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PHA Updates PAPMC Waiting List Through August 30th
PUBLIC NOTICE
PHILADELPHIA ASSET AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION IS UPDATING ITS WAITLIST
If you are still interested in being on the waitlist for housing through the Philadelphia Asset and Property Management Corporation (PAPMC) Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Sites Program, you must update your application information. This update will not affect your original date and time of application.
Completing the Update by Phone
The Update can be completed via telephone by calling 215-684-1200. The phone line will be open Monday through Friday, from 9am to 4pm, August 19, 2019 through August 30, 2019.
Please have all of the required information listed below ready before
calling to complete your update.
1.Mailing address and phone number of head of household.
2.Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Gender, Race, Ethnicity and Gross Monthly Income for all household members.
Completing the Update On-Line
If you have access to a computer and the Internet, you may complete the update online. The update can be completed online 24 hours a day from 12am August 19, 2019 through 11:59pm August 30, 2019.
To complete the update online, go to www.phauthority.wpengine.com.
On PHA’s home page, click on the link called “Public Housing Wait List Update.” From there, follow the prompts to enter the information required for the update.
PHA Hosts Mobile Constituent Services Day with Senator Street
(PHILADELPHIA – August 12, 2019) – The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) joined with State Senator Sharif Street to host three mobile constituent services events at Raymond Rosen Apartments, Johnson Homes, and 8 Diamond Townhomes.
“Partnering with the Philadelphia Housing Authority to bring services directly to our constituents creates a bridge to our community. There are seniors, the disabled and many simply unable secure a means of travel to access constituent services we provide. In this way we ensure some of our most vulnerable have access without the barriers daily life can bring” said Senator Street.
The event consisted of three Philadelphia Housing Authority locations staffed by vendors: Keystone VIP, Gateway Health Care, and House and Senate staff. Refreshments and festivities included a raffle for small prizes at each location.
PhillySEEDS Awards College Scholarships to 70 PHA Residents
High achievers receive $5,000 each
(Philadelphia, PA – July 22, 2019) – PhillySEEDS, Inc., a Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) subsidiary, has honored 70 PHA residents seeking higher education with $258,000 in scholarships.
PHA resident Amani Ball is going into her fourth year at the University of the Arts as a Dance major. She has won a $5,000 scholarship for the fourth straight year.
“I just stayed focused and determined on my goals, making sure to keep my GPA high,” she said. “The scholarships have helped tremendously. I don’t have to take out as many loans as other students and I can look forward to starting my career as a performer without having that debt burden.”
Another scholarship winner, Rasheeda Little-Herring, is entering her second and final year at Community College of Philadelphia with plans to work in behavioral health and human services.
“These funds are coming right on time to help me finish my education. I want to work with troubled youth and help them the same way someone helped me,” she said.
The scholarships, given to both graduating high school seniors and students already in college, were handed out during the PHA Board of Commissioners meeting at PHA Headquarters in on Ridge Avenue.
Of the 70 college students receiving scholarships:
· 35 with GPAs between 3.30 and 4.00 received $5,000.
· 24 with GPAs between 3.00 and 3.29 received $3,000.
· 11 with GPAs between 2.50 and 2.99 received $1,000.
“This event is so significant for us because we get to recognize the incredible work being done by PHA residents to uplift themselves and put themselves on a path to social and economic mobility. PHA is standing by them on their journeys,” said PHA President & CEO Kelvin A. Jeremiah.
A total of almost $1.6 million has now been awarded to 413 residents since this program began in 2013. Money for the scholarships comes from PHA’s operating budget and funds donated by program supporters and vendors.
A scholarship committee composed of PHA employees, student residents, and a resident leader reviewed the applications. The applicants’ essays, community service, extracurricular activities, internships, recommendation letters, and academic transcripts were considered by the committee.
The scholarship recipients represent PHA developments around the City, as well as the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Scholarship applications for next year will be made available in spring 2020.
PhillySEEDS, Inc. is an award-winning, 501(c) (3), charitable, non-profit corporation founded by PHA to promote the social and economic advancement of PHA-assisted residents through philanthropic activities, community-based partnerships, and special initiatives.
PHA Auction of Vacant Properties Yields $8.4 Million
Money will be reinvested in affordable housing
(Philadelphia, PA – June 25, 2019)- The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) successfully auctioned another 144 long-term vacant scattered site properties last week as it progresses toward right-sizing its scattered site public housing portfolio. The public auction generated over $8.4 million. About 950 people attended the event with 83 unique buyers making winning bids.
“PHA will use the proceeds from the sales of these properties to create other housing opportunities for families who have been waiting,” said PHA President and CEO Kelvin A. Jeremiah. “We will also use the proceeds toward much needed repairs on our aging housing stock. At the same time, the public auction provides an opportunity for the new owners of these properties to rehab them, put them back on the tax rolls and help improve neighborhoods”
Since Mr. Jeremiah became President and CEO, PHA conducted four other public auctions consisting of 381 scattered site properties. Many of these properties have since been renovated and reoccupied.
This latest auction brings to over 500 the number of properties made available to the public in an open and transparent process. Each property was auctioned individually rather than in groups, so that the smallest investor or prospective fixer-upper homeowner could competitively bid.
None of the properties up for auction was located in the Sharswood transformation area. This is an important distinction in that PHA obtained hundreds of parcels in that neighborhood to be developed, not to auction.
The sale of long-term vacant scattered properties by auction is just one part of PHA’s comprehensive plan for its scattered site portfolio. Since 2013, in an effort to salvage as many derelict properties as possible PHA has rehabilitated over 1,000 vacant scattered sites for households on PHA’s waiting list. The agency has also partnered with other organizations to convert these properties into new units.
Most recently, PHA transferred two vacant scattered site properties near 12th & Wallace Streets to the Philadelphia Chinatown Community Development Corporation, which is now transforming the properties into 13 units of affordable housing.
The large majority of PHA’s scattered sites are occupied. Families who live in those homes can be reassured, as those properties will remain in PHA’s inventory.
