The following stories describe successes communities have made in using HUD's Community Development Programs.
Downtown Revitalization in Ozark, Missouri Wins Award December 7, 2005
The Missouri Department of Economic Development recently received a "Best Practice" award from HUD for their funding
support of the City of Ozark, Missouri downtown revitalization.
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Mapping Neighborhood Success
March 18, 2005 Organizations in West Michigan have clearly gotten the message and are continuing to put
HUD's mission to work in communities across the Michigan map.
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Celebrating 30 Years of the CDBG Program
December 20, 2004 From its conception, the Lavell Village multifamily affordable rental housing
development has been an innovative and creative endeavor.
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When Opportunity Knocks
November 29, 2004 Eddie Smith was born and raised in the Martin Luther King community in north Shreveport.
A career in the Army took him away from home but when he retired from the service in 1985, he and his family returned to
the community of his birth. more...
Hope For the Elderly and Disabled
November 24, 2004 Alene Howard has family in Lubbock, but she admits to sometimes being lonely, but the
Lubbock Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Program (LIVCaP) is reaching out by organizing visits with her at least once a
week. Ms. Howard has been receiving visits for about three years.
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Housing Authority Family Moves into HUD-Owned Property September 7, 2004 Lehigh Acres, FL
- On Friday, August 27, under a bright Florida sun, and just two weeks after landfall of Hurricane Charley, Governor Jeb
Bush and HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson presented the keys of a HUD-owned property to Robert and Valerie Hamilton
and their four children. more...
Jacksonville's Royal Terrace Comprehensive Improvements Project Receives Statewide Recognition
July 12, 2004 A seven-year effort to completely makeover one of Jacksonville's poorest neighborhoods was
recognized through a 2004 Florida Community Development Achievement Award made to the City by the Florida Community
Development Association at its annual statewide conference in July. The Royal Terrace Neighborhood received over $20
million in HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds over this seven-year period. Other HUD program funds,
state funds, revenue bond resources, Small Business Administration loans, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funds,
Duval County Health Department funds, corporate donations, faith based and foundation donations, and private investment
supplemented this funding bringing the total investment to $25,112,424.
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Seeing Green in Shreveport July 8, 2004
Community-based non-profit Shreveport Green, in association with the Shreveport HUD office, celebrated Earth Day this year
by offering a bald cypress tree to fifty first-time homebuyers. more...
New Housing Provides Hope in Texas June 18, 2004
Garden Terrace is the first housing solution designed exclusively for single working adults, retirees, homeless and people with
disabilities that meet the top recommendations of housing experts in Austin, and around the country. more...
Historic South Carolina Textile Mill Becomes Home for Seniors
June 3, 2004 The Highland Park Mill in Rock Hill, a historic textile mill built in 1894, served the South Carolina mill-village
for years as its employment hub. Times changed, however, and decades ago the mill went out of business and became an unused
sore spot in the City. more...
History & Homeownership on the Move in Richmond June
1, 2004 Last week, just days before the start of National Homeownership Month, the Richmond Redevelopment and
Housing Authority (RRHA) went "the extra mile" - actually, more like five blocks - to preserve a piece of
homeownership history. more...
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Big Idea Helps A Small Texas Town May 10, 2004 What do you get when
a city, a state, a private developer, a Section 8 agency and the federal government team up? In Woodville, Texas, it adds up to a
new opportunity for homeownership. more...
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Village - Affordable Housing in Troy, North Carolina April 13, 2004 This program enables participates to
rent their new homes for two years. During these two years a home counselor provides families with educational training and
counseling on owning a home.
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CDBG Good Stories: Centralia Center April 12, 2004 A multi-use facility for seniors
puts back into use a 80,000 square foot, vacant building. more...
Saving "Soles" in Shreveport, Louisiana April 7, 2004 Using CDBG funds, the
Shreveport department of community development helped Ivory Daniels develop business plans and approved a low-interest
loan. more...
A Chilly Reality for South Dakota Homeless March 2, 2004 More
than 75 homeless advocates from HUD-supported groups donned heavy winter jackets, snow boots, mittens and several layers
of clothing and braved a recent 13-degree February morning in Sioux Falls.
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Breathing Life into a Michigan Neighborhood December
19, 2003 What began in 1995 as a glimmer of hope for a distressed Detroit suburb has now become a success story for how
smart revitalization can transform even the worst of neighborhoods.
