Syracuse Housing Authority

Yesterday marked a monumental milestone for Syracuse! We are thrilled to announce the award of a $50 million HUD Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant for the East Adams Neighborhood Transformation Plan. This historic grant, the first ever awarded in New York State, will revitalize Syracuse’s Historic 15th Ward, bringing new housing, educational, and economic opportunities. Yesterday, we celebrated this momentous occasion with Mayor Ben Walsh, HUD’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Richard J. Monocchio, HUD Field Office Director Lisa Pugliese, Congressman Brandon Williams, Senator Schumer’s Office, Onondaga County Executive McMahon, and other representatives. Thank you to our incredible partners, dedicated community members, Board of Commissioners, and employees who made this possible. Special thanks to our Executive Director, Bill Simmons, for your unwavering commitment to this project since 2012 and your steadfast determination to ensure its success! Together, we are building a brighter future for our city! For more photos: https://lnkd.in/gftmDgj6

Residents and community members, mark your calendars for the East Adams Block Party on Saturday, October 19th, from 11-4pm at Wilson Park! Please join us for fun-filled afternoon of live music featuring The Blacklites and DJ Geda, FREE AMAZON MYSTERY BOXES, delicious FREE FOOD from Who Want Smoke BBQ, family-friendly activities, and learn valuable information about the East Adams Street Neighborhood Transformation Project! Learn more about East Adams here: https://lnkd.in/dfrYdbyn

Please join us for the 3rd Annual Neighborhood Health & Wellness Fair on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 11 AM-2 PM. Free admission, food, fresh produce distribution, games, activities, kids’ zone, cooking demo, yoga circle, salsa dancing, music, raffles, vendors, meet Syracuse University’s Otto and so much more. See you there – at the Brady Market parking lot, 307 Gifford Street!

It was a great opening weekend for the SHA $10K Tournament! The girls came out and showed their talent, with the winners being Lady Ballers, the MVP being Gia Kinsey, and the Sportsmanship Award going to Aniyah Powell! Thank you to everyone who came out to support our mission of providing youth at risk of perpetrating or being victims of community violence an opportunity to create positive and healthy connections with adults throughout our city! A special thank you to Rasheada Caldwell, Syracuse’s Common Councilor At-Large and dedicated community member, for starting the day with an inspiring speech of encouragement. Additionally, our gratitude goes to Who Want Smoke BBQ for providing the delicious food! The fun continues next weekend at Wilson Park with the 13-15 boys’ championship and 16-20 boys' competition! None of this would be possible without our partners, employees, and amazing sponsors! Thank you to Hueber-Breuer, C&S Companies, TAG Associates, Inc., Bouley Associates, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Brown & Brown Insurance, SUNY Upstate’s UMatter, Pepsi, Home HeadQuarters, Rochester’s Cornerstone Group, Ltd., Fox Rothschild LLP, Empower Federal Credit Union, OneGroup Insurance, Servpro of SW Onondaga County Team Luzzi, Mackenzie Hughes, The Flanders Group, Center for Community Alternatives, RSA Architects, CPS Recruitment, Community Bank, SUNY EOC, Bousquet Holstein, Jubilee Homes, CBN Syracuse Surge Link, KeyBank, and last, but not least, our ELITE MVP SPONSOR, CenTrio Energy!

Check out this awesome video from the Wells Fargo Storytelling Team showcasing a unique retrofit project at our 418 Fabius Street high-rise! This project features groundbreaking technology aimed at decarbonizing an aging public housing building. It includes an updated heating, cooling, and ventilation system that will benefit residents without causing displacement. Plus, it will sustainably lower energy bills and give the building a new façade! A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the video, and to our partners for bringing this innovative technology to SHA! Hydronic Shell Technologies, Cycle Architecture + Planning, SyracuseCoE: NYS's Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, BlocPower, Enterprise Community Partners, Wells Fargo https://lnkd.in/gfnbvWCU

Syracuse Housing Authority would like to extend our gratitude to the Syracuse Police Department for their generous contribution to our community! They have purchased "The Club" steering wheel locks for our residents and employees, providing us with as many as needed until supplies run out. If you are a resident or employee and own a Kia or Hyundai vehicle, you can receive one of these steering wheel locks for FREE! Just contact your property management office to get yours. Together, we are making our community safer and stronger!

Last week, Syracuse Housing Authority was pleased to meet with Tom Perez, Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President, and Director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, to the Wilson Park Community Center. Our Executive Director, along with several partners and residents highlighted the $180 million federal Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Grant for the I-81 Viaduct Project. Of this grant, $30 million will fund public infrastructure within SHA’s East Adams Street Neighborhood Transformation Plan. In addition, we participated in a robust roundtable discussion on the importance of continued community investment, accessible transportation, public housing, other critical topics. We then visited the Brexialee Torres Ortiz Boys & Girls Club at Central Village to give Director Perez an overview of SHA's transformative East Adams Street Neighborhood project. We appreciate Director Perez and President Biden for their ongoing commitment to investing in Syracuse!

This past Saturday, our Eastwood Homes community received a green makeover thanks to the fantastic folks behind the city's ReLeaf Syracuse program, City of Syracuse’s Forestry Division and Parks Department, along with @Onondaga Earth Corps (OEC), and community volunteers.   A total of 43 trees were planted, all thanks to this awesome collaboration aimed at increasing tree canopy and creating a culture of tree stewardship in Syracuse.   Thank you to everyone involved, especially our wonderful volunteers!   Your hard work and dedication are turning Eastwood into an even more beautiful place to call home!

Our Doing Business with SHA training saw a great turnout of passionate entrepreneurs and business owners excited to learn more about upcoming opportunities at SHA and within our community! Participants left feeling empowered and equipped with the tools, connections, and knowledge to create competitive proposal responses that will take their businesses to new heights. Thank you to our attendees for your enthusiastic participation, employees who worked hard to make the event happen, as well as Brown & Brown Insurance and Haylor, Freyer & Coon, An Alera Group Company for tabling! A special thank you to our guest speakers: Meghan Florkowski, Director of the WISE Women's Business Center, Me'Shae Brooks-Rolling, CEPF, Executive Director of the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance , Rebecca Lumpkin, Assistant Director of Equity Compliance & Social Impact for the City of Syracuse, Karen Bellows, President of Bellows Construction Specialties, LLC, and Tyson Brown, President of TJ Construction and Remodeling, LLC. Your insights, advice, and encouragement were inspiring! Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities to grow and thrive in the business world!

Help us spread the word! SHA's Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8 ) is opening its waitlist for new applications! Apply online starting on March 25th at 7am until March 31st at 11pm. Details below: To create an account before March 25th: Visit https://lnkd.in/gpQvhudX and click "Get Started". Remember, the application link will not go live until March 25th at 7am. Check out https://lnkd.in/gmVJk3ty for FAQs and more information! Need assistance or have questions? Contact us at (315) 470-4408.