On our staff at AMA we have Noel, who is an award-winning baker. She boasts several first place and best-in-show awards from baking competitions for a variety of different goodies. One of the things she loves most about baking is how each ingredient on its own is unexceptional, but in the hands of the right …
Fall has fallen… bringing with it lower temperatures, chilly breezes, and the splendor of autumn colors. This can only mean one thing… “Old Man Winter” is not far behind and for PHAs everywhere, a spike in emergency inspections will soon be on the horizon. Is your agency ready? What are Emergency Inspections? When a PHA receives …
With the final quarter of the year about to begin, January 1st will be here before we all know it and you and your agency will be on yet another trip around the sun. According to Inc. Magazine there are only 60 productive workdays between Labor Day and the end of the year. So, while …
All across the country, football stadiums are packed out with adoring fans ready to cheer on their favorite teams. For the next 4 months, fierce loyalty… and rivalries… are taking center stage on TVs, in homes, and in the hearts and lives of millions of Americans. If you’re a fan, you know the best games …
Times of transition are tricky. We know in order to evolve, we need to make changes. But changing requires, well… change, and that is not easy. Seasons of transition will often magnify what we are made of and after the dust settles, we will either be known for our strengths or our weaknesses. So, …
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The first day of school usually dawned foggy. The weather was cooling off significantly by then, and the onset of chilly mornings brought with it a blanket of fog that was comforting in a way… even at the beginning of September. The sight and smell of bright yellow busses, fresh notebooks, and newly sharpened pencils …
We are all given 2 choices in life and in business… either evolve or repeat. Everything that happens to us, everything we walk through, everything we experience, is an area of opportunity where we will either learn and grow, or we get to do it all over again until we do. Without realizing it, we …
Summer is the busiest time of the year for many PHAs. PHA staff can often find themselves unprepared or even ill equipped to handle the summer surge in workload. The increase in moves, recertifications, employee vacation time, and COVID-related struggles, ultimately leads to delays in processing, a backlog of escalations, and a cycle of frustration …
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The American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law on March 11, 2021. Within this piece of legislation funding was included for a new program designed to be an emergency source for specific families. It is the Emergency Housing Voucher Program. Not to be confused with what we already know about tenant-based or project-based vouchers, …
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Public Housing Authorities nationwide were under a lot of pressure throughout the course of the pandemic. The services provided by these PHAs are so critical to the communities they serve. In order to keep these crucial programs running, HUD offered several waivers for agencies. These waivers gave PHAs a reprieve from some of the …
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