LHA Recognition and Awards
"LHA awarded 200 NEW VOUCHERS 10/5/00!
10/5/00, Longview Housing Authority was notified they are the recipient of a grant for 200 new Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. These Vouchers will be targeted towards the low-income, non-elderly disabled population. "Safe and affordable housing should be available to every member of our community. This grant will help people with disabilities access the housing opportunities they deserve," said U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash). "I congratulate the Longview-Kelso community for receiving this important grant award."
"Longview Housing Authority Receives Regional NAHRO Award 5/2/2000"
Jon Dieter, LHA Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Coordinator, recently received the Nation Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) PRAIS Award for Innovative Service in Administration Innovation for his FSS Program Data Base System.
While the LHA's FSS program was on its way to adding staff and more than doubling the number of participants, it was limited by its system for tracking and reporting participant progress, as well as managing different program components.
Thru the combined effort of the staff, an innovative database system was developed that multiple users can utilize to track FSS participant activity, keep track of case manager contacts and escrows, and even print off contracts, Individual Training and Service Plans, and a wide range of program reports.
Congratulations Jon!
"Longview
Housing Authority Receives Award 7/30/99"
7/30/99: Longview Housing Authority is the recipient of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials' (NAHRO) Merit Award for Program Innovation - Affordable Housing.
The award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in housing and community development programs throughout the nation, was presented to Christina M. Pegg, Executive Director of the Longview Housing Authority for the Authority's Eagle Pointe Village elderly apartment complex in Cathlamet, WA.
"NAHRO is honored to recognize the achievements of agencies like Longview Housing Authority," said NAHRO President Deborah M. Erlanson, PHM. "Their commitment to improving their community through innovative programs and services should be an example to us all." Agencies such as the Longview Housing Authority are making tremendous headway in responding to the major challenges of today. They are setting standards to be followed by other agencies around the country.
The Authority's Eagle Pointe Village Project is designed to provide quality affordable, mixed-income housing for seniors in Wahkiakum County. The project was made possible through a partnership with Wahkiakum County, Bank of the Pacific, Federal Home Loan Bank and Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development.
The NAHRO is a 65 year-old professional membership organization of housing and community development officials throughout the U.S. who administer HUD programs at the local level. Its membership, numbering 9,000 has long participated in the creation and fine-tuning of national housing and community development policies and programs.