Nye’s Bill to Prevent Veterans Homelessness Gains Momentum in the House
Washington, DC - October 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- As a member of the Health Subcommittee of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Congressman Glenn Nye (VA-02) is usually the one asking the questions – but today, he appeared as a witness in front of the subcommittee, testifying in support of his bill to help prevent veterans from becoming homeless.Related posts:
- Congressman Sestak Supports Key Legislation for Low-Income Veterans
Washington, D.C. - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - According to the Veterans Administration, about one-third of the adult homeless population are veterans, with current population estimates suggesting that about 154,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. Many other veterans are considered near homeless or at risk because of their poverty, lack of support [...]...
- Congressman Sestak Supports Key Legislation for Low-Income Veterans
Washington, D.C. - June 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) - According to the Veterans Administration, about one-third of the adult homeless population are veterans, with current population estimates suggesting that about 154,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. Many other veterans are considered near homeless or at risk because of their poverty, lack of support [...]...
- Schumer Introduces Comprehensive Plan to Provide Veterans With Housing and Battle Root Causes Of Homelessness to Address Growing Crisis
Washington D.C. - June 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today revealed that there are nearly 12,000 homeless veterans living in Upstate New York, and that the problem will likely worsen in the coming years as soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan return home and recent veterans continue to struggle with untreated mental health and substance abuse...
- State housing agency awards $40.4 million to prevent homelessness, rapidly re-house homeless Texans
AUSTIN, TX - August 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has announced a significant award of federal stimulus funding designed to mitigate and prevent the effects of homelessness both for those individuals who are homeless and for the communities in which they are located....
- Rep. Israel Joins with Veterans Leaders to Announce Historic Federal Investment to Help Homeless Veterans
Bay Shore, NY - December 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Wednesday, Rep. Steve Israel (D – Huntington) joined the directors of two homeless veterans organizations on Long Island – Frank Amalfitano, President of the United Veterans Beacon House and Gregory Curran, Northport VAMC’s Homeless Veterans Coordinator – to announce the largest federal investment to date to help homeless veterans....
- Rahall Announces $165K to Prevent Veterans’ Homelessness
Huntington, WV - July 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) today announced the release of $165, 746 in funds from the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 to the Huntington Housing Authority to support veterans and prevent homelessness....
- Rep. Matsui Announces $570,000 in Federal Funding to Help Prevent Veteran Homelessness in Sacramento
WASHINGTON, DC - July 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-5) today announced an additional $570,000 to help combat homelessness among Sacramento’s veterans through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (VASH). Vouchers will be made available to the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) to help provide permanent supportive housing for...
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- Attorney General McCollum sends letters to House and Senate leadership on commercial real estate foreclosure
March 19, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General McCollum today sent letters to the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate President regarding the impact commercial real estate foreclosures could have on Florida’s economy and encouraging the legislature to be proactive in addressing the pending crisis
- Senator Roland Burris Announces Recovery Act Funding for Water System Improvement Projects in Illinois Communities
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Senator Roland W. Burris today announced that American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Department of Agriculture are being allocated to Illinois rural communities for water system projects to enhance water quality and improve sanitation services. These projects will provide construction jobs and improve water systems infrastructure in rural areas
- Hershman: Legislation enables more veterans, family members to utilize services of Indiana Veterans Home
STATEHOUSE, IN - March 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --From surviving Civil War veterans to the servicemen and women of today's Global War on Terror, the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette has stood as a respite for Hoosier heroes in their time of need.
- Congresswoman Matsui Announces $19 Million School Construction Bond for Sacramento City Unified
Recovery Act Funding Will Create Local Construction Jobs, Improve Learning Facilities for Sacramento Students. SACRAMENTO, CA - March 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D – Sacramento) announced the award of a $19,342,000 qualified school construction bond, administered by the Department of Treasury and authorized by the Recovery Act, which Rep. Matsui supported last year. Qualified school construction bonds can be used to finance the construction, rehabilitation or repair of a public school facility or for the acquisition of land where a school will be built.
- Durbin: New Report Shows Foreclosure Crisis Has Rising Impact on Middle Class
Foreclosures not limited to predatory lending as more homeowners are “underwater”. CHICAGO, IL - March 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- More homeowners across Chicago find themselves at risk of foreclosure as property values drop and families struggle with unemployment, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) said today at a news conference to release National People’s Action’s 2009 Chicago Foreclosure Report.
- U.S. Census Questionnaires Mailed Out Next Week; Enumerators Reaching Out to Homeless Population on March 31
March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The 2010 U.S. Census Survey questionnaires will be mailed to every household beginning next week. Residents should watch for their questionnaire in the mail, fill it out with information on every person living in their residence, and return it by April 1
- Pelosi: Treasury Allocation to California is Step in Right Direction for Many Families at Risk of Losing Their Homes
Washington, D.C. - March 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Treasury Department’s allocation of $700 million to California’s housing finance agency under the President’s most recent $1.5 billion initiative to prevent foreclosures in the five hardest hit states.