Tennessee Good Stories

2002 - 2005

• Nashville's Night Out Against Crime (08/20/2002)
• Initiatives to Address Homelessness in Tennessee (10/29/2002)
• HUD Grants $35 Million for Redevelopment in Memphis, Tennessee (12/16/2002)
• Two Tennessee Organizations Receive Fair Housing Best Practices Awards for Innovative Programs
• Nashville, Tennessee Promotes Affordable Housing and Minority Homeownership (02/19/2003)
• Memphis Public Housing Residents Purchase Homes of Their Own (06/04/2003)
• Local Affordable Housing Agencies Push for Increased Latino Homeownership (07/28/2003)
• Nashville's Night Out Against Crime (08/25/2003)
• Shelby County to Offer Down Payment Assistance (09/12/2003)
• Nashville HUD Office Supports Christ Church Ministries Conference (10/11/2003)
• Operation Stand Down in Nashville Helps Homeless Veterans (11/12/2003)
• Nashville Office Promotes "Unity" during Change-of-Union Officers Ceremony (01/16/2004)
• HUD To Donate Excess Computers (02/06/2004)
• Knoxville Celebrates Black History Month (02/12/2004)
• HUD-Nashville and Social Security Administration, Hearings and Appeals Staff Promote "Successful Blacks in Education" during Black History Month (03/05/2004)
• Region IV Director Promotes Homeless Efforts in the Nashville Area (03/15/2004)
• Tenth Annual Women Today Expo (03/19/2004)
• Nashville Serves Homeless Veterans at Operation Stand Down (11/19/2004)
• Life Transformed for the Hawkins Family (01/18/2005)
• Permanent Housing for Disabled Veterans (02/07/2005)
• Fiesta Del Hogar in Middle Tennessee (07/01/2005)
• First Lady Laura Bush and Secretary Alphonso Jackson Announce New Preserve America Initiative Component (07/26/2005)
• HUD Announces Major Pilot Homeless Grant in Chattanooga Tennessee for the Chronically Homeless (08/10/2005)

2006 - 2009

• HOPE VI in Knoxville a Cause for Celebration (08/18/2006)
• Nashville Has A New Office! (04/17/2007)
• Ending Homelessness in Tennessee (09/20/2007)
• Ground Broken on New Low-income Housing Site (10/10/2007)
• Energy Awareness and Energy Star: "Change a Light, Change the World" Campaign (10/31/2007)
• Energy Event in Milan, TN (11/15/2007)
• HUD-Nashville Presents Ceremonial Checks to Nashville Continuum of Care and Mayor Karl Dean (01/11/2008)
• William H. Dirl Honored by Nashville Office (01/18/2008)
• From Renting to Owning in Memphis (03/26/2008)
• Nashville Regional Technical Assistance Workshop Attracts More Than 180 Neighborhood Networks Stakeholders (04/23/2008)
• Victorian Village Neighborhood of Memphis was Named One of the Newest Preserve America Communities (06/20/2008)
• Nashville Hosts Full House at Statewide Grantwriting Training (08/21/2008)
• Martin Housing Authority Makes International Impression (09/04/2008)
• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (02/13/2009)
• FTDD to Receive Innovation Award (07/15/2009)
• Four Years of Housing Counseling Finally Pays Off (07/20/2009)
• KHRA Homeownership Celebration Luncheon (09/29/2009)
• First Trainees Graduate from Columbia Housing Authority and Honeywell's Green Jobs H.E.A.T. Program (09/29/2009)
• Nashville's 17th Operation Stand Down Serves More Veterans in 2009 (11/09/2009)

