Sentences with phrase «expand affordable housing programs»

Heastie (D - Bronx) said the overall plan will «help families remain in their homes and expand affordable housing programs.»

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Since 2011, Keith has worked for City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. helping to advocate for after school funding, expanded Advanced Placement, prevent bullying of LGBT students in public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyer.

At Pratt, he led many successful community - planning efforts, as well as campaigns to expand affordable housing and create NYC's «inclusionary zoning» program, which requires developers seeking tax breaks to set aside 20 percent of their units for low and moderate income families and pay a living wage to their service workers.

The City will leverage Project - Based Section 8 vouchers to make housing affordable to those seniors whose income remains stagnant or declines over time, and will continue to push for expanding income eligibility in the SCRIE program.

Following the tour, Sanders» campaign released his affordable housing agenda that looks to increase federal spending on repairing aging public housing units and expanding counseling programs for first - time homebuyers and those facing foreclosure.

The Cuomo administration announced $ 1.2 million in affordable housing funds are available, a veritable drop in the bucket for a $ 10 billion program aimed at expanding affordable housing units by 2020.

The main themes of de Blasio's winning race, of course, were the overuse of stop - and - frisk, the need for an expanded pre-kindergarten program, and lack of affordable housing.

New York City's 109th mayor also said he would expand affordable housing to thousands of lower income families, expand school programs and make municipal ID cards available to thousands of undocumented immigrants.

Through projects like Sydney House, and our new Open Door program, we will finance the construction of 1,300 new affordable homes as part of Housing New York 2.0, the Mayor's expanded and accelerated plan to create and preserve 300,000 affordable homes by 2026,» said New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Maria Torres - Springer.

The measure is expected to increase funding for education, expand access to affordable housing, create jobs and help ensure financial security for all Bronxites and New Yorkers by raising the minimum wage and preserving integral family programs.

She and other advocates are pushing Cuomo and lawmakers to expand taxes on millionaires and billionaires to help fund affordable housing programs in the city and elsewhere.

A master's degree candidate at Buffalo State, Baskin lists affordable housing advocacy, expanded youth programming, lead prevention and county services outreach to communities among her main platform issues.

Needed: a strategy to promote resilience Compiling a list of suggestions, they push federal agencies to «make resilience a core aspect of all federal infrastructure and disaster - recovery funding» to strengthen affordable housing; ask for federal leaders to expand funding for programs, such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, so at - risk municipalities can develop disaster plans and assess their vulnerabilities; and boost economic stability by opposing cuts to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, so families can afford to eat after a disaster.

Allison is a program director at ChangeLab Solutions, where she co-leads projects focused on expanding access to safe, stable, affordable housing and healthy neighborhoods.

In 2015, we brought together a diverse group of housing agencies and educators to meet an ambitious goal: establish standards for quality expanded learning programs that speak to the unique needs and challenges of providing services to youth in public and affordable housing communities.

Since expanding its refinance program in September 2007, HUD's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has helped more distressed homeowners keep their homes by utilizing FHA's safe and affordable mortgage financing.

The Academy advocates to protect and expand federal anti-poverty and safety net programs, including those that provide health care (and access to health care through Medicaid and CHIP), early education (such as Head Start and Early Head Start), quality child care, affordable housing and home visiting, as well as critical nutrition assistance programs like WIC, SNAP, school meals, and summer feeding programs.

The HOP grants program is a national effort designed to promote and expand affordable housing opportunities in communities across the nation.

Ensign also took the lead in support of privately funded affordable housing development as the sponsor of a bill to expand the popular low - income housing tax credit program.

Affordable housing properties maintained high occupancies and strong operating incomes in most housing markets, according to «The Low - Income Housing Tax Credit Program at Year 25: An Expanded Look at Its Performance,» a December 2012 report from the accounting firm CohnRhousing properties maintained high occupancies and strong operating incomes in most housing markets, according to «The Low - Income Housing Tax Credit Program at Year 25: An Expanded Look at Its Performance,» a December 2012 report from the accounting firm CohnRhousing markets, according to «The Low - Income Housing Tax Credit Program at Year 25: An Expanded Look at Its Performance,» a December 2012 report from the accounting firm CohnRHousing Tax Credit Program at Year 25: An Expanded Look at Its Performance,» a December 2012 report from the accounting firm CohnReznick.

«These legislators have consistently provided strong leadership on key housing issues by working to keep banks out of real estate, expand federal homeownership programs for veterans, and support an affordable housing tax credit, among other crucial issues for our members.»

«Preserving federal assistance for the lowest income renters, protecting and expanding housing production programs like the Low - Income Housing Tax Credit and the National Housing Trust Fund, and ensuring that low - and moderate - income first - time homebuyers have access to affordable, safe mortgages are clear ways to improve stability of families and our economy.housing production programs like the Low - Income Housing Tax Credit and the National Housing Trust Fund, and ensuring that low - and moderate - income first - time homebuyers have access to affordable, safe mortgages are clear ways to improve stability of families and our economy.Housing Tax Credit and the National Housing Trust Fund, and ensuring that low - and moderate - income first - time homebuyers have access to affordable, safe mortgages are clear ways to improve stability of families and our economy.Housing Trust Fund, and ensuring that low - and moderate - income first - time homebuyers have access to affordable, safe mortgages are clear ways to improve stability of families and our economy.»