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Secretary
Carson
and
the
Office
of
HIV/AIDS
Housing
led
HUD
in
observing
World
AIDS
Day
on
December
1st.
The
event
represents
a
time
when
the
global
community
recognizes
the
progress
made
in
the
fight
against
HIV/AIDS,
supports
those
who
are
living
with
HIV/AIDS,
and
remembers
those
who
have
died
due
to
complications
from
the
virus.
To
promote
healthy
outcomes,
the
Office
of
HIV/AIDS
Housing
works
diligently
to
ensure
that
low-income
persons
living
with
HIV/AIDS
have
an
opportunity
to
access
affordable
housing
and
supportive
services
that
can
not
only
lead
to
longer,
healthier
lives
but
also
prevent
new
infections.
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International
and
Philanthropic
Innovation
ENVISION
CENTERS
| HUD announced
the launch of
EnVision
Centers,
a new initiative
designed to help
HUD-assisted
households
achieve
self-sufficiency.
Located on or
near public
housing
developments,
EnVision Centers
will be
centralized hubs
that serve as an
incubator for
the four key
pillars of
self-sufficiency;
character and
leadership,
educational
advancement,
economic
empowerment, and
health and
wellness.
Through
results-driven
partnerships
with federal
agencies, state
and local
governments,
non-profits,
faith-based
organizations,
corporations,
public housing
authorities, and
housing finance
agencies,
EnVision Centers
will leverage
public-private
resources for
maximum
community
impact.
RESEARCH
PARTNERSHIPS
| Do you have an
idea for a
research project
that aligns with
HUD's Research
Roadmap?
Funding is
available for
unsolicited research
partnerships
with
universities,
philanthropic
organizations,
and other
federal or state
agencies through
noncompetitive
cooperative
agreements.
Proposals may be
submitted at any
time and will be
evaluated as
they are
received.
CALL
FOR
CITYSCAPE
SUBMISSIONS
|
HUD's Office for
International
and
Philanthropic
Innovation
invites
submissions to
HUD's Cityscape,
a research
journal. The
goal of Foreign
Exchange, the
international
section of HUD's
Cityscape
journal, is to
deliver
high-quality
research on
housing and
community
development
issues abroad
that could
deliver value to
communities here
in the United
States. By
linking
international
innovations and
promising
practices to
similar
conditions and
contexts here in
the States,
research can
further the
conversation on
applying
creative
solutions to
communities'
most pressing
challenges.
Please send
submissions to
ipiinfo@huduser.gov.
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Other News at
HUD - In Case
You Missed
It
PUERTO
RICO
| Deputy
Secretary, Pamela
Hughes Patenaude, visits
Puerto
Rico
this week to get a
closer look at the
island's recovery
from Hurricane
Maria. Patenaude
will be joined by
members of HUD's
Disaster Recovery
and Long-Term
Housing Team.
DISASTER
RELIEF
| HUD
granted $616
million
to help hard-hit
areas in the State
of Florida to
recover from
Hurricane Irma and
$5
billion
to help hard-hit
areas in the State
of Texas to recover
from Hurricane
Harvey.
HEALTH AND
HOUSING
| Nearly half
a million children
living in the United
States have elevated
levels of lead in their
blood that may cause
significant harm to
their health. To help
increase awareness of
this preventable
disease, HUD and its
partners spearheaded National
Lead Poisoning
Prevention
Week,
which took place October
22-28. This year's theme
was "Lead-Free Kids for
a Healthy Future."
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