2010 - 2011

• Cleveland, Tennessee Upgrades With CDBG Funds (02/02/2010)
• HUD Announces New Collegiate Partnership Tennessee State University (02/09/2010)
• HUD assists homeowners avoid foreclosure in Nashville (03/09/2010)
• Fair Housing matters in Tennessee (04/14/2010)
• Parthenon Towers Solar Panels Green Energy Project (04/23/2010)
• Protecting the Rights of Construction Workers (05/13/2010)
• Revitalizing a Community: Residences at Eastport (08/13/2010)
• Nashville Metropolitan Housing and Development Agency Uses Federal Funding to Improve Energy Performance (08/17/2010)
• Regional Administrator, Ed Jennings, Jr. Addresses Tennessee Governor's Housing Summit (10/20/2010)
• Nashville Office Honors Its Veterans (11/10/2010)
• North Nashville Lead Hazards Reduction Demonstration Grant from HUD one of Largest in Nation of 48 Awards (04/07/2011)
• HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Jennings Names the Residences at Eastport a Signature Project for Sustainability (04/20/2011)
• Recovery Act Funds Support Nashville's Downtown Homeless Clinic Renovation (05/18/2011)
• Nashville Donates Computer Equipment to Georgia's IOG Community Youth Vocational Center (06/14/2011)
• THDA Recovery Act Funds Helped Finance $12.2 Million Lyons Ridge Senior Apartments (07/13/2011)
• Nashville HUD and Social Security's Office of Disability Adjudication and Review Supports PENCIL Foundation Schools and Students (08/31/2011)
• Regional Administrator Jennings Touts Sustainable Development (09/27/2011)
• HUD Participates in PlanET (East Tennessee) (10/13/2011)
• Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Celebrates Completion of the Residences at Eastport in Tennessee (10/25/2011)
• HUD Joins Partners to Recognize Minvilla Manor for National Trust and HUD Secretary of Excellence in Historic Preservation Awards (11/01/2011)
• South Knoxville's Flenniken Landing (11/12/2011)
• HUD Participates in Johnson City-Washington County Veterans' Memorial Dedication (11/18/2011)
• HUD Partners To Assist Nashville Area Homeless Veterans (11/29/2011)
• HUD Announces 2011 Sustainable Communities Award Of Over $2.5 Million in Tennessee (11/29/2011)

2012 - 2013

• Knoxville HUD Office Promotes Student Volunteer Program 2012 at Local Colleges and Universities (02/08/2012)
• HUD Supports Veterans "Services for Those Who Have Served" in East Tennessee (03/26/2012)
• Knoxville Office Contributes to Veteran's 'Rally Point' Event (04/05/2012)
• HUD Supports Lenoir, Tennessee Development (04/20/2012)
• HUD Secretary Donovan's Memphis Visit Highlights Foreclosure Settlement Benefits for Mid South Families (04/25/2012)
• Public and Private Collaboration Brings Chattanooga's LEED Certified Fairmount Avenue Townhomes to Reality (06/05/2012)
• Knox Housing Partnership Announces First LEED Platinum Home Development (06/18/2012)
• Continuing Collaborative Efforts of DOT and HUD Highlights $15 Million TIGER Grant Funding (06/26/2012)
• HUD Supports Tennessee Veteran Services for those who Served (10/03/2012)
• Midtown Neighborhood of Kingsport, Tennessee is a Choice Neighborhood (02/21/2013)
• West Knoxville Welcomes New Apartment Project financed with HUD's Mortgage Loan Program (02/26/2013)
• Building Stronger Partnerships for Fair Housing in Tennessee (03/18/2013)
• HUD Visits Chattanooga Leadership and Recognizes City Employee (04/03/2013)
• HUD Reaches Out to Serve Nashville's Homeless (04/04/2013)
• Sustainability is a Fair Housing Issue (04/22/2013)
• Metro Nashville Launches the "Know Your Line" Flood Awareness Campaign (05/08/2013)
• HUD Assists with Affordable Rental Housing in Cleveland, Tennessee (06/25/2013)
• HUD and Federal Partners Join in Frayser Neighborhood Revitalization (07/24/2013)
• Day of Services for Those Who Have Served (08/20/2013)
• City of Knoxville Receives First Lead Hazard Control Grant Totaling $2.5 Million (10/23/2013)
• HUD Joins to Recognize Habitat for Humanity Tennessee 35 Year Anniversary Celebration (10/24/2013)
• HUD Senior Advisor Jennifer Ho Talks Housing for the Homeless in Memphis (10/30/2013)
• HUD Southeast Regional Highlights 2013 (2013)

