Trenton Housing Authority Awarded $250,000 to provide safer environment for residents

HUD’s Capital Fund Emergency Safety and Security Program recently awarded the Trenton Housing Authority $250,000 in grant funds from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds were provided in order to upgrade public housing throughout the city, addressing security and safety issues. With the goal of creating safer and livable conditions for residents, the money awarded will be used to provide security, alarm and lighting systems, smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, as well as stronger window and door guards.

HUD’s Capital Fund Emergency Safety and Security Program recently awarded the Trenton Housing Authority $250,000 in grant funds from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds were provided in order to upgrade public housing throughout the city, addressing security and safety issues. With the goal of creating safer and livable conditions for residents, the money awarded will be used to provide security, alarm and lighting systems, smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, as well as stronger window and door guards.

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Kenneth Miles is the publisher of the Trenton Journal and a founding partner of 3rd Space, a boutique coworking space in Newark, New Jersey. Miles’ work has appeared in the New York Times Syndicate, Interview, Black Enterprise, Industry, Paper, The Source, and WBGO.org. Miles holds a Master of Science in Journalism – Media Solutions and Innovation from West Virginia University and volunteers his time with several local organizations.

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