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File #: 2007-1528    Version: 1
Type: Proclamation Status: Adopted
File created: 6/5/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 6/5/2007
Enactment date: 6/5/2007 Enactment #: 314
Effective date:    
Title: WHEREAS, Allegheny Council to Improve Our Neighborhoods, or "ACTION" Housing, Inc. will hold its 50th Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Monday, June 4th, 2007; and WHEREAS, ACTION-Housing, Inc. was formally incorporated in 1957 from its predecessor organization, the Pittsburgh Housing Corporation; and WHEREAS, this organization has worked for over 50 years to address the community's most critical housing problems through educational, research and advocacy activities; and WHEREAS, ACTION-Housing, Inc. aims to empower people to build more secure and self-sufficient lives through the provision of decent, affordable housing, essential supportive services, asset building programs and educational and employment opportunities; and WHEREAS, the organization is currently developing several housing projects, including the Northside Coalition Senior Housing, the Franklin Street Project, Liberty Park and the Second Baptist Senior Apartments; and WHEREAS, Awards of Excellence will be pr...
Sponsors: William Peduto, Douglas Shields, Len Bodack, Twanda Carlisle, Dan Deasy, Darlene M. Harris, Jim Motznik
Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. PEDUTO
Attachments: 1. 2007-1528.doc
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WHEREAS, Allegheny Council to Improve Our Neighborhoods, or "ACTION" Housing, Inc. will hold its 50th Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Monday, June 4th, 2007; and
 
WHEREAS, ACTION-Housing, Inc. was formally incorporated in 1957 from its predecessor organization, the Pittsburgh Housing Corporation; and
 
WHEREAS, this organization has worked for over 50 years to address the community's most critical housing problems through educational, research and advocacy activities; and
 
WHEREAS, ACTION-Housing, Inc. aims to empower people to build more secure and self-sufficient lives through the provision of decent, affordable housing, essential supportive services, asset building programs and educational and employment opportunities; and
 
WHEREAS, the organization is currently developing several housing projects, including the Northside Coalition Senior Housing, the Franklin Street Project, Liberty Park and the Second Baptist Senior Apartments; and
 
WHEREAS, Awards of Excellence will be presented at the luncheon to:
 
·      Terri Gould; and
·      Laura Lazarus; and
·      The Telesis Corporation.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh commends ACTION-Housing, Inc. for its 50 years of service to the community, and congratulates this year's awardees; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares June 4, 2007, "ACTION-Housing, Inc. Day " in the City of Pittsburgh.