process announced last […]
50 percent of families living in social housing in Durham are behind on rent
DURHAM, NC (WNCN) – Half of families living in public housing in Durham are behind on rent, according to officials at the Durham Housing Authority. There are currently approximately 1,400 families living in DHA housing, and 700 of these families are behind in rent payments. Ashley Canady is a mother of four and president of […]
Public social protection schemes should benefit the poor, says Agriculture Minister Kamal Patel
Bhikangaon (Madhya Pradesh): Ann Mahotsav was organized on Saturday at the Bhikangaon agricultural produce market. Minister of Agriculture and Minister in charge Kamal Patel said in his speech: âSocial protection programs of central government and state government should directly reach poor citizens. Measures will be taken against any intermediary excluding them from these schemes. A […]
Pressure mounts on ACT’s public housing market as more people are excluded from rentals
It started with a water leak in the bathroom, but it led to every parent’s nightmare. Canberra’s mother, Tori Oppelaar, now lives in fear that her three children will be exposed to asbestos when they use the toilet at their Kambah home. “[Water] leaked behind the tiles and made the glue weak, so the tiles […]
ECQ no reason to disrupt utility — DHSUD
Housing Czar Eduardo del Rosario on Friday pledged to continue public service amid a tight lockdown in the national capital region and other parts of the country. He said the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development will be operational throughout the lockdown from August 6 to 20. NCR-Plus under enhanced community quarantine from August […]
NH residents who depend on social housing face a myriad of barriers
It’s not uncommon for New Hampshire residents to wait years, in some cases nearly a decade, for rental assistance vouchers. But even when they get a voucher, many still struggle to find owners who are willing to cooperate. Cyric Riley just wants a place he can call his home. But it’s not easy to find […]
UNION OF THE WFTU INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE AND ALLIES, DECLARATION OF SOLIDARITY IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUESTS OF TEACHERS IN PAKISTAN.
The World Federation of Trade Unions [WFTU] International Union of Public Services and Allies [TUI PS & A] representing more than 30 million members of the civil service, take this opportunity to affirm our solidarity and unwavering support for the thousands of demands of teachers in Pakistan represented by the âPakistan Teachers Federation (PTF)â. Teachers […]
VIHA Updates Public On COVID-19 Operations, Public Housing Issues
Virgin Islands Housing Authority The Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) continues to do everything possible to ensure that the health, safety and well-being of social housing residents, program participants and staff are not compromised during the COVID pandemic. 19. As a result, effective today, August 3, the following administrative checks and guidance for residents and […]
Commentary: “Why the public service is all about this – Service”
Editor’s Note: This comment from Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul is in response to an earlier comment by City Council member Andy Bauman, related to a discussion of compensation for elected officials. In my first elected term, the mayor earned $ 100 per month and the council (of which I was a part) earned $ […]
Residents Dependent on Social Housing Face a Myriad of Barriers | New
Cyric Riley just wants a place he can call his home. But it’s not easy to find one that meets his needs – he uses a cane and has other health issues, including seizures, which make it difficult to use the stairs. He also has several emotional support animals, which can be difficult to sell […]
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Visits New Denver Public Housing Complex | Colorado to Washington
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, on a Tuesday layover in Denver, warned the affordable housing crisis is “bigger than people want to admit,” but praised efforts to renovate public housing in Colorado. After touring a public housing complex currently under construction in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood with former Democratic congressional colleague Diana DeGette […]
Brooklyn public housing residents want gas, playground repairs
BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn – From the floor of a collapsing children’s playground to the lack of gas service for nine months, residents of Glenmore Plaza homes say they need repairs now. Marvin Fleming, Miriam Robertson, and Teddy German are longtime residents of the Glenmore Plaza Houses on Christopher Ave. and say their complaints are ignored. With […]
Grantsburg social housing turns 50 | New
It was in May 1971 when the name “Crexway Court” was finalized; the new nickname for a unique low-income public housing facility in Grantsburg that was supposed to provide safe, secure and affordable housing for people who would otherwise have difficulty finding such housing, such as the elderly, the disabled or the people with low […]
NH residents who rely on public housing help cope with a myriad of barriers
Cyric Riley just wants a place he can call his home. But it’s not easy to find one that meets his needs – he uses a cane and has other health issues, including seizures, which make it difficult to use the stairs. He also has several emotional support animals, which can be difficult to sell […]