Adopt-A-Block building blocks

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The Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority in Newport News, VA, is pursuing a strategy that is based on the assumption that residential blocks benefit when a concerted effort is made to improve the community's appearance even when it has not declined enough to require drastic urban renewal measures. The housing authority introduced some very innovative features of this Adopt-A-Block strategy in 1995 when it undertook the construction of three adjacent houses under the HOMEbuilder program. The new Adopt-A-Block elements paid close attention to the architectural setting of the community and the construction and restoration of a number of low-cost home ownership units on the same residential block. Adopt-A-Block can serve as a model for future community redevelopment initiatives.

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Violence in the workplace: are LHAs at risk?

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Employees of local housing agencies face the risk of violence everyday. A rejected public housing applicant, already facing hard times, may react violently. Personal questions asked of applicants may trigger violence. Gang presence in public housing projects is also a danger. Local housing agencies need to plan for worker safety.

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A CDBG chronology

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A chronology of the history of the Community Development Block Grant program from 1974 to 1999 is presented.

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