2014 - 2015

• HUD Joins EPA and Local Authorities to Assist in Bringing Hope to Local Residents (02/28/2014)
• Free Event for Veterans in Johnson City, TN on September 12 (09/08/2014)
• HUD Reaches out to Veterans in Johnson City (10/08/2014)
• HUD and City of Knoxville Celebrate FHA'S 80th Anniversary with New Homeowners in Historic Parkridge Neighborhood (10/29/2014)
• Memphis HUD Staff Connects to Help the Homeless (12/09/2014)
• Nashville HUD Office Celebrates Habitat for Humanity 4000th House Built in Tennessee (12/09/2014)
• HUD Invests in Tennessee (01/20/2015)
• Partnerships crucial to helping Knoxville's Chronically Homeless (02/12/2015)
• Knoxville HUD Office helps Tennessee Veterans at the "Services for Those who served" (05/18/2015)
• Nashville Office Recognizes Public Service (05/19/2015)
• Nashville HUD Supporting Permanent Affordable Housing for Local Homeless Veterans (06/03/2015)
• Memphis Awarded $3.7 Million to Protect Children and Families from Lead and Other Home Hazards (10/08/2015)
• Music City Bridging the Digital Literacy Divide (12/15/2015)
• Jobs Plus Pilot Program Improves Jobs, Income and Self-Sufficiency (12/22/2015)
• HOME Success Stories

2016

• Secretary Castro Visits Nashville to Discuss Bridging the Digital Divide (01/19/2016)
• Patriot Place Prepares to Open to House Local Homeless Veterans (03/04/2016)
• Tennessee's Aging Out of Foster Care Initiative (03/22/2016)
• Community Gardens Farmed by Kingsport Housing Tenants Expanding Benefit Neighborhood (03/30/2016)
• Knoxville Celebrates Community Development Week and 25 Years of Providing Decent, Safe, Affordable Housing (04/04/2016)
• ConnectHome Provides Foote Homes Families with Access to the World of Information (05/04/2016)
• HUD Awards Nashville Promise Zone Designation (06/09/2016)
• Serving those Who Served (06/22/2016)
• HUD Awards Nashville Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant (07/13/2016)
• Tennessee Public Housing Conference Addresses Affordable Housing Best Practices (10/11/2016)
• HUD Volunteers Assist Survivors of the Gatlinburg, TN Fires (12/20/2016)

2017 - 2018

• Knoxville Recognizes Community Development (04/25/2017)
• HUD's Work Matters in Tennessee (05/17/2017)
• Southeast Regional Emerging Opportunities Summit Addresses Economic Stability (06/15/2017)
• Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority (KHRA) celebrates annual Father's Day Event (06/20/2017)
• Memphis Housing Authority is "Building Healthy Families" (06/26/2017)
• Cedar Point Living Renovation brings Hope to Seniors (08/02/2017)
• Regional Summit Addresses Economic Stability with Emerging Opportunities (08/14/2017)
• MDHA Envision Cayce Plan Changing the Trajectory of Nashville Families and Children (12/13/2017)
• HUD Regional Administrator and Memphis Leaders exchange ideas of self-sufficiency (12/21/2017)
• City Rebuilds Home for 85-Year-Old Clarksville Woman (07/17/2018)
• HUD Awards Chattanooga $1.65 million grant to combat Lead Hazards and Develop Healthy Homes (09/18/2018)
• HUD recognizes the achievements of City of Nashville, THDA and Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency for Envision Cayce Groundbreaking (11/06/2018)

2019 - 2022

• Working to Better Understand and Address Tennessee Valley Rural Homelessness (01/30/2019)
• Kirkpatrick Park Apartments Grand Opening marks first Envision Cayce's mixed income development in Nashville (07/29/2019)
• Affordable Housing Making Significant Progress in Nashville (08/30/2019)
• Five Points 3 opening marks new affordable housing milestone in Knoxville (09/30/2019)
• HUD works with Continuum of Cares to help end Homelessness in Tennessee (07/31/2020)
• MDHA, Partners and Elected Officials Celebrate Grand Opening of Curb Victory Hall (11/12/2020)
• Region IV 2020 Homelessness Virtual Conference is Overwhelming Success (01/08/2021)
• Region IV Expands Reach and Effectiveness of Section 3 Training (02/03/2021)
• HUD and SBA Team Up to Train Southeast and Caribbean Workers and Entrepreneurs (03/25/2021)
• Region IV's Affordable Rental Housing and Homeownership Opportunities Conference attracts 1,300 participants (04/15/2022)