FHLBank Pittsburgh organizes and sponsors programs
and events — community, educational, congressional,
relationship-building — where a united voice and
presence can be critical.
Blight-fighting Project Announced in Allentown by Dent, FHLBank, Others |
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Congressman Charlie Dent (PA-15) and other officials gathered in Allentown’s Old Fairgrounds neighborhood on April 9 to announce a high-impact project aimed at cleaning up blight and increasing homeownership in center city.
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Rep. Carney Brightens Move-in Day for Two Delaware Families |
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The Roblero Perez and Sanchez Garrido families are now out of run-down trailers and are living in clean new homes, thanks to their own labors and that of Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Sussex County, Delaware.
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Congressman Dent Helps Hamburg Residents Launch Home Rehab Program |
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The Reading Railroad Museum provided a colorful backdrop on February 27 as Congressman Charlie Dent (PA-15) presented a $200,000 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from FHLBank Pittsburgh that will enable 15 property owners in the Borough of Hamburg to make substantial improvements to their homes.
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Biden, Carney Attend Wilmington Area Revitalization Event |
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Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden attended his first FHLBank-sponsored event as he joined Congressman John Carney for the announcement of The First State's latest Blueprint Communities.
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Capito Again Stands By FHLBank at Grants Presentation |
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Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (WV-02) once again brightened the room when FHLBank Pittsburgh presented a series of Affordable Housing Program (AHP) checks to help fund seven lower-income housing projects at a November 10 event in Charleston.
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Affordable Housing Discussed by Fattah |
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-2), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, met with statewide and regional leaders on October 18 to discuss the current state of affordable housing in Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania and ways in which the future funding and supply of affordable housing stock can be enhanced. The meeting was held at the headquarters of People’s Emergency Center, a long-time stakeholder in FHLBank Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing Program.
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Stabilizing Neighborhoods via Housing Addressed by Carney |
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Congressman John Carney (D-DE), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, met with members of the First State’s housing community on August 26. The topic of discussion was affordable housing and its role in stabilizing neighborhoods. The roundtable was co-hosted by the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) and FHLBank Pittsburgh.
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Mid-state PA Roundtable Discusses Housing |
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FHLBank Pittsburgh and PHFA held a roundtable discussion with Congressman Tim Holden (PA-17) on August 16. FHLBank members and affordable housing advocates from central and northeastern Pennsylvania were represented at the gathering held in Pottsville. Subjects ranged from the future of America’s housing agencies and the role of the government in mortgage finance to available funding for affordable housing. FHLBank's government relations director, Peter Knight, led the animated discussion.
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Altmire Tells Audience of Public Confusion Regarding Debt Ceiling |
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On June 20, Congressman Jason Altmire (PA-4) told an audience at FHLBank Pittsburgh that more than three-quarters of the public doesn’t want Congress to raise the national debt ceiling but that such opposition may be the result of confusion.
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Rep. Fitzpatrick Discusses Affordable Housing in Bucks County |
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Nearly two dozen housing advocates and bankers gathered at an independent senior living facility in Bensalem, PA on June 6 to compare notes on the state of affordable housing in Bucks County with Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8).
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Capito Talks Budget, Delivers Grants at PPN Event |
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PPN, the Public Policy Network administered by FHLBank Pittsburgh’s Government Relations Department, kicked off its 2011 series of conferences in Charleston, WV on April 27 with Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito as the special guest.
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Senator Coons Honors Long-time AHAC Member |
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On April 20, Paul Calistro, a three-term member of FHLBank Pittsburgh’s Affordable Housing Advisory Council (AHAC), was honored by colleagues and family members at a Wilmington event attended by dozens of Delaware’s movers and shakers who took time out of their schedules to pay tribute to an indefatigable champion of affordable housing and community development.
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Carper, Carney laud progress made by Blueprint Communities |
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U.S. Senator Thomas Carper and Congressman John Carney congratulated dozens of neighborhood leaders on March 18 as they gathered on the University of Delaware's Wilmington campus to report on the progress they’ve made in revitalizing their communities.
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Congressman Fattah Presents Fresh Dollars to Philadelphia Nonprofits |
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Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-2) joined FHLBank members Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania and PNC Bank to help present Affordable Housing Program grants to the leaders of six nonprofit housing organizations in the City of Brotherly Love on February 4
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