Mississippi Good Stories

2002 - 2007

• Excess Computer Donation in Mississippi (06/30/2002)
• Mississippi Agency Conducts Historic Ground Breaking Ceremony (09/09/2002)
• Mississippi Recipients of HCV/FSS Grants from HUD (10/23/2003)
• Mississippi Governor Accepts $52 Million Award From Senior HUD Officials (05/06/2004)
• Rural Mississippi Community Connected to Web (11/04/2004)
• Continuing Education Courses For Realtors and Appraisers (11/16/2005)
• Grand Opening - Fieldcrest's Neighborhood Networks Center (01/26/2006)
• Governor's MAPE Partnership Excellence Award (04/03/2006)
• Mississippi Welcomes Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) Staff (11/21/2006)
• Jackson Housing Authority Promotes Decent and Affordable Housing by Honoring Section 8 Landlords (12/29/2006)
• Institute for Disability Studies Receives Governor's Excellence Award (03/26/2007)
• Back Bay Mission: Mississippi Gulf Coast Continuum of Care Homeless Agency Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (08/27/2007)

2008 - 2009

• Water from the Rock: Accessing Resources (03/04/2008)
• National Homeownership Month Activities in Mississippi (06/12/2008)
• Natchez Housing Authority Hosts Homeownership Event (06/18/2008)
• International Visitors From Republic of Tajikistan (08/01/2008)
• Advanced Grant Writing Training (08/18/2008)
• Project Homeless Connect - Continuing the Plan (09/23/2008)
• Jackson Housing Authority Holds First Annual Housing Fair (12/03/2008)
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (02/13/2009)
• Housing Education and Economic Development (HEED) 20th Annual Fair Housing, Fair Lending Conference (04/24/2009)
• St. Marks Villa-Health Screening Fair (09/29/2009)
• Pendleton Community Network Center Celebrating Neighborhood Networks Week 2009 (11/03/2009)

2010 - 2012

• Water Valley Community Center will change lives... (02/19/2010)
• Mississippi Economic Recovery and Procurement Summit (07/26/2010)
• Make Your HOME in Jackson, Mississippi (07/27/2011)
• HUD Southeast Regional Administrator and Jackson Leaders Recognize Neighborhood Stabilization Program Efforts (12/05/2011)
• Mississippi Toys for Tots (01/26/2012)
• Congratulations to the Bay Waveland Housing Authority for its Post-Katrina 100 Newly Constructed Bay Pines Apartments (01/30/2012)
• Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing in Mississippi (02/14/2012)
• Valentine's for Veterans Says Thank You as Part of National Salute to Veterans Week (02/23/2012)
• HUD Partners to Support Affordable Housing (03/12/2012)
• Region IV Rental Assistance Demonstration Training (04/24/2012)
• Fair Housing Training Targeted For Property Owners and Managers Renting to Housing Choice Voucher Holders (04/30/2012)
• HUD Financial Management Workshop Big Hit for HOME Participating Jurisdictions (05/07/2012)
• HUD Facilitates Improved Services for Disabled (05/07/2012)
• Kids in the Heart of the Mississippi Delta have a New Place to Call Home, Playground Included! (07/20/2012)
• Mississippi's First Homeless Veterans Service Providers Networking Event (10/12/2012)
• March for a Healthy East End Choice Neighborhood (11/02/2012)
• Using Subsidy Help to Transform Tenants into Homeowners (12/04/2012)
• Mississippi's First Solar Power Assisted Affordable Housing (12/04/2012)
• University of Mississippi, Institute of Disability Studies (12/11/2012)

2013 - 2014

• Back Bay Mission meeting the needs of homeless veterans on the coast; Helping to end veteran's homelessness by 2015 (02/19/2013)
• Housing for working families, along the Mississippi Gulf Coast (03/15/2013)
• Mississippi now has an Interagency Council on Homelessness! (04/30/2013)
• Business Incubator Opens in Holmes, Mississippi (05/16/2013)
• Saving the Santa Maria (07/17/2013)
• Affordable Housing and More for the Mississippi Delta (08/23/2013)
• HUD and Partners Bring Health to Communities (08/30/2013)
• Housing First for Mississippi Vets (10/24/2013)
• HUD Southeast Regional Highlights 2013 (2013)
• Magnolia Crossing, in Yazoo City, on a Renaissance Path (01/26/2014)
• I Will Succeed! From Homeowner to Homeless, to Back on Her Feet (04/08/2014)
• 25 years fighting for fair lending in Mississippi (05/21/2014)
• Mississippi Housing Authorities Celebrate Father's Day (06/14/2014)
• Mississippi Mayors Join Fight to End Veteran Homelessness (09/08/2014)
• VA Social Workers Changing Lives, One Veteran at a Time (11/10/2014)
• Happy families are repeat customers for FHA in Mississippi (11/14/2014)
• HOME Success Stories

