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At its worst, the mold crisis displaced over 150 families from their homes and revealed serious institutional failings at the Wilmington Housing Authority. Some families have been living in cramped hotel or motel rooms for a year or more.
WILMINGTON — Going into 2023, Wilmington Housing Authority executive director Tyrone Garrett is rebranding the public housing authority, complete with a new…
While county leaders are pleased with his progress, Wilmington Housing Authority Director Tyrone Garrett missed his goal of getting all the families displaced by the mold crisis back home by the end of 2022. Residents, especially in those communities still waiting after years for remediation work, are frustrated.
The funding from the New Hanover Community Endowment will go to the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh which will partner with the New Hanover Disaster Coalition to furnish homes and provide household items for more than 90 families still displaced from the Wilmington Housing Authority. It's in addition to a nearly $200,000 grant the non-profit received as part of the endowment's inaugural grant-making cycle.
WILMINGTON — The redevelopment of the local housing authority’s oldest neighborhood has stalled for more than a year, but new leadership is bringing the plan…