News & Activity Archives
All news releases and other information listed below
were, to the best of KCHA’s knowledge, timely and accurate when issued.
However, the passage of time can render information stale, and you
should not rely on the continued accuracy of any such material beyond
the date of issuance. Viewers should carefully check the dates of
issuance of the material contained in the KCHA’s archives.
KCHA News Releases
2005
Dec. 6 –– U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert Secures $250K for New Springwood Youth Center
Nov. 21 –– Area Businesses Put Compassion into Action for Katrina Evacuees
Oct. 4 –– At Valley Park, '50s-era Eyesore Becomes Sight for Sore Eyes
Sept. 9 –– Harrison House Residents Celebrate Makeover of their Affordable Senior Complex
May 9 –– Federal Budget Shortfall Forces KCHA to Reduce Section 8 Waiting List
April 29 –– Kent Family Center Capital Campaign Successfully Completed
Feb. 15–– Commissioners OK Changes to KCHA's Section 8 Program
2004
Dec. 6 –– Ballinger Homes Celebrates Transformation
Oct. 15 –– Executive Director Stephen Norman Elected to CLPHA Board
Sept. 29 –– Boeing Employee Community Fund Awards Grant for Kent Family Center
May 27 –– Preschoolers Preside Over the Kent Family Center Grand Opening
March 1 –– KCHA and Partners Rescue White Center Apartment Complex for Working Families
2003
Oct. 28 –– King County Housing Authority Wins National Award for Excellence
Sept. 11 –– King County Housing Authority and HUD Announce MTW Agreement
2002
Oct. 22 –– New water
conservation program creates a washer-load of savings for King
County residents, environment
June 28 –– King
County Housing Authority Paves Parking Lot and Puts up a Paradise
June 24 –– Number
of Applicants for Section 8 Rental Assistance Surges
May 30 –– King County
Housing Authority to Accept Applications for Section 8 Rental Assistance
Waiting List Starting June 4
Feb. 4 –– Funding
Abolished for Drug Prevention and Community Policing Programs at
Local Housing Authorities
2001
Dec. 10 –– Overlake is Innovative Transit-Oriented Development in Redmond
Sept. 25 –– King County
Housing Authority Commissioner Appointed to National Housing Committee
June 25 –– King County
Housing Authority Seeks Grant to Develop Public Housing Community
in White Center
April 18 –– Bellevue
Mayor and County Executive to Celebrate Affordable Housing Triumph
Feb. 5 –– HUD Cites
King County Housing Authority for Outstanding Performance
2000
Oct. 10 ––
Achieving "Smart Growth" Through Innovative Partnership:
It's Eco-Logical
Events
Renewed Resource
Joyous Open House at Valley Park
Residents Rejoice
Kent Mayor, Residents Praise Transformed Harrison House at Open House
Momentous Beginning
Sen. Patty Murray Hails Greenbridge at Groundbreaking
Kent Groundbreaking
Kids Celebrate Beginning of Springwood Youth Center Construction
KCHA News Coverage
2005
Region opens its arms to Katrina victims –– Seattle Post Intelligencer, Nov. 30
Harrison House Work Complete –– Kent Reporter, Oct. 5 to 18 (pdf)
Harrison House Gets $3.8 Million Makeover –– Daily Journal of Commerce, Sept. 14 (pdf)
Harrison House's Face-Lift Scores 11 out of 10 –– King County Journal, Sept. 9 (pdf)
Housing Cuts a Dismal Sign of the Times –– Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 16
KCHA Cuts More Than 4,000 From Waiting List –– Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 12
Thousands Dropped from Low-Income Housing List –– King County Journal, May 10 (pdf)
$235 Million Greenbridge Complex Will Break Ground June 1 –– Daily Journal of Commerce, May 9 (pdf)
KCHA gets $775,000 from HUD over flawed formula –– Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 15
Housing Authority Freezes Section 8 Wait List –– The Seattle Times, March 10 (pdf)
Housing Authority Freezes Section 8 Wait List –– The Seattle Times, March 10 (online)
King County Section 8 Program Undergoes Cuts –– Puget Sound Business Journal, Feb. 17
King County Housing Authority Cuts from Section 8 –– Daily Journal of Commerce, Feb. 17 (pdf)
Housing Authority Freezes Waiting List –– Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Feb. 16
Ballinger Homes Gets Makeover –– The Journals, Jan. 11-31 (pdf)
2004
Ballinger Homes Looks Like a Million Bucks –– The Enterprise, Dec. 24 (pdf)
$3.6 Million Renovation Unveiled at Ballinger –– Daily Journal of Commerce, Dec. 10 (pdf)
Kent's Harrison House Gets Major Makeover –– OnSite , November (pdf)
Greenbridge Built with Partnerships –– Puget Sound Business Journal, Sept. 17-23 (pdf)
Suburbs Seek to Balance Job Growth, Housing –– Puget Sound Business Journal, Sept. 17-23 (pdf)
Renting to the Rich to Provide for the Poor –– Puget Sound Business Journal , Sept. 17-23 (pdf)
Section 8 Voucher Gives Family Second Change –– King County Journal, Sept. 12 (pdf)
Federal Cuts Hit Home –– The Seattle Weekly, July 21-27
New Kent Center to Serve as Bridge to School, Jobs–– The Seattle Times, May 28
Volunteers Clean Up, Light Up White Center –– The Seattle Times, May 9
Family Center Will Bring Neighborhood Together ––Kent Reporter, May 5 (pdf)
Critics Decry Cut in Rent Aid –– Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 1
Youth Tutoring Works at Burndale Homes –– Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Feb. 21
Greenbridge is Key Part of White Center Revitalization –– Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Feb. 4
With Broad View, Housing Agency Focuses on White Center –– The Seattle Times, Jan. 23