SEATTLE—January 15,
2006—SHA's Family Self-Sufficiency program
recently received grant
awards from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and
the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. These
awards will help provide services and support to SHA residents in
the Family Self-Sufficiency program, and will fund the coordination of home ownership education and
counseling. For more information,
click here.
SEATTLE—January 16,
2006—The High
Point redevelopment project is being showcased by the City
of Seattle in a small exhibit space just off the lobby on
Level 3 of the Seattle Municipal Tower. Sponsored by the
Department of Planning and Development, the exhibit
highlights the
history, community involvement, planning process, green
elements, construction and development benchmarks at
this West Seattle project.
For more information,
click here.
SEATTLE—January 16,
2006—When complete,
the Harry Thomas Community Center at Lee House will
provide small conference and meeting rooms for
neighborhood groups and NewHolly residents. Four
second-floor offices will be rented to neighborhood
businesses or non-profit organizations.
For more information,
click here.
SEATTLE—January 17,
2006—Senator
Patty Murray (D-WA) visited the new High Point on
Tuesday, January 17 to see first hand how the various
housing agencies work together to produce housing.
For more information,
click here.
SEATTLE—January 27,
2006—One of
SHA's notable accomplishments in 2005 was the net
increase in SHA's public housing program of 140
households due to the leasing of new rental housing at
Othello Station. This is just one of the highlights of
the 2005 Moving To new Ways Report, which documents the
Housing Authority's progress against its goals. For
additional accomplishments and to view a summary of the
recently published 2005 MTW Report,
click here.
