Lead Hazards Outreach Event Connects with Memphis

HUD teamed up with the Memphis community on Saturday, June 17 for the "Building a Lead-Safe and Healthy Me" event as a part of June's National Healthy Homes Month. HUD's Region IV Memphis Field Office and the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) teamed up to reach over 125 citizens who attended and received information on lead-based paint and other health and safety hazards in the home and how to reduce their risks. "It was a great opportunity to connect with community," said Michelle Miller, Deputy Director of OLHCHH. "This was a true partnership with the City of Memphis, Shelby County Government, Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, FPM's Memphis Field Office, Christ Missionary Baptist Church, and various other community partners, to reach homeowners and share the resources available to take action on Lead Hazards in the home." HUD also provided the community information on the Housing Choice Voucher program and how FHA Mortgages can be a valuable resource for first-time homeowners.

More about HUD's role in reducing home lead-based paint hazards may be found here.

Healthy Homes Month was celebrated in Memphis, Tennessee with "Building a Lead-Safe and Healthy Me" outreach event on June 17 involving HUD and resource partners.

HUD and resource partners had a successful Saturday on June 17 in Memphis when a community event was held to share resources available to reduce lead-based paint hazards in the home as a part of June's Healthy Homes Month.

In Memphis Tennessee, a Healthy Homes Month event was held for the community on June 17 with HUD hosting an information table at the Christ Missionary Baptist Church. Left to Right: Walter Perry, Memphis Field Office Director; Michelle Miller, Deputy Director, Office of Lead Hazards Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH); Rev. Gina Stewart, Pastor, Christ Missionary Baptist Church; and Yolanda Brown, Program Manager, OLHCHH.

Michelle Miller, Deputy Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH); Yolanda Brown, Program Manager, OLHCHH, and Rev. Gina Stewart, Pastor, Christ Missionary Baptist Church, discuss the importance of an informed community on lead-based paint hazards for homes in Memphis built prior to 1978.

The Office of Lead Hazards Control and Healthy Homes has a robust outreach program that was on full display at the "Building a Lead-Safe and Healthy Me" event in Memphis, Tennessee on June 17 in partnership with Region IV's Memphis Field Office.

The Office of Lead Hazards Control and Healthy Homes has a robust outreach program that was on full display at the "Building a Lead-Safe and Healthy Me" event in Memphis, Tennessee on June 17 in partnership with Region IV's Memphis Field Office.

The Office of Lead Hazards Control and Healthy Homes and Region IV FPM's Memphis Field Office teamed up for the Memphis "Building a Lead-Safe and Healthy Me" event on June 17 that offered the community resources on reducing lead-based paint risks. Left to right: Walter Perry, Memphis Field Office Director; Michelle Miller, Deputy Director, Office of Lead Hazards Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH); and Yolanda Brown, Program Manager, OLHCHH.

Cheryl Marsh, Memphis Housing Navigator (left) and Ruth Ann Norton, Chief Executive Officer (second from left) of the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative present Yolanda Brown and Michelle Miller of the Office of Lead Hazards Control and Healthy Homes a Proclamation signed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee highlighting June as Healthy Homes Month in Tennessee. The Proclamation was presented at the HUD "Building a Lead-Safe and Healthy Me" outreach event on June 17 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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