Riviera Beach Housing Authority
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Another Viral Experience Tomorrow:
Our July 14, 2020, Regular Board Meeting
The Board Meeting begins at 7 p.m. and will be available for public viewing via Zoom.
Click
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to reach the meeting and,
here
, for all the details--the meeting ID and password--needed to attend.
Hope to See You There!
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In Response to the Pandemic
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The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided special funds for COVID-19 response and, indeed, the Authority is using those federal funds to help, especially at Heron Estates Senior. With the support of onsite property managers, the Authority has provided sanitation equipment for daily use in common areas and in individual units as well as hundreds of gloves and face masks for use by residents. We have also engaged with one activist resident who helps ensure that information and support gets to as many residents as possible. We will continue as long as need be. "It's an ongoing thing," said Executive Director John W. Hurt. "We just took 10 boxes of masks over there yesterday." And, every Wednesday, Vice Chair Jessica Thurmond
still
provides donated meals to residents, as she began doing on a daily basis at the start of the pandemic.
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He’s run for public office, he’s run campaigns for public office and, for the last five years, he has acted as a mentor with the School District of Palm Beach County’s School Board Task Force for Education. Plus, each week, he and Mayor Ronnie L. Felder can be found feeding the homeless at St. George’s Episcopal Church. In other words, Commissioner Horace L. Towns is a public servant. And it makes sense: his family arrived in his hometown in 1914, relocating from Miccosukee in north Florida, and has been here ever since. He was appointed to the Board in 2017—his first experience with the critically important work of providing affordable housing for, well, the public he serves. He has worked hard to learn more about the field of public housing, which has changed, and leads the Board’s Finance Committee while advocating for the Authority’s future projects to anyone he can. “It’s important to me to give back,” Commissioner Towns said. “
God has blessed me with this appointment, which allows me and the Board to make impactful changes for families and generations to come. Affordable housing is a crisis that we are proactive in approaching.”
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Creation of a single-family home-ownership program. Partnering with city-contracted banks. Quarterly meetings with all levels of government agencies that represent Riviera Beach. These were just some of the really interesting ideas that came out of our Development Workshop, held last month at the CRA Clean & Safe Ambassador Center on Singer Island. And it was meant to do just that: allow for brainstorming and connectedness with the community while also sharing our coming development projects, proposed initiatives and updates on Heron Estates. Many of those ideas will be discussed at our regular Board Meeting tomorrow, which can be viewed by the public via Zoom. Click
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for the information needed to attend.
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For Heron Estates Senior Residents:
News, Events and Useful Information from the City of Riviera Beach
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Free Local Pandemic Testing Tomorrow
Thanks in part to a host of public officials who represent Riviera Beach at City Hall, the county and Tallahassee, free pandemic testing will be held tomorrow from 9 to 11 a.m. and is open to all city residents--including those at Heron Estates Senior. To schedule a required appointment, call 561-318-0280. The City's infection numbers have remained low, surely in response to the hard work of City Hall. We thank the City's first responders, employees and elected officials for their continued efforts.
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Get Free Food Every Thursday
in Your Hometown
Anyone who can get to New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church can get free, ready-made meals and fresh fruits, vegetables and salads every Thursday. That's thanks to its pastor, Bishop Thomas A. Masters, a former longtime City Mayor; a host of local nonprofits that focus on feeding the hungry; and another city-based pastor, Rev. Angus Brabham III. The event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. every Thursday until further notice. For information, call 561-400-2712 or send an email
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The Federal Government Wants to Hear from You. Still.
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The U.S.2020 Census is seeking to count every human being living in the country, including, again, you! The deadline to participate has been pushed back to October 31, so click the button below to ensure that your city, county and state get the federal funding they need--and deserve--to provide services to their residents. Like those in Heron Estates Senior.
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The RBHA was founded in 1968 and is a special district of the City of Riviera Beach. It is also an agency of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as are six other housing authorities in Palm Beach County. The five-member Board of Commissioners meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Authority office. The meetings are open to the public and nearly all information is available to the public by request. Click
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for more Board information, including meeting dates, agendas and minutes.
Administration
John W. Hurt
Executive Director
Matthew C. Russell
Board Attorney
Contact Us:
2001 Broadway, suite 101
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
561-845-7450 office
800-431-8738 fax
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Continued achievement.
Our Development Workshop was a success. We hosted the event to share our upcoming initiatives and development plans and to have a brainstorming session with the community and government officials. That's given the fact, in part, that the work of creating affordable housing has changed; the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) doesn’t pay for all-things-public-housing anymore. Public-private partnerships, government agreements, grants funding—all, and much, much more, are required now to do what we do. Complex, but necessary. And critical that people understand those changes and how they affect the work of creating affordable and workforce housing. I appreciate all of the great ideas that came up during the workshop, yes, but perhaps more importantly, I thank those who helped come up with them: Councilwoman Julia Botel, our city residents and, of course, our Authority Board and Executive Director.
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Read Our Previous Newsletters Here:
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His Efforts Are Significant
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Executive Director John W. Hurt is a public housing professional with more than 35 years of national experience—including the last nine years with us! Mr. Hurt became the chief staffer here in June 2011, but began his work in the field in 1984. In that time, he has worked as a real estate broker, a consultant and as part of the executive leadership team of numerous housing agencies around the country, including the Detroit Housing Commission, the Housing Authority of Atlanta and the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority. When he came to Riviera Beach nearly a decade ago, there were 15 empty acres, a community in need and an Authority Board itching to act. “If we didn’t have him and his experience,” Chair Jackson said, “I don’t think we’d be as far as we are today. He has brought a level of professionalism, skill and hard work that has pushed us forward, against all odds. I thank him, hugely, for his service.”
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RBHA Board of Commissioners
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Chairman Jeffery B. Jackson
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Vice Chairwoman Jessica Thurmond
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Commissioner Horace L. Towns
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Commissioner Glen L. Spiritis
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Commissioner Alexis Lockhart
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