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McKeesport Housing Authority is opening the Section 8 waiting list
Housing Choice Voucher Program
The McKeesport Housing Authority will be accepting applications for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) Waiting List.
When?
April 10, 2023, 8:30 AM @ 2901 Brownlee Ave. McKeesport, PA 15132.
NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEFORE THE ABOVE POSTED TIMES.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE DATE AND TIME STAMPED UPON RECEIPT. APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON, FAX 412-673-1706, EMAIL TO BBRAY@MCKHA.ORG.
You can download a blank copy of the application from www.mckha.org.
Where?
At www.mckha.org or any of the rental offices at Crawford Village, Harrison Village & McKeesport Towers
MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE DO NOT CALL FOR YOUR STATUS —- NO INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN OVER THE TELEPHONE. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA THE US MAIL. IT IS CRITICAL TO KEEP YOUR INFORMATION UPDATED WITH OUR OFFICE IF IT CHANGES. IF WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTACT YOU, YOU MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE WAITING LIST.
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Gun Violence: How Does it Hit Home? What Can We Do?
By Jason Togyer
The Tube City Almanac
February 15, 2018
Posted in: Commentary-Editorial, Podcast
On our podcast, "Two Rivers, 30 Minutes," we recently talked about gun violence --- especially the emotional impact it has had on the Mon-Yough area --- and asked if there's anything we can do about it.
In 2017, there were 109 homicides in 2017. Nearly three dozen of them were in the Mon Valley in communities such as McKeesport, Swissvale and Turtle Creek, but practically no community of any size was unscathed --- and virtually all of the homicides were the result of shootings.
Our guests were Vanessa Mayers-Snyder, a community engagement & mediation specialist for the Center for Victims, and Shira Goodman, executive director of CeaseFire PA.
We asked Mayers-Snyder, how does gun violence change behavior in a community?
How do friends and family members of homicide victims cope and move on? What help can the Center for Victims provide to teach teens and young adults non-violent strategies for conflict resolution?
Of Goodman, we asked, why has the debate over gun safety become so politicized?
Are there common-sense strategies to reduce gun violence that respect gun owners' rights? How can citizens inform themselves and re-open the debate on safe gun usage?
"Two Rivers, 30 Minutes" airs at 8 a.m. Sundays on WEDO (810) and WZUM (1550/101.1) and at 3 p.m. Sundays on WMCK.FM Internet radio, and is also available as a free podcast on iTunes and other services.
This week, we'll talk to North Braddock native and Woodland Hills High School graduate Joe Wos, a nationally syndicated cartoonist and author, about his career and his upcoming return to Woody High on Feb. 21 to speak to students and faculty.
(Photo by "Mac" on Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.)
Originally published February 15, 2018.
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