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ACTION-Housing’s 51st Annual Meeting
On Wednesday, June 4, 2008, ACTION-Housing, Inc. celebrated its 51st year of operation. The Annual Meeting, held at the Omni William Penn Hotel Grand Ballroom filled with colleagues, friends, and supporters of ACTION-Housing. The Keynote Speaker, Sheila Crowley, President and CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition has 25 years of experience in organizational leadership, direct service, policy advocacy, and scholarship on homelessness and housing.
 
Bartko Foundation - Marilyn Hopkins, Grantee
On November 8, 2007, Marilyn Hopkins, Accounting Assistant for ACTION-Housing, Inc., was notified of her award status for the 2007 funding round of the Bartko Foundation.
 
“Taste the Good Life” at DiSalvo’s Station Restaurant
A hospitality emporium showcasing all of life’s true pleasures and treasures, whether it be pleasing the palate, the mind, the body or the soul.
 
United Way Day of Caring - October 12, 2007
ACTION-Housing, Inc. joined once again in the United Way, National Day of Caring.
 
State Farm Check Presentation - July 26, 2007
ACTION-Housing, Inc., Family Savings Account Program (FSA) received corporate funding on July 26, 2007 from the State Farm Insurance Company.
 
PHFA check presentation - November 19, 2007
ACTION-Housing, Inc. was awarded $260,500 in funds from the Pennsylvania Housing and Finance Agency for the 2007 Homeownership Choice Program funding round.
 
ACTION-Housing, Inc. celebrates 50 years of Community Assistance
Allegheny Council To Improve Our Neighborhoods, “ACTION” Housing, Inc., was formally incorporated in 1957, through a by-laws amendment to it’s predecessor organization, the Pittsburgh Housing Corporation, which was formed in 1928 to address the community’s most critical housing problems through educational, research and advocacy activities.
 
YouthBuild Graduation
On June 12, 2007 YouthBuild held its 3rd Graduation Ceremony. The graduation was held on the 31st floor of the Regional Enterprise Building in downtown Pittsburgh.
 
ACI Home Performance Conference 2008
Pittsburgh, PA
April 7 - 11, 2008
Hilton Pittsburgh
www.affordablecomfort.org
 
5th Anniversary for Braddock Apartments
CONGRATULATIONS to the Braddock Apartments who will be celebrating their 5th Anniversary under the Administration of Linda Goblesky on August 28, 2007.
 
YouthBuild Student Leadership Conference
On May 4, 2007 during for the second day of the YouthBuild Student Leadership Conference, State Representative Jake Wheatley, Jr. was one of several presenters. Representative Wheatley spoke to the students about the importance of voting, the role of elected officials and how citizens can make an impact on their communities.
 
New Executive Director Larry Swanson
On September 15, 2005, ACTION-Housing's Transition Committee recommended the appointment of Lawrence A. Swanson as the agency's next Executive Director to take effect at the time of Jon Zimmer's retirement on June 30, 2006.