2015 - 2018

• HUD Invests in Mississippi (01/20/2015)
• Mississippi Delta needs discussed at Conference of Black Mayors (07/20/2015)
• Secretary Castro Visits Mississippi (09/23/2015)
• HUD Mississippi Team Offers Resources for Veterans (11/10/2015)
• Mississippi HUD Field Office Partners with USDA-Food and Nutrition Service to Promote Summer Food Service Program (06/15/2016)
• HUD Mississippi Team Joins City of Jackson's Project Homeless Connect (09/30/2016)
• HUD Mississippi team volunteers around Jackson (02/27/2017)
• HUD Mississippi team joins Public Service Recognition Week (05/15/2017)
• Mississippi HUD team boosts relations with Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) (07/17/2017)
• HUD Mississippi Office Collects Food for Local Food Bank (10/17/2017)
• HUD Mississippi Team Helps Homeless Veterans (10/18/2017)
• HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Denise Cleveland-Leggett, Visits Jackson, Mississippi (01/17/2018)
• In Mississippi: Preventing and Ending Youth Homelessness (04/09/2018)
• Canton Housing Authority Celebrates Strong Families (06/22/2018)
• Mississippi HUD Field Office Partners with the Department of Labor/Job Corps to Host Its First Regional Emerging Opportunities Summit (09/17/2018)

2019 - 2020

• HUD Mississippi Team Celebrates African American History Month (03/07/2019)
• Secretary Carson promotes Opportunity Zones in Mississippi (03/11/2019)
• In Mississippi, Fair Housing for All (05/21/2019)
• Opportunity Zones Interest Grows in Mississippi (05/22/2019)
• Canton Housing Authority showcases innovative approaches (07/18/2019)
• Region IV Inaugural Emerging Strategies in Affordable Housing Expo characterizes innovative leadership (08/01/2019)
• From Meridian, a Road to Self-Sufficiency: Kendunda Stevens shares her story (08/16/2019)
• HUD Mississippi Team Supports Annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down (09/12/2019)
• First Mississippi EnVision Center launches in Meridian (11/01/2019)
• Meridian EnVision Center: Off To A Great Start! (03/11/2020)
• In Mississippi, Laurel Housing Authority Hosts Seminar for Local Contractors (03/11/2020)
• Face Masks and Testing: Mississippi public housing authorities help slow the spread of COVID-19 (06/23/2020)
• Laurel Housing Authority "Pink Up" events Promote Breast Cancer Awareness (10/22/2020)
• Canton Housing Authority's "Make it Count: Taking Back Our Health and Our Voice" Event (10/26/2020)

2021

• Region IV 2020 Homelessness Virtual Conference is Overwhelming Success (01/08/2021)
• HUD Designates New EnVision Center in Mississippi (01/14/2021)
• Region IV Expands Reach and Effectiveness of Section 3 Training (02/03/2021)
• AmeriCorps VISTA Member - A Proven Asset for the Frank Berry Court EnVision Center (02/05/2021)
• HUD and SBA Team Up to Train Southeast and Caribbean Workers and Entrepreneurs (03/25/2021)
• In Mississippi - Laurel and Meridian Housing Authorities Offer COVID-19 Vaccines with a Side of Fun (09/15/2021)

2022

• The Fight Against COVID-19 Continues in Mississippi (03/04/2022)
• Mississippians Participate in Virtual Region IV Fair Housing Summit (03/08/2022)
• Fair Housing Conference Held in Mississippi (05/19/2022)
• In Mississippi: Pilot program increases number of licensed, diverse appraisers (10/13/2022)
• Mississippi Field Office Veterans Help Fellow Veterans (12/09/2022)