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From renter to owner: Section 8 tenants use subsidies to buy homes
A federal program that enables qualified Section 8 participants to use rental subsidies to buy...
Benefactor gives hams, turkeys to families at Robinson Gardens Apartments
The Good Samaritan has struck again at Springfield Housing Authority’s Robinson Gardens...
SHA honors Saab Court resident for ‘Angels’ volunteer program
The Angels of Mercy at Saab Court have been watching out for their neighbors for nearly four years...
SHA resident councils forge community ties
United as neighbors and friends, members of tenants’ councils across the Springfield Housing...
SHA Job Club helps residents find employment
Damoniqua Brathwaite didn’t have high hopes when she joined the Job Club at Robinson Gardens...
Blood pressure clinics offer free screening for SHA residents
Sergeo Cedeno was happy to have his blood pressure checked as a way to ensure he remains healthy...
Robinson Gardens Youth Group turns to entrepreneurship
They’ve studied finance, opened their own bank accounts, gotten summer jobs – and now teens...
William H. Abrashkin receives national recognition for Talk/Read/Succeed!
William H. Abrashkin, Executive Director of the Springfield Housing Authority, has been selected as...
Local solon visits Robinson Gardens teens
State Representative Sean Curran made a stop recently at Robinson Gardens apartments, where he...
Talk/Read/Succeed! thanks Senator Jim Welch
His support has been ongoing and crucial, and state Senator Jim Welch got a healthy dose of...
Talk/Read/Succeed! golf tournament fun, successful
The Springfield Housing Authority’s second annual Talk/Read/Succeed! Golf Tournament went off...
Housing First keeps families secure in their homes
Matthew Anderson and his partner, Jennifer Buckley, didn’t plan on being homeless. But that...