Nebraska Good Stories

2002 - 2005

• Proclamation for the 2002 National Homeownership Month (08/23/2002)
• "Rebuilding Together" in Nebraska (09/03/2002)
• Home Ownership Dream Comes True During National Homeownership Month (10/10/2002)
• Omaha Mayor and Local Housing Partners Break Ground for Kellom Villa Townhomes (10/10/2002)
• Homeownership in Nebraska (10/10/2002)
• Fair Housing Recognition in Nebraska (05/09/2003)
• Strengthening Communities: Praise for Nebraska's Chronic Homelessness Plan (12/30/2004)
• FHA Lender's Conference Supports Homeownership (12/31/2004)
• Williams Prepared Place Transitional Housing Program, Omaha, NE (03/04/2005)
• Liberty Village Groundbreaking (06/28/2005)
• "Kids Run Better Lead Free" (08/22/2005)
• Renovation of the Historic Livestock Exchange Building in Omaha (08/29/2005)

2006 - 2009

• New Army of Homeowners and Entrepreneurs are Ready to Invest in Metro Omaha (12/01/2006)
• HUD and Edison Elementary Celebrate Black History Month (02/26/2008)
• HUD Offices Receive Award for PATH Partnership (04/29/2008)
• City Lights Development: A New Benchmark in Affordable Housing (07/29/2008)
• HUD Representatives Educate Nebraska Health Care Officials about Fair Housing (09/24/2008)
• The Lincoln, NE Housing Authority & NeighborWorks, Inc. Create a New Homeowner (11/03/2008)
• Holy Name Housing Celebrates 25 Years (11/03/2008)
• June is National Homeownership Month (06/19/2009)
• Clifton Jones Receives Norma Kolbe Award (07/23/2009)
• HUD's Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity Office Protects Domestic Violence Victim (07/29/2009)
• Fair Housing Center in Nebraska Delivers Justice for a Mentally Disabled Client (10/28/2009)

2011 - 2012

• FHIP Agency Helps Resolve Veterans Village Controversy in Omaha (08/01/2011)
• Siena/Francis House: Permanent Supportive Housing Apartments Groundbreaking (02/10/2012)
• National Homeownership Month 2012 Governor's Procamation Signing (06/14/2012)
• City Impact Homes to Feature 14 Units of Affordable Housing (06/14/2012)
• City of Omaha Showcases Homes (06/24/2012)
• Omaha Homeless Symposium (09/10/2012)
• Community Collaborates to Help End Veteran Homelessness (10/12/2012)
• Siena/Francis House Permanent Supportive Housing (11/10/2012)
• Moneywise Empowerment Tour (11/17/2012)
• The Bank Apartments (11/27/2012)
• Orpheum Tower Apartments (11/28/2012)
• Meridian Gardens Assisted Living (11/29/2012)

2013

• Metro Area Planning Agency (01/30/2013)
• Oak Valley Apartments (01/31/2013)
• HUD Office's Monthly "Lunch and Learn" Program (02/27/2013)
• Lexington Ridge Apartments (02/27/2013)
• Pavillion at Twin Creek (02/28/2013)
• Restore Omaha Conference (03/28/2013)
• 2013 Rebuilding Together-Omaha (04/27/2013)
• 6th Anniversary Empowerment Conference-Omaha (05/16/2013)
• Tamarin Ridge Apartments (05/17/2013)
• City Impact Homes Ribbon Cutting Ceremony (05/29/2013)
• The Future of the Omaha/Metro Area (07/17/2013)
• Royalwood on the Green: 276 Units in West Omaha (07/30/2013)
• Bryan Greene Visits Omaha (07/31/2013)
• Homelessness in the Heartland (08/06/2013)
• Financial Management and Governance Training (08/19/2013)
• 90 New Units for Veterans (09/05/2013)

2014 - 2015

• HUD Region VII Staff Members Participate in Nebraska's Premier Housing Event (01/21/2014)
• HUD Omaha Staff Search for Homeless Persons in Frigid January Weather (01/22/2014)
• HUD Omaha Closes Loan on Assisted Living Facility in Lincoln (01/30/2014)
• HUD Omaha Closes on Loan with Chrysalis Lutheran Homes for Elderly Project (03/06/2014)
• The City of Grand Island Comes Through for Veterans: Project Homeless Connect-Grand Island (10/23/2014)
• Major Conference for Emerging Leaders in Omaha: Heartland Latino Leadership Conference (11/18/2014)
• Omaha's Philanthropic Excellence: 2014 Omaha Veterans' Stand Down (12/05/2014)
• Major Funding Announcement in Omaha: Omaha's TIGER Grant Award (12/05/2014)
• HUD Invests in Nebraska (01/20/2015)
• 98th Annual Convention & Exhibition (03/25/2015)
• 2015 Project Homeless Connect (03/27/2015)
• Accessibility Training (04/03/2015)
• Big "O's" Community Spirit (04/25/2015)
• Civil Rights Conference (04/29/2015)

