HACM Illegally Reallocated Federally Restricted Funds
HACM Illegally Reallocated Federally Restricted Funds Urban Milwaukee By Jeramey Jannene – Jan 31st, 2025 06:53 pm The new executives at the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) didn’t take long to find the source of a major, multi-million dollar issue that has plagued the beleaguered agency for years. From 2019 to 2022, […]
Milwaukee Housing Authority received scathing federal report shortly before director resigned
Milwaukee Housing Authority received scathing federal report shortly before director resigned Genevieve Redsten Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:03 p. m. CT Dec. 11, 2024 | Updated 9:44 a. m. CT Dec. 13, 2024 The Milwaukee Housing Authority remains a “troubled” agency, as problems with physical conditions, financial mismanagement and oversight persist, according to a new […]
Feds’ scathing Milwaukee housing authority report; critics respond
Feds’ scathing Milwaukee housing authority report; critics respond By: Jason Calvi December 12, 2024 4:58 pm CST FOX6 News Milwaukee The Brief The federal government wrote a scathing letter to Milwaukee’s embattled housing authority. For residents, activists and city leaders critical of the agency, it’s vindication. HACM’s soon-to-be-retired head addressed the letter. MILWAUKEE – The […]
Embattled Milwaukee Housing Authority leader Willie Hines stepping down
Embattled Milwaukee Housing Authority leader Willie Hines stepping down Genevieve Redsten Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Embattled Milwaukee Housing Authority leader Willie Hines is retiring at the end of the year, marking an end to his controversial tenure at the public housing agency. Hines announced his retirement plans in an exclusive interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel […]
HACM Moves To Outsource Vouchers, Common Ground Blasts Plan
HACM Moves To Outsource Vouchers, Common Ground Blasts Plan By Jeramey Jannene – Oct 8th, 2024 05:36 pm After its internal practices were deemed “at risk for serious fraud, waste and abuse” by the federal government, the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) is moving to outsource its housing voucher program. But Common […]
Common Ground, Residents Blast Housing Authority at Board Meeting
Common Ground, Residents Blast Housing Authority at Board Meeting By Jeramey Jannene – Sep 11th, 2024 05:53 pm Urban Milwaukee “We hear you and we are responding.” That was the message from Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) board vice chair Brooke VandeBerg, who was serving as acting chair as dozens of HACM residents […]
New Program Will Fund Driver’s Ed For Students in Low-Income Students
New Program Will Fund Driver’s Ed For Students in Low-Income Students Urban Milwaukee By: Jeramey Jannene – Sep 5th, 2024 03:48 pm A new Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) program will pay to send approximately 11,500 low-income high school students per year to driver’s education classes. The program, designed to tackle reckless driving and equity […]
Residents and Common Ground sue HACM over “uninhabitable” living conditions, bed bugs
Residents and Common Ground sue HACM over “uninhabitable” living conditions, bed