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Denver Housing Authority Hires Dieudonne Kalala as Director of Internal Audit and Compliance
Kalala brings more than 18 years of audit and risk experience to the organization Denver, Colo. – Denver Housing Authority (DHA) has hired Dieudonne “Dido” Kalala as the
Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood will get $10.3 million in tax financing for new streets, other infrastructure
By: JOE RUBINO | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: October 4, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: October 4, 2022 at 9:03 a.m. Known as Denver’s poorest neighborhood, Sun Valley’s
Denver to Provide Cash Assistance to Help Lift Individuals Out of Homelessness
City Council approves $2 million contract with the Denver Basic Income Project Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2022 To help ensure that episodes of homelessness are rare,
Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans qualify for a $50 broadband internet credit. So why aren’t they seizing it?
Digital divide advocates had hoped more participants would be using the Emergency Broadband Benefit by now. There’s still 81% of the funds remaining. By: Tamara
FCC visits Denver to tout free internet subsidy that 80% of eligible Coloradans are ignoring
The federal Affordable Connectivity Program provides $30 to $75 a month to low-income households to pay for broadband. Colorado’s 20% participation rate is lower than
A Food Incubator Will Come to The Sun Valley Redevelopment in the Fall of 2024
A shared commissary kitchen for local restauranteurs is set to facilitate operations for five small-scale restaurants, a small beer and wine bar, and indoor and
Volunteers give facelift to 10 Denver metro area homes in need
BY: DILLON THOMAS/ AUGUST 13, 2022 / 11:49 PM / CBS COLORADO 10 Denver Metro Area homes have been repainted and their yards cleaned up thanks
Narrowing the Digital Divide
“Your Home, Your Internet” program by the Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Geoffrey Starks’ Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), “Your Home, Your Internet”
Denver Housing Authority Announces Opening of Housing Choice Voucher Lottery
By: milehighcre — August 3, 2022 Denver Housing Authority (DHA) is opening its Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 Lottery on Sept. 15 and 16, 2022. Housing Choice Voucher, formerly
Denver Housing Authority Promotes Joshua Crawley to Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Crawley has worked at Denver Housing Authority for 18 years Denver, Colo., July 12, 2022 – Denver Housing Authority (DHA) has promoted Joshua Crawley to
Osage Café relocates and expands, giving nearby residents a bigger community space
“Now we’re also the community grocery store.” By: Desiree Mathurin, July 21, 2022, 1:41p.m. “This definitely benefits the neighborhood,” said Aryssa Valdez. She’s a server
Construction continues in Sun Valley and two new complexes are almost completed
Denver Housing Authority’s redevelopment of Sun Valley is creating a new mixed-income neighborhood. Changes are still coming to Sun Valley. Two new apartment complexes constructed
Osage Café & Mercado Opens in New Location in Denver’s La Alma/Lincoln Park
milehighcre — July 7, 2022 Denver Housing Authority (DHA) just announced that Osage Café, which has been located at 1099 Osage Street in Denver’s Mariposa District in Lincoln Park
Here’s the latest on the historic Johnson and Wales University campus in South Park Hill
For one, it has a new name. The former Johnson and Wales University campus is coming back to life even though the school quit enrolling students in
Did You Know…?
Denver Housing Authority Programs DHA does more than just housing. This is a list of programs offered through partnerships and conducted by DHA to help
Denver housing leaders applaud bills that aim to address affordable housing, mental health
Bills use money from American Rescue Plan Act. By: Ivan Rodriguez May 11, 2022 at 5:00 PM DENVER — One of the biggest issues facing communities
3 neighborhoods in Denver now allowed to build second homes on their property
By: Katie Eastman, May 10, 2022, 9:03 PM The rezoning allows homeowners to build Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, commonly known as carriage houses or
This completed ADU shows West Denver residents that they too can build generational wealth
By Desiree Mathurin Apr. 22, 2022, 4:27 p.m. The Ramirez family’s ADU was built with help from a pilot program aimed at preventing westside residents
Warren Village: It takes a village to build a village
On lots at the corner of South Pecos Street and West Alameda Avenue sits a shuttered building with a sign that reads “Best Car Buys.”
Denver Housing Authority offers more than housing
“I don’t know where my family would be without the support and services that the housing authority offered,” said Tanya Rivera, single mom of four
Denver Housing Authority: A year in review
With a year under his belt, David Nisivoccia, the executive director of the Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver, is responsible for
DHA Hires Erin Clark as New Chief Real Estate Investment Officer
April 13, 2022 Denver Housing Authority (DHA) has hired Erin Clark as the chief real estate investment officer. Clark brings with her more than 15
Denver Housing Authority Launches Community Solar Garden
By Leslie Zarker, ICF on Dec 05, 2017 This Fall, the Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver (DHA) launched the nation’s first housing authority-developed,
DHA’S Community Solar Project keeps Housing Affordable
December, 2017 DHA Community Solar Garden An affordable place to live is not something April Valdez takes for granted. A mother of four young children
Warren Village Creates More Affordable Housing With City Partnership
By: ELLIE SULLUM Posted on February 23, 2022 Solving Denver’s housing crisis requires all hands on deck. City government, housing developers, community organizers and nonprofit
Denver Housing Authority and Denver Health Collaborate on Rx for Unsheltered Patients
By: Leslie Petrovski Posted on March 1, 2022 Seven thousand two hundred and sixty two. That’s how many people Denver Health Medical Center served in
How Colorado’s EV charging network could expand
By: Axios Posted February 24 2022 The Biden administration kicked off a $5 billion program this month to expand electric vehicle charging networks nationwide. The investment could
National, local leaders visit DHA’s Mariposa neighborhood in Denver.
