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Mayor Menino Releases Results of 2012 Homeless Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today released the results of the 33rd Annual Homeless Census, conducted by city officials, community leaders, and more than 350 volunteers. On the night of the census, Decem...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Saturday, March 2, 2013. All citizens should take appropria...
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS), Assemblymember Raul Bocanegra and Pacoima Neighborhood...
Los Angeles, CA - March 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- At first glance, Pacoima looks like any other quaint neighborhood. What makes this community different is that it’s located in an area that has been significantly affected by the foreclosure crisi...
RESTORATION OF CENTURY-OLD HOTEL GIVES HOUSING LIFELINE TO ADULTS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS
SAN DIEGO - March 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Transformed from a 100-year-old downtown hotel into modern studios, The Mason is giving very low-income adults such as U.S. Air Force veteran Dallas Edge the help they need to stay off the streets in the ...
Reps. Heck, Renacci Introduce Bill to Reduce Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In keeping with the stated goals of the House of Representatives and the Obama Administration, Congressmen Joe Heck (NV-03) and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today introduced legislation to reduce homele...
Sens. Warner, Warren Urge Action on Consumer Credit Reporting
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today sent a letter to the heads of the Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the...
NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSING AWARDS FAMILIES IN TRANSITION $200 VISA GIFT CARD AFTER PUBLIC VOTE
BEDFORD, N.H. - February 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Hampshire Housing kicked off 2013 by hosting a virtual Visa gift card giveaway, and Families in Transition was named the winner by a public vote. Facebook users took to New Hampshire Housing
Feinstein to White House: Fund West LA VA Renovation for Homeless Vets
Washington - February 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Dianne Feinstein and Congressman Henry A. Waxman (both D-Calif.) sent a letter to Acting Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget Jeffery Zeints urging the president to inc...
HUD and HHS Announce nearly $98 million in Section 811 Project Rental Assistance to...
WASHINGTON, DC - February 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- To prevent thousands of people with disabilities from experiencing homelessness or unnecessary institutionalization, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Depart...
Fayette County point-in-time count identifies homeless and educates a new generation of volunteers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A recent Point-In-Time survey conducted by the Fayette County Community Action Agency last month identified a total of 38 homeless people in the county.
COMPTROLLER LIU REJECTS $91 MILLION HOMELESS SHELTER CONTRACT
NEW YORK, N.Y. - February 7, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New York City Comptroller John C. Liu today rejected a 21-year, $91 million contract for a homeless shelter in the Bronx amid questions concerning the legitimacy of the required approval process r...
New Bedford’s Homeless Service Providers Network Announces 2013 Annual Point-in-Time Homeless Count
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Bedford, Massachusetts- On Wednesday, January 30th from 2:00 p.m. to January 31st at 2:00pm the New Bedford Homeless Continuum of Care, known as the Homeless Service Providers Network, will ...
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Awards Grants to Three Nonprofits
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Future Fund at the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia will send three checks next week totalling $58,000 to local nonprofits that provide transitional housing programs for the homele...
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Breaks Ground on New Affordable Housing and Integrated Healthcare...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has broken ground on the new Stout Street Health Center and Renaissance Stout Street Lofts at 22nd and Stout Streets in Downtown Denver. This landmark pro...
RECORD NUMBER OF HOMELESS SAN DIEGANS—1,150 ATTEND PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT FOR CLOTHING AND SERVICES
San Diego, CA - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chris, 25, came to San Diego in November from North Dakota for an online listing for a sales job that “turned out to be a real bad scam.” He was among a record 1,150 homeless San Diegans who ob...
Looking Ahead: A Vision for Ending Family Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week, in the earliest hours of Friday morning, I was one among thousands of volunteers who fanned out in communities across the nation to participate in the Point-In-Time Count of people wh...
2012 Saw 6% Increase in Number of Arlington Shelter Users
ARLINGTON, VA - January 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of people served in Arlington homeless shelters rose 6% in 2012, but the average length of time a person stayed in shelter decreased 28%. The biggest improvement was in housing homeless ...
2013 Homeless Point-In-Time Count and Survey Begins January 24
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Broward County Homeless Initiative Partnership, in collaboration with the Broward Regional Health Planning Council, Inc. (BRHPC), the Homeless Count Committee and more than 200 volunteers, i...
Evening activities canceled and non-essential personnel sent home
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Given the potential for severe road conditions late this afternoon and early evening because of the forecast snow, City Manager Mary Bunting said all evening activities for the city will be canc...
Mikulski, Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Help End Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.),a member of the Senate Military Family Caucus, today announced that she has introduced legislation along with Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Mark Begic...
Congressmen Al Green and Mike Michaud Reintroduce Bills Targeting Veteran Homelessness in the House
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Al Green (TX-09) and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Congressman Mike Michaud (ME-02), reintroduced two bills that would impact homelessness among veterans...
NVAR’s “Face of Foreclosure” report debunks threat of “shadow inventory,” suggests ways lawmakers can...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- After studying the foreclosure issue for nearly four years, the Nevada Association of REALTORS® (NVAR) released its latest “Face of Foreclosure” report today, offering recommendations for s...
January 30 Deadline to Apply for FEMA Assistance and Return SBA Loan Applications
January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Survivors of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey have until January 30, 2013 at midnight to register for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and to return applications for low-interes...
Is the Five-Year Plan to End Veteran Homelessness Working?
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- If that notion sounds wildly ambitious to you, that is because it is. But this ambition has fueled significant reductions in veteran homelessness, and has put our nation on course to prevent vet...
Citywide Count of Homeless Persons on January 24, 2013
January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) conducts the count, which is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This count defines the scope...
Brown Reveals How Northwest Ohioans Will Be Affected By Deal Requiring Banks To Pay...
TOLEDO, OH - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) revealed how Ohioans will be affected by this month’s deal requiring banks to pay $8.5 billion to homeowners who were hurt by the mortgage crisis. Brown was joined at ...
SINEMA NAMED TO HOUSING SUBCOMITTEE, HIGHLIGHTS ARIZONA’S FORECLOSURE CRISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The office of Congresswoman Maxine Waters, ranking Democrat on the House Committee on Financial Services, has announced the subcommittee assignments for Democrats on the Committee. Congresswoma...
Overall Rate of Homelessness in Virginia Declines; Corrected Data Available
RICHMOND, VA - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Virginia experienced a 7.2 percent decrease in homelessness from 2010 to 2012 according to data collected by communities. The number of persons in families with children experiencing homelessness de...
Get involved in your community’s 2013 point-in-time homelessness count
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Every year, during the last ten days in January, HUD requires Continuums of Care (CoCs) to count the number of people experiencing homelessness in the geographic area that they serve through the...
County Participating in Stand Down Morristown
January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Morris County’s Department of Human Services will be one of many participants this week in Operation Stand Down Morristown, a two-day event supporting needy and homeless veterans and their families.