2016

• HUD Staff Attend and Exhibit at 2016 Housing Innovation Marketplace Conference (03/22/2016)
• HUD Participates in Project Homeless Connect - Omaha (04/01/2016)
• HUD Hosts HOME Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Training (04/05/2016)
• HUD Participates in the Annual Baright Shelter Education and Jobs Fair (04/13/2016)
• Local HUD Office Volunteers Again at Annual Rebuilding Together Event (04/29/2016)
• Third Annual Peer-to-Peer Homelessness Symposium (06/08/2016)
• Meet the Buyers Government Contracting Conference (11/04/2016)
• 2016 Nebraska Hispanic Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion Conference (11/04/2016)
• Homes for Veterans, Victory Place Apartments, Grand Island (11/04/2016)
• Veterans Stand Down in Omaha (11/10/2016)
• More Homes for Veterans, Victory Park Apartments in Lincoln (11/12/2016)

2017 - 2021

• Nebraska Town Hall Meeting in Randolph, Nebraska (04/27/2017)
• Housing Improvement Partnership (HIP) Summit (04/29/2017)
• Nebraska Housing Finance Authority (NIFA) Housing Innovation Marketplace Conference (05/21/2017)
• Omaha Hosts 42nd Annual NUSA Conference: Bridging the Future (05/24/2017)
• Project Homeless Connect - Omaha (05/31/2017)
• 2017 Nebraska/Iowa Peer to Peer Homeless Symposium (06/06/2017)
• Meet HUD Region VII's New Regional Administrator Jason Mohr (01/09/2018)
• Project Homeless Connect (PHC) - Omaha (03/23/2018)
• Regional Administrator Jason Mohr Presents HUD-VASH Award to Omaha Housing Authority (05/01/2018)
• Omaha celebrates the grand opening of Victory Apartments II (02/08/2021)
• 2021 Iowa/Nebraska Virtual Peer-to-Peer Homelessness Symposium (06/23/2021)

2022 - 2023

• Iowa and Nebraska field offices team up with FDIC and other industry partners to deliver homeownership event in September (10/03/2022)
• Deputy Secretary Todman meets with Iowa and Nebraska field staff; celebrates $50 million Choice Neighborhood Initiative funding with Omaha community (10/11/2022)
• HUD Great Plains and Midwest regions gather Quad Cities leaders to explore affordable housing solutions (11/08/2022)
• HUD Great Plains Presidential Management Fellow Megan Wheeler reflects upon Women's History Month (02/28/2023)
• During Public Service Recognition Week, Omaha field office welcomes Great Plains regional leadership for reflection, recognition and fun (05/10/2023)
• During Public Service Recognition Week, Omaha field office welcomes Great Plains regional leadership for reflection, recognition and fun (05/12/2023)
• HUD Regional Leadership and Denver Homeownership Center Staff Partner to Deliver Appraisal and Underwriting Training to External Stakeholders in Omaha, Nebraska (08/18/2023)
• HUD on the Road - Kearney and Grand Island, NE (09/15/2023)
• HUD sits with Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant partner, discusses boosting affordable housing in South Omaha (11/08/2023)
• Great Plains leadership presents $20 million in loan guarantees for Omaha affordable real estate development (11/08/2023)
• HUD Great Plains partners with Siena Francis House in Omaha to open The Cottages; combating chronic homelessness (11/08/2023)
• The fruits of our labor: telling HUD's story of proactive engagement, one partner at a time (12/28/2023)

2024

• Honoring Lives and Inspiring Change: Homeless Persons' Memorial Day (01/04/2024)
• 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count in Omaha features HUD staff support (02/20/2024)
• January was Radon Awareness Month - Blair Housing Authority receives HUD radon grant award (02/20/2024)
• State of North Omaha and African Americans Summit shares vision of progress on racial equity; more work to do still (02/22/2024)
• HUD Great Plains announces historic funding to address homelessness in Nebraska (02/22/2024)
• Columbus, Nebraska Workforce Housing Summit hosts roundtable to source solutions to expand housing supply (02/22/2024)
• Nebraska field office partners with federal Health and Human Services division to provide Grants 101 workshops aimed at improving health, affordable housing access (03/04/2024)
• HUD Great Plains Women's History Month committee holds hybrid event celebrating the personal and professional successes of women in the workplace (03/29/2024)