By Dianne Anderson For low-income renters barely surviving on fixed incomes, just a few hundred dollars can mean the difference between staying housed and becoming homeless. The economic squeeze can be brutal. But those who act fast may find relief through the City’s new Older Adult Shallow Subsidy Program, offering qualifying low-income renters approximately $400 ...

Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) celebrated $1,000,000 in federal funding she secured for Long Beach City College (LBCC) to build the North Long Beach Student Housing and Higher Education Complex. The funding will support the development of a mixed-use complex with affordable student housing, a large multipurpose community room, study rooms, shared kitchens, and support services ...

By Dianne Anderson Another round of $200,000 in funding hopes to prevent some Long Beach renters from becoming homeless — or, as research indicates, from what happens when people are forced to choose between paying rent and their health. Following the end of Los Angeles County’s pandemic eviction moratorium last month, the city is preparing ...

By Charlene Crowell On May 26, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge toured Kansas City, Missouri to highlight how President Biden’s American Jobs Plan will address the nation’s affordable housing crisis and revitalize our nation’s housing infrastructure. It is highly likely that many renters would prefer to own their own homes; but ...