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No images? Click here December 20, 2022 
SHA hosts roundtable on affordable housing with HUD Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman SHA Executive Director Rod Brandon, HUD Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman, HUD Regional Administrator Margaret Salazar and 11 leaders from local housing agencies met at Hinoki in SHA's Yesler community on Dec. 8 for a roundtable on affordable housing. Hinoki is the latest residential building completed as part of Yesler Terrace redevelopment. Participants were invited to tour the new building after the discussion. 
SHA slated to use 100 percent of its Emergency Housing Vouchers by year’s end The Seattle Housing Authority expects that by the end of 2022 it will have used all 498 of the Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV) it received to place mostly formerly homeless people in stable, secure homes. 
Celebrating Kwanzaa Kwanzaa is observed each year from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. It is a celebration of African heritage and African American culture. The seven days of Kwanzaa correspond to the holiday’s seven core principles. 
Enjoy holiday lights at Yesler Start at Yesler and Broadway to walk the pathway through the lights or drive by and enjoy the view every day for the rest of the year after 5 p.m. Happy Holidays! ABOUT SEATTLE HOUSING AUTHORITYThe mission of the Seattle Housing Authority is to enhance the Seattle community by creating and sustaining decent, safe and affordable living environments that foster stability and self-sufficiency for people with low incomes. SHA provides long-term, low-income rental housing and rental assistance to more than 37,000 people in Seattle. SHA owns and operates approximately 8,400 housing units at nearly 400 sites throughout the city. SHA also administers more than 11,000 Housing Choice Vouchers, enabling low-income residents to receive rental assistance throughout the Seattle housing market. SHA, an independent public corporation established in 1939, is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, two of whom are SHA residents. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. More information is available at www.seattlehousing.org. 
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