Wellington Heights Renewal Boosted by Housing Initiative
The Total Child Wellington Heights Initiative aims to rehab 35 homes in an 18 block area to raise homeownership from 49 to 70 percent. Four Oaks Affordable Housing Network plans sales and rentals funded by the program, with crime declines on Bever Avenue and nearby blocks as properties are purchased and tenants relocated.
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Bever Avenue SE
Total Child
Wellington Heights
Lock
Four Oaks’ Affordable Housing Network Inc
Prime
Affordable Housing Network
Amy Grunewaldt
Total Child Director
Bever
Affordable
Tim Daily
Terry Bilsland
Bever Ave. SE
Horizons
Cedar Rapids
Charles Connerly
University of Iowa
School of Urban and Regional Planning
Connerly
Josh Daniel
Hazleton
16Th Street
Brent Albaugh
Bever Avenue
Total Child program helps families aim for homeownership
Total Child coordinated by Four Oaks supports 342 families since 2011 with a 600 goal. Kelly Jennings, a single mother, joined to gain housing steps via Wellington Heights Homes and Horizons credit counseling. Families receive up to four weekly check ins and guidance across child family education and community goals with 64 partner agencies aiding progress.
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Amy Grunewaldt
TotalChild
Department of Human Services
Kelly Jennings
Jennings
Total Child
Four Oaks
Jim Ernst
Cedar Rapids
Grunewaldt
Kaeniece
Wilson Middle School
Lola
Grant Wood
Jane Boyd Community House
Vatican Defends Marriage Doctrine After U.S. Election
The Vatican argues against same sex marriage while defending traditional marriage as the societal foundation. It criticizes modernity and urges respect for gays without legal marital recognition, joking about polygamy and stressing a father mother family as essential.
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Vatican
Federico Lombardi
U.S
Obama
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