FW: Housing News in Brief: Sequestration Alert
George Moses
From: Housing Alliance of PA [mailto:in...@housingalliancepa.org]
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 7:46 AM
To: George Moses
Subject: Housing News in Brief: Sequestration Alert
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Washington may be resigned to letting Sequestration happen. Are YOU? News and rhetoric out of DC suggest increasing acceptance among lawmakers that our worst nightmares will come true. Pennsylvania's most vulnerable citizens stand to lose. Under H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief, 8.2% across-the-board cuts are scheduled to occur in MARCH. PA will suffer a loss of $153 Million in HUD funding. Please visit our Sequestration Resource Page for information and to get involved. We encourage all of YOU to use this resource page to inform your constituencies. Do they know your side of the story? Join us through FEBRUARY 8th for District Meetings with US Senators & Representatives and on FEBRUARY 12th for Lobby Day in DC. In other news... Half in Ten, the campaign to cut poverty in half in 10 years, has launched #TalkPoverty, an opportunity to use social media to inspire President Obama to address struggling families in his State of the Union address on February 12. Funding applications for HUD's FY 2013 Housing Counseling Program due MARCH 18. Get more information here. Altria Companies Employee Community Fund is now accepting grant applications for the 2013 cycle. Deadline: February 19. Get the details here. back to top From Bucks County to Allegheny County, continuums of care conducted a sixth annual census of the unsheltered population (Point-In-Time Survey). These counts are required by HUD to determine funding priorities and track trends in homelessness. For perspective on HUD's 2012 Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness, visit our blog. Blight fight making gains in Butler. The city's blighted building removal program demolished 15 structures in 2012, the most it has torn down in one year since the program began. Read it about here. State Budget season is upon us. Below are initial dates and opportunities for your calendar. Governor's Budget Address - February 5 Analysis of Budget Address - February 6 Pennsylvania Budget Summit - February 21 back to top
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to top Happening: Events, Trainings, and Meetings HOUSING ALLIANCE HAPPENINGS MEETING: District Meetings with US Senators & Representatives - through February 8 MEETING: SWPA Housing Alliance - February 6 DC VISIT: Lobby Day - February 12 CALL: Legislative Briefing - February 13 MEETING/CALL - Homeless Action & Providers Network (HAPPN) - February 27 HAPPENING ELSEWHERE WORKSHOP: Employment Workshop for Community College of Allegheny College - February 5 WEBINAR: Fair Housing Webinar for Landloards, Managers, and Realtors - February 12 CONFERENCE: National Conference on Ending Family & Youth Homelessness - Seattle, WA - February 21-22 SUMMIT: National Assoc. of Affordable Housing Lenders - Washington, DC - February 27-28 TRAINING: National Development Council - Philadelphia - Jan & Feb TRAINING: Nonprofit Board Leadership Institute Trains Board Chairs and Executive Directors - March & April CONFERENCE: Eastern Region Supportive Housing Conference and Bus Tour - Philadelphia - March 7-8 CONFERENCE: NLIHC Annual Policy Conference & Lobby Day - Washington, DC - March 17-20 CONFERENCE: National Community Reinvestment Coalition - Washington, DC - March 20-23 CONFERENCE: BMRA Decon - April 29-May 1 SUMMIT: PCRG Community Development Summit - Pittsburgh - May 21-22 CONFERENCE: Reclaiming
Vacant Properties - Philadelphia - September 9-11 Administrative Assistant - Housing Alliance of PA - Jenkintown Full-Time Tenure Track Faculty & Full-Time Education Technician Positions - Community College of Allegheny College - Pittsburgh Chief Housing & Community Development Officer - Pathstone Project Director for Microfinance Demonstration Project - Philadelphia Policy Director - PACDC - Philadelphia |
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