Pittsburgh
PA 15206
*Note - Registration for this program will close on Wednesday, August 23.
In June of 2014, the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Larimer was awarded a highly competitive $30 million U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department Choice Neighborhoods grant.
This neighborhood development initiative has intentionally preserved affordable housing, with 85 units of new-construction, mixed-income housing completed and occupied and plans for 249 more within next 3 years; 1/3 of which will all be affordable. But this initiative is about much more than just housing; it’s also about health, employment, education, recreation, and most importantly - people.
Join us for an update from community stakeholders and residents on the strategic investments being made in Larimer and the transformation taking place with people, place, and housing.
Agenda:
- 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Background and Update on the Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI)
- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Tour of Larimer
- 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch and Learn with CNI Residents
Speakers:
- Caster Binion, Executive Director, Housing Authority of City of Pittsburgh
- Jessica Smith Perry, Assistant Director of Housing, Urban Redevelopment Authority
- Chris Shea, President & CEO, East Baltimore Development Inc. (Formerly Director of Special Projects for the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh)
- Becky Gloninger, Senior Project Director, Urban Strategies, Inc.
- Larimer Consensus Group: Stan Holbrook, Donna Jackson, and Betty Lane
- Plus! Personal stories from CNI residents
*Lunch will be provided.