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A Poor Man's Supper December 2, 2003 Each year, just prior to Thanksgiving, an annual event dating back more than 30 years takes place at
a soup kitchen in Shreveport. Christian Services, a local non-profit, sponsors the "Poor Man's Supper," a fund-raising eventmore...
Block Grants and Bluegrass November 17, 2003
The "B" and the "G" in "CDBG," of course, stands for "block grant." But soon, thanks to a project launched by the Virginia
Department of Housing and Community Development, many people may think that "B" and "G" stands for "bluegrass."
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$783 Million Plan To Spare New York Utility Customers The Costs Of Post 9-11 Restoration
September 15, 2003 New York utility consumers will be spared paying the costs of permanently restoring energy
and telecommunications service to parts of Lower Manhattan damaged in the September 11th terrorist attacks.
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Senior Village Opens in Louisiana
September 8, 2003 In the heat of August, a group of believers in the power of grass roots community development
gathered in Monroe, one of the nation's poorest cities, to mark the opening of the cornerstone of an innovative "continuum of care"
senior village development. more...
Safe Haven for Homeless Opens in Utah September
2, 2003 On a warm afternoon in Salt Lake City during the dedication of permanent supportive housing for homeless
individuals with chronic mental illness, all eyes were focused on Lynette as she told the audience, "This is the first sobriety I've had in 30 years...if it weren't for Safe Haven, I'd be dead." more...
DBEDC Successful Site Remediation December 9, 2002
The long-abandoned Boston Insulated Wire and Cable factory building at 65 Bay Street was infamous for arson fires in the late
1980s and a major blighting influence on the Savin Hill neighborhood in the Dorchester section of the City of Boston.
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Shreveport's Model Blocks Program November 27, 2002 The City of Shreveport has implemented a model blocks comprehensive revitalization program, which concentrates resources to
make a visible, measurable impact in small geographic strategy areas in targeted neighborhoods.
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Edgerton Library October 21, 2002 Edgerton Library
is a prime example of what happens when a community comes together. With the support of HUD and community leaders, the
people of Edgerton, Kansas made their dream come true. more...
Fort Worth Grocery Store A Welcome Addition August 23, 2002
The City of Fort Worth, in collaboration with Minyard Food Stores, planned and developed a Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy Project--the Minyard's Southeast Center Project. more...
Renovation of the Historic Eaton Hotel in Downtown Wichita, Kansas August 1, 2002
The Eaton Hotel, once considered to be the finest hotel in the Great Plains, had been vacant and deteriorating for many years before the City of Wichita launched an aggressive campaign to save it. more...
CDBG and Section 108 at Work in Kansas City June 27, 2002 In the mid-1990s, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Hispanic Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) began plans to revitalize the largely Hispanic Westside district by redeveloping the old rail yard. more...
Installation of smoke detectors in Nampa, ID June 27, 2002 Firefighters canvass predetermined neighborhoods, door to door, asking residents to allow them to inspect their current detectors, install new detectors as needed, and install proper address numbers on the exterior of their home. more...
Hartford, CT Celebrates CDBG Program and Success Creating a Brighter Future for City's Boys and Girls April 15, 2002 America’s youth are the future of America, and Hartford, Connecticut recognized their own young residents as part of the city’s Celebration of National Community Development Week, April 1st - 5th. more...
HUD Awards $1 Million Loan Commitment to Vacaville March 29, 2002 The U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved $1 million in loan guarantee assistance to help build a new social
service center in Vacaville, California, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez announced. more...
HUD Helps State of Michigan Expand Habitat for Humanity Homeownership, Empowering "Can Do" Communities to Expand Habitat Partnerships February 11, 2002
Through the effective use of HUD programs and local resourcefulness, Michigan has taken an active role in increasing homeownership throughout the state. more...
Bush Administration Awards $553 Million to California July 18, 2001 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez announced communities across California will receive more than $553 million in federal assistance
to stimulate local economies, promote affordable housing and help the homeless and persons living with AIDS. more...
Grand Rapids, MI, Celebrates HUD's Community Development Block Grant Program with Virtual Reality Tour May 17, 2001 The
city held a special "Come Celebrate With Us!" event that took attendees on a Virtual Tour through a slide show featuring several organizations that were recipients of CDBG funds during the past year. more...
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