Catch up on the week's activities at Columbia Housing!

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Weekly Roundup of CH Happenings: March 14-18, 2022

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Columbia Housing Goes to SC Legislature; Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee in Support of S. 1120 Housing Tax Credit

"I stand before you, representing 40+ local and regional Public Housing Authorities across our State, and expressing the importance of the South Carolina Low Income Housing Tax credit to the preservation and expansion of affordable housing for more than 150,000 households. Those households include the most vulnerable populations in both our urban and rural communities across SC." - Yvonda Bean, Interim CEO

Please let our legislators know you support efforts to build more affordable housing in South Carolina!

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Development Update
Vison 2030

Columbia Housing is a step closer to building new affordable housing at the 1135 Carter Street sit. The new community - Haven at Palmer Pointe - will provide 150 units for seniors age 62 and older and replaces the units lost at the Marion Street public housing when it was closed due to failing building systems in 2021. Construction is expected to begin this summer.

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Columbia Housing Receives $735,856 from HUD for Homeless Assistance

The Continuum of Care (CoC) Homeless Assistance Program assists chronically homeless families with disabilities by helping them move into permanent and supportive housing.

In order to qualify for this program you must be chronically homeless and disables.

Great work Taleshia Steward, SVP of Resident and Strategic Initiatives; and Jamie Drew, Continuum of Care Coordinator.

For more information about about CH funding, please click here.

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Max the Vax! Latimer Manor Vaccine Clinic

Our children led the way at our Max the Vax event at Latimer manor. All day children go COVID tested then rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated. They were bold, brave, and beautiful.

Thank you HealthForce for this valuable partnership to bring this wonderful resource directly to CH families. Thank you to the CH team working the event for creating such a welcoming atmosphere.

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Resident Executive Council Gets Office Space

Columbia Housing's Resident Executive Council is getting its own office space in the Cecil Tillis Center! Thank you for all the work you do on behalf of the residents and the agency!

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Columbia Housing Sends a Special THANK YOU to Our Community Partner The Comet for all you do to Support Our Residents.
The Comet | The Power of Partnerships - We are better together!

You've even made two of our residents, David & Elaine Caldwell, "celebrities" by featuring them in you ridership ad campaigns with commercials & billboards!

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Columbia Housing is Celebrating the Women in Our Community Making a Positive Impact in the Midlands.
Women's History Month
Visionary Women: Providing Community Support

Thank you to ALL for your work & leadership!

• Thompsena Brown
  President: Columbia Housing Resident Executive Council
  Community Servent}
  Leader
  
  
• Kara P. Simmons
  Vice Chair: Columbia Housing Board of Commissioners
  Professor
  Business Woman
  Servant
  
  
• Allison Terracio
  Council Woman: Richland County District 5
  Chair Woman: Board of Commissioners, The Comet
  Champion for Diversity & Inclusion
  Advocate
  
  
• Tina Herbert
  Council Woman: City of Columbia District 1
  Attorney: Mickle & Bass
  Committed Mentor
  Ardent Advocate
  
  
• Anne Sinclair
  Commissioner: Columbia Housing Board of Commissioners
  Former Council Woman: City of Columbia
  Community Advocate
  Dedicated Leader