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Presidential Candidates on Poverty

Posted in Buffalo, Erie County, affordable housing, children, clinton, economic justice, federal policy, food stamps, health care, homeless, homelessness, mccain, obama, policy, poverty, presidential election, welfare on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Special thanks to the Cleveland Plain Dealer for the following summary of the remaining Presidential Candidates poverty platforms. More information can be found on the PD blog at the following link
Plain Dealer Blog.
Poverty platform:
Clinton:
• The author of “It Takes A Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us” targets the nearly 13 million children [...]

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People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) Announces Units Available

Posted in Buffalo, affordable housing on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

PUSH Buffalo is accepting applicants for its 129 Chenango Street Co-op. Information meetings will be held March 8, 1pm and March 11, 7pm, 271 Grant St.
The co-op arrangement offers residents a chance to save money while they rent, and through a matching program with the Federal Government and M&T Bank, secure funds to make a [...]

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Attn Advocates/Case Managers: Free Workshop on Permanent Housing Options, Wed. April 2nd

Posted in Buffalo, affordable housing, homeless, workshop on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The WNY Coalition for the Homeless, a group that the Homeless Alliance partners with frequently, will be presenting a free workshop on permanent housing options in Erie County. It is a half-day workshop with speakers from a variety of permanent housing providers throughout the County such as Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, Rental Assistance Corporation, Belmont [...]

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