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Lt. Travis Stokes, a firefighter in Richmond, Va., is helping to lead an effort to distribute protective equipment to residents of low-income and minority neighborhoods.

In Minority Neighborhoods, Knocking On Doors To Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus

12:55pm July 10, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Through a partnership between state and local government, volunteers and city workers in Richmond, Va., are passing out PPE in at-risk neighborhoods.

More Risk But Less Outreach In New York's Densely Packed Public Housing

8:00am April 04, 2020

by Scott Simon

Mike Kamber, the Executive Director of Bronx Documentary Center, shares his concerns for people in New York City's public housing during the coronavirus pandemic.

Safety Improvements Coming To Downtown Crosswalk

4:27pm January 22, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

A dangerous pedestrian crosswalk in Winston-Salem is getting overhauled. It's part of a larger plan to address pedestrian safety across the city.

News

New Leadership At Housing Authority Of Winston-Salem

4:49pm January 14, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

Kevin Cheshire has been named the new executive director of The Housing Authority of Winston-Salem (HAWS).

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News

Rent Going Up For Some Housing Authority Of Winston-Salem Residents

7:00am December 30, 2019

by Eddie Garcia

In a motion approved by the board of the housing authority, tenants who pay flat rent will be paying more beginning January, 2020.

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President Trump waves before boarding Air Force One as he departs Albuquerque, N.M., en route to campaign events in California on Tuesday.

Trump Goes 'Behind Enemy Lines' To Raise Money In SF Bay Area

12:42pm September 17, 2019

by Scott Shafer

The president will be attending private fundraisers near Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills. It is his first visit to the San Francisco Bay Area since his election, when he lost California by 30 points.

HUD Secretary Ben Carson is portraying the proposed change as a way to help low-income Americans who are in need of housing assistance.

National

Proposed Rule Could Evict 55,000 Children From Subsidized Housing

4:54pm May 10, 2019

by Pam Fessler

Under the Housing and Urban Development change, immigrants in the county illegally would be prevented from receiving federal housing aid. The result could be thousands of families evicted.

Emergency crews responded to the Allen Benedict Court public housing complex in Columbia, S.C., Thursday. They found two men dead in the morning and later discovered gas leaks in multiple buildings.

National

2 People Dead In S.C. Public Housing Complex, 411 Evacuated After Gas Leaks

5:43pm January 18, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Police haven't yet confirmed that the deaths of the men, who were found Thursday morning in separate apartments in Columbia, are tied to the leaks.

Hundreds of public housing residents are becoming food entrepreneurs thanks to Food Business Pathways, a free 10-week program that offers food-loving New York City Housing Authority residents customized business training and resources.

Arts

New York Public Housing Is Home To City's Newest Food Entrepreneurs

2:26pm November 29, 2018

by Andrea Strong

Food Business Pathways is a free course that gives low-income participants a leg up in turning their ideas into successful businesses through training, mentoring, access to services and space to sell.

The Reverend David K. Brawley is one of the leaders of East Brooklyn Congregations, which put together the Nehemiah housing plan. They continue to build houses today.

Economy

The American Dream: One Block Can Make All The Difference

11:25pm October 04, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

Is geography destiny? It goes against the core idea of the American dream, but a new online data tool says where you were born and raised actually makes a huge difference — down to the very block.

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