ORANGE, NJ — The Housing Authority of the City of Orange and the Orange Redevelopment Authority will host a gala event in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Washington Manor on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the 250-unit facility located at 340 Thomas Boulevard in Orange. At the event, several civic […]
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — On Sept. 30, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Region II administrator Alicka Ampry-Samuel announced 646 new housing choice vouchers totaling $8,328,385 awarded to public housing authorities in New Jersey. The announcement was made during Ampry-Samuel’s keynote address at the 2022 N.J. Governor’s Conference, held annually in Atlantic City. “Housing […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Housing Authority will host its 11th annual Youth Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 12, at the Shackamaxon Country Club, 100 Tillinghast Turn, Scotch Plains. A host of business and civic luminaries will be among the field of golfers to help raise $50,000 in support of the higher education aspirations […]
TRENTON, NJ — On May 27, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $99 million in funding to 56 public housing authorities in New Jersey to make capital investments in their public housing properties. “It is essential for public housing authorities to preserve existing affordable housing, and this HUD funding will go a […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange Housing Authority held a community meeting on Oct. 20 at the Walter G. Alexander Village apartments to discuss its Small Homes Initiative, which is in the beginning stages of planning; the initiative is to create residential spaces that encourage community growth and are safe. The special guest panel was led […]
ORANGE, NJ — The City of Orange Housing Authority partnered with the town to host a Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pilot Program event for senior housing residents on Tuesday, March 30. Enthused about the city’s push to vaccinate residents against COVID-19, Mayor Dwayne Warren said the town’s current focus is to vaccinate its seniors. “Today […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Housing Authority of the City of Orange and the Orange Housing Development Corporation were able to collaborate to contribute a total $10,000 worth of scholarship funds during the 10th anniversary Scholarship Golf Outing at Brooklake Country Club on Friday, Sept. 11. “I was delighted with the outcome of this year’s 10th […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Housing Authority of the City of Orange and the Orange Housing Development Corporation will collaborate for its annual Youth Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 14, at Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, all events will be held outdoors in accordance with the state […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — On Aug. 10, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced $472 million in CARES Act funding to help low income families during the coronavirus pandemic. This funding can be used by public housing authorities to help families assisted by Housing Choice Vouchers and Mainstream vouchers prevent, prepare […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced May 1 that his department will allocate $685 million in COVID-19 relief funding to help low-income Americans residing in public housing. New Jersey will receive an allocation of $23,302,088. The funding, made available by the CARES Act legislation, will be awarded […]