On October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, the US stock market crashed. This event gave rise to the Great Depression, which lasted through the beginning of World War II, in 1941. The depression had devastating effects on industrialized countries like the United States. International trade declined, mirroring personal incomes. Cities were hit especially hard as construction came to a halt and jobs declined.
The
(PDF) added national goals for safe living conditions and sought to eradicate slums by providing funds for urban renewal. This goal was more fully realized with passage of the Housing Act of 1954 which created the urban renewal program. In 1965, the Public Housing Administration, the US Housing Authority and the Home Financial Agency were combined to form the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) is responsible for administering and managing a number of programs designed to ensure safe and affordable housing for 1.3 million households nationwide. PIH also works with public housing authorities across the country to help them improve their management and service delivery efforts. The five offices of PIH are:
Public Housing Reform Overview
In FY 2007, the Office of Public and Indian Housing awarded these grants:
·
New Orleans was awarded a
to revitalize C.J. Peete public housing development and add affordable housing units, as well as support services for relocated residents.
PIH Criticized for Holding Indian Housing Funds
Judge's decision allows HUD to lift funding freeze
(Indianz)
On July 31, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Lourdes M. Castro Ramírez to be the director of the Office of Public and Indian Housing in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Castro Ramírez was born in Juchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, came to the United States at age 4 with her family and settled in Lynwood, California, near Los Angeles. She graduated from Lynwood High School in 1989 and went across town to UCLA. There, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science and Chicano studies and subsequently a Master’s degree in urban planning.
Castro Ramírez’s first professional job began in 1996 as a community development planner for the Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation, which provides housing services in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties.
In 1999, Castro Ramírez moved to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, where her first assignment was as project director for the Jobs-Plus National Demonstration Program. The year after joining the authority, in 2000, she became a citizen of the United States.
Castro Ramírez was named assistant, then interim, director of the authority’s resident relations department in 2004 and was named director of the authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program in 2006, serving for three years.
Castro Ramírez was recruited in 2009 to become the chief executive officer of the San Antonio Housing Authority, which gives housing assistance to 25,000 households. There has been some controversy during her tenure. In 2011, local news reports detailed high travel expenses for Castro Ramírez and other employees of the authority. She was found to have spent five nights in a Washington, D.C., Ritz-Carlton hotel at taxpayer expense. The total bill for that trip was $7,400.
Castro Ramírez and her husband, Jorge Ramírez, a teacher, had three children; a daughter Natalia and two sons, Jorgito and Nicolas. Nicolas died in 2012 of a rare form of liver cancer at the age of eleven.
-Steve Straehley
To Learn More:
SAHA Officials Rack Up High-Dollar Travel Expenses (by Jaie Avila, WOAI)
Cancer Didn’t Keep Boy From Dreaming (by Karisa King, San Antonio Express-News)
On April 10, 2009, President Obama named Sandra Henriquez as the new Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (PIH), a position within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and she was confirmed on May 21. PIH manages programs that provide funding to help residents obtain affordable housing and become more self-sufficient and financially independent. Henriquez served as Administrator and CEO of the Boston Housing Authority for thirteen years before being tapped by Obama.
On October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, the US stock market crashed. This event gave rise to the Great Depression, which lasted through the beginning of World War II, in 1941. The depression had devastating effects on industrialized countries like the United States. International trade declined, mirroring personal incomes. Cities were hit especially hard as construction came to a halt and jobs declined.
The
(PDF) added national goals for safe living conditions and sought to eradicate slums by providing funds for urban renewal. This goal was more fully realized with passage of the Housing Act of 1954 which created the urban renewal program. In 1965, the Public Housing Administration, the US Housing Authority and the Home Financial Agency were combined to form the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) is responsible for administering and managing a number of programs designed to ensure safe and affordable housing for 1.3 million households nationwide. PIH also works with public housing authorities across the country to help them improve their management and service delivery efforts. The five offices of PIH are:
Public Housing Reform Overview
In FY 2007, the Office of Public and Indian Housing awarded these grants:
·
New Orleans was awarded a
to revitalize C.J. Peete public housing development and add affordable housing units, as well as support services for relocated residents.
PIH Criticized for Holding Indian Housing Funds
Judge's decision allows HUD to lift funding freeze
(Indianz)
On July 31, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Lourdes M. Castro Ramírez to be the director of the Office of Public and Indian Housing in the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Castro Ramírez was born in Juchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, came to the United States at age 4 with her family and settled in Lynwood, California, near Los Angeles. She graduated from Lynwood High School in 1989 and went across town to UCLA. There, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science and Chicano studies and subsequently a Master’s degree in urban planning.
Castro Ramírez’s first professional job began in 1996 as a community development planner for the Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation, which provides housing services in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties.
In 1999, Castro Ramírez moved to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, where her first assignment was as project director for the Jobs-Plus National Demonstration Program. The year after joining the authority, in 2000, she became a citizen of the United States.
Castro Ramírez was named assistant, then interim, director of the authority’s resident relations department in 2004 and was named director of the authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program in 2006, serving for three years.
Castro Ramírez was recruited in 2009 to become the chief executive officer of the San Antonio Housing Authority, which gives housing assistance to 25,000 households. There has been some controversy during her tenure. In 2011, local news reports detailed high travel expenses for Castro Ramírez and other employees of the authority. She was found to have spent five nights in a Washington, D.C., Ritz-Carlton hotel at taxpayer expense. The total bill for that trip was $7,400.
Castro Ramírez and her husband, Jorge Ramírez, a teacher, had three children; a daughter Natalia and two sons, Jorgito and Nicolas. Nicolas died in 2012 of a rare form of liver cancer at the age of eleven.
-Steve Straehley
To Learn More:
SAHA Officials Rack Up High-Dollar Travel Expenses (by Jaie Avila, WOAI)
Cancer Didn’t Keep Boy From Dreaming (by Karisa King, San Antonio Express-News)
On April 10, 2009, President Obama named Sandra Henriquez as the new Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing (PIH), a position within the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and she was confirmed on May 21. PIH manages programs that provide funding to help residents obtain affordable housing and become more self-sufficient and financially independent. Henriquez served as Administrator and CEO of the Boston Housing Authority for thirteen years before being tapped by Obama.
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