Posted February 25, 2022. Today, Secretary Buttigieg, Senator Bennet, Senator Hickenlooper, Representative Perlmutter, Governor Polis, Mayor Hancock, delegation members, community advocates, residents, David Nisivoccia, CEO
Affordable Housing in Denver Is Scarce and the Denver Housing Authority Is Stepping In
By: HILAL BAHCETEPE Posted February 17 2022. Denver has changed quite a bit over the past decade. The population is growing at record rates, while affordable
In Denver’s brutal housing market, hitting the voucher lottery might not be enough
Program no match for “brutality of market forces” in metro area when rents have risen 17% in last year By: JOE RUBINO Posted at 6:00 AM,
Denver must build more than 50,000 affordable homes to meet demand. The city’s largest affordable housing developer can build around 300.
The city’s largest affordable housing developer can’t keep up with the need. By: Kyle Harris Posted at 1:06pm, Jan 28,2022 Housing prices for renters and
Affordable housing hub gives homes, jobs and fresh food
By: Alexa Liacko Posted at 9:09 AM, Jan 28, 2022 and last updated 10:12 AM, Jan 28, 2022 DENVER, Colo. — The United States is nearly 7 million rental
Denver Housing Authority Announces 2022 Priorities Including Building Thousands of New Housing Options in Denver
To support its growth and ensure equity, DHA launches new brand look and feel website Denver, Colo., January 26, 2022 – Denver Housing Authority (DHA) announced its
The Long Way Home: How DHA Empowers Low- Income Denverites to Purchase Homes
Renee Vasquez had a hard time imagining what it would be like to leave Westwood Homes, the West Denver public housing complex, where she had
Denver Johnson & Wales campus already transforming under new owners
By JOE RUBINO | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver PostNovember 30, 2021 25-acre former college in South Park Hill hosting culinary programs, K-8 school, affordable housing up next Five months
Warren Village Announces Innovative Partnership with The Denver Housing Authority to Expand Services and Build a Third Facility
Posted by blakecommunications on November 29, 2021 in Denver, Denver Business, Denver Front, Denver Government, Featured The Denver Housing Authority awards land to Warren Village in southwest Denver for new building site Warren Village,
More Affordable Housing In Denver Is Coming For Single-Parent Families
By Tori Mason November 18, 2021 at 10:00 pm DENVER (CBS4) – Residential services for single parents seeking safe and affordable housing are expanding in Denver. Over
Denver Housing Authority planning another complex in Lincoln Park
Eric Heinz November 11, 2021 If rezoning is approved, 40 percent of the units on the 901 S. Navajo lot would be restricted to those making
One of Denver’s poorest, most diverse neighborhoods was a food desert. Until now.
Jennifer Brown4:02 AM MDT on Nov 3, 2021 Residents of Sun Valley have had to travel miles by car or bus to get to a
A New Grocery Store Aims to Address Food Access Issues in Sun Valley
The project, Decatur Fresh, opens November 2 on the ground floor of Denver Housing Authority’s Gateway South building. BY MEREDITH SELLOctober 29, 2021 Food access—or rather,
How to get eviction assistance in Colorado now that renter protections have ended
A new state law which went into effect Oct. 1 is providing relief to renters By: Óscar ContrerasPosted at 2:30 PM, Oct 13, 2021 and last updated 7:08 PM,
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge tours new public housing complex in Denver
By PAT POBLETE pat.poblete@coloradopolitics.comJul 13, 2021 Updated Jul 20, 2021 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge during a Tuesday stop in Denver warned the affordable housing crisis
Denver to acquire motels to shelter those experiencing homelessness
Author: Richard Cote | Published: 7:57 AM MDT June 30, 2021 | Updated: 9:37 PM MDT June 30, 2021 Hancock said COVID-19 pandemic has significantly worsened the homelessness
Denver City Council approves new housing development in Five Points for homeless
By ALAYNA ALVAREZ alayna.alvarez@coloradopolitics.comDec 14, 2020 Updated Jan 11, 2021 The Denver City Council unanimously approved a trio of contracts on Monday, worth $4.1 million, to establish
What’s a Section 8 housing subsidy, and what’s the need for them like in Denver?
DHA and local agencies across the country administer the federal government’s biggest low-income housing assistance program Donna BrysonSep. 22, 2020, 5:00 a.m. Here’s are some
Denver Housing Authority got its largest-ever financing, and plans to spend it on 6,000 affordable units
Donna Bryson Oct. 27, 2019, 8:26 p.m. Denver and its housing authority had set a goal of raising $105 million through a bond issuance to
Denver Fast-tracks Affordable Housing Production Made Possible by $130M in Bonds
Alayna Alvarez, Colorado PoliticsOct 25, 2019 Updated Dec 3, 2019 Denver’s affordable housing fund doubled Friday after the Housing Authority of the city and county of Denver
Reviving Neighborhoods With Health-driven Design
In 2013, the Denver Housing Authority (DHA) announced it would begin a $240 million revitalization process in Sun Valley, an 80-acre neighborhood on the border
Denver Housing Authority wins top prize in Dept. of Energy’s Solar in Your Community Challenge
Agency awarded half million dollar grant DENVER — The Denver Housing Authority has good reason to toot its own horn. DHA has just been announced
A Guide to Affordable Housing in Denver: DHA Answers Your Questions
MICHAEL ROBERTS MARCH 19, 2019 6:02AM A Guide to Affordable Housing in Denver: DHA Answers Your Questions MICHAEL ROBERTS MARCH 19, 2019 6:02AM Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and every candidate wanting to take
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