The Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) is a voluntary program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). RAD seeks to preserve public housing by providing Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) with access to more stable funding to make needed improvements to properties. Public housing units across the country need more than $26 billion in repairs. HUD refers to these repair costs as capital needs. Congress has not provided enough funding for PHAs to keep up with capital needs. As a result, PHAs have had to make tough choices between things like repairing roofs and replacing plumbing—or worse, demolishing public housing. RAD provides PHAs a way to rehabilitate, or repair, units without depending on additional money from Congress.
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Information
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ANNUAL HACKER CONFERENCE RETURNING TO ALBANY CAPITAL CENTER
In an effort to connect and invigorate the community, the second annual ANYCON Hacking & Cyber Security Conference is bringing a generous schedule of speakers, talks, events, and challenges to the Albany Capital Center August 24 – 25. The conference is designed to be accessible to all levels of information security experience, as Albany and the surrounding upstate New York/Northeast region is home to an incredible community of hackers and InfoSec enthusiasts, including both hobbyists and professionals. Read more.
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UNLEASH YOUR DOG (AND HIS ARTISTIC GENIUS)
Is your pup a regular Salvador Doggy? Maybe more of a Norman Ruff-well? Join us at the Olde English Downtown Dog Park (located inside Wallenberg Park) for “paw-painting” with the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society on Saturday, August 25, from 11 AM – 2 PM! For a $5 suggested donation, we’ll provide you with safe, washable paints and a canvas for your dog to customize with their own unique paw prints. All proceeds will benefit the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society. Who knows? Your Mastiff’s masterpiece could wind up in the Museum of Modern Bark! Read more.
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FREE BLOCK PARTY THIS SATURDAY
The Palace Performing Arts Center is pleased to announce the 1st Annual Palace Theatre Community Block Party taking place on Saturday, August 18! From 12 PM – 4 PM, the area surrounding the Palace Theatre will be filled with music, family-friendly activities, vendors, food trucks, and more! This event is free and open to the public. Bring the entire family for an afternoon of fun! Children who attend the block party will receive a book-bag and school supplies provided by the United Way of Northeastern New York (while supplies last). Read more.
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ONLY 2 MORE WEEKS OF FREE OUTDOOR MOVIES!
Thanks to a couple nights of rain, Bites Camera Action is extended by two weeks! The series is almost over, but we’re going out with a bang: See the 2017 action flick Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle on Monday, August 20, and the 2014 Marvel hit Guardians of the Galaxy on Monday, August 27. The fun starts in front of the Times Union Center at 6:30 PM each night! The featured movie will begin at 7:30 PM on the TUC’s 15′ x 70′ display screens. Read more.
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