Tag: HABD
School Attendance Incentives for Birmingham Students Showing Signs of Success
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s Every Day Counts program, an effort to combat truancy, is gaining momentum.
The initiative incentivizes Housing Authority...
Birmingham Housing Residents Graduate Pilot Program, ‘Ready to Work’
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
More than a dozen residents with Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) on Friday completed a Ready to Work...
Birmingham Housing: Breaking Silence Against Domestic Violence
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) hosted its Lifting Voices, Breaking Silence Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Friday...
Birmingham Housing Authority Unveils Central Phone Number for Section 8 Calls
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The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) on Monday launched the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Call Center to help reduce long wait...
HABD Awarded Additional $5M for Housing Voucher Program
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The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) on Monday announced it will receive an additional $5,060,988 from HUD for its Housing Choice Voucher...
Southtown Court Redevelopment Begins With Displaced Families in Mind
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham leaders on Tuesday broke ground on a new multifamily development, the first part of a larger-mixed use project replacing...
Dontrelle Young-Foster’s Rise to President and CEO of Birmingham Housing Authority
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
For those used to Dontrelle Young-Foster being super-friendly when they approached and found a possible change, there was a...
Birmingham Housing Authority Awarded $262,397 Federal Grant for Internet Connectivity
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has named the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) as a recipient of an FY23 Your Home, Your Internet grant...
HABD’s David Northern Sr. Named Head of Houston Housing Authority
The Birmingham Times
David Northern Sr. who stepped down last week as President and CEO of The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD), has...
David Northern Sr. Steps Down as Head of Birmingham Housing Authority
The Birmingham Times
David Northern Sr., President and CEO of The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD), announced Thursday that he will step down...