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PACE Enterprises awarded FHLP-AHP grant

PACE Enterprises was recently awarded $750,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh as part of the Affordable Housing Program. It will help fund the PACE Place Project. PACE Place will be a one-of-a-kind, 12-unit independent housing facility in Star City for individuals with ...

Solving homelessness crisis more about priority than money

If it seems like the homeless population has grown, that’s because it has — everywhere. According to the annual point-in-time survey, there are almost 71,000 more people experiencing homelessness this year compared to last — an increase of 12% — totaling around 653,000 people. This ...

California has the right idea but the wrong plan for the homeless

by Claudia Sahm California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest attempt to reduce homelessness by forcing those who are living on the streets and experiencing mental health issues or a substance use disorder into institutional treatment is bound to fail. It’s not that the $6.3 billion in ...

The federal government’s false land generosity

Washington bureaucrats recently announced that Southern Nevada governments will be able to buy federal land at reduced prices. In some cases, it might be as low as $100 an acre. Buyers must use the property for the development of affordable housing. “This is far below the rate for ...

$9.7M will support affordable housing in West Virginia

Bartlett House in Morgantown and North Central WV Community Action in Kingwood are among more than a dozen housing agencies across the state to be awarded money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support quality, affordable housing for all West ...