On February 28 at 3:00 p.m. EST, HUD Secretary Donovan and myself will host a Twitter town hall to launch the Strong Cities, Strong Communities Fellowship Program. Launched by the Obama Administration last summer, the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) initiative is a new way the federal government is working with cities in a more [...]
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This summer, the Obama Administration announced the launch of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) Initiative. This new interagency pilot initiative is designed to spark economic growth in local communities while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used wisely and efficiently. SC2 will break the federal government out of its traditional roles to partner with local governments [...]
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Cross posted from WhiteHouse.gov Next week, I’ll participate in the 2011 Annual Conference of the National Association of Counties(NACo) with partners from across the Administration. The timing is bittersweet for me, as I prepare to return to Seattle after more than two years as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. But [...]
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I was proud to join Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and other leaders at the state and local level in Detroit today to announce the Obama Administration’s Strong Cities, Strong Communities Initiative. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is a major part of this unprecedented White House partnership, which helps local governments in six [...]
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