President Biden Confronts Discrimination in U.S. Housing Policies-Will It Make a Difference?
President Biden Confronts Discrimination in U.S. Housing Policies-Will It Make a Difference?
Joe Biden issued orders to advance racial equity and asked the federal housing authority to rectify any policies that are injurious to communities of color.
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Joe Biden is attacking racial discrimination in housing from the nation s highest office.
In his first days as commander in chief, Biden issued orders to advance racial equity and directed the federal housing authority to rectify any policies that are injurious to communities of color. The president also acknowledged that federal, state, and local governments were directly involved in creating racist housing policies that let Black Americans fall behind in homeownership a situation he is trying to rectify with these orders.
This is their life - COVID puts a kink in annual count of San Antonio s homeless
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Alyssa Gooch helps Kaleb Starr unload his donations. Because of COVID, the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless has cancelled its 2021 unsheltered point-in-time count. Instead, the organization is hosting a street outreach day of appreciation on TuesdayJan. 26, 2021Ronald Cortes/ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Alyssa Gooch helps Kaleb Starr unload his donations. Because of COVID, the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless has cancelled its 2021 unsheltered point-in-time count. Instead, the organization is hosting a street outreach day of appreciation on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.Ronald Cortes/ContributorShow MoreShow Less
Point in Time homeless count taking place this week in Prineville
Annual count will differ from past years in Prineville because of COVID-19 limitations
The Homeless Leadership Coalition, Central Oregon s Continuum of Care, kicked off the annual Point In-Time Count in Central Oregon this past Wednesday.
The event is a count of individuals who are experiencing homelessness or are in transitional housing in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties as well as the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
The count is a part of a state and national effort to identify the number of individuals who are experiencing homelessness and greatly impacts the available funding for homeless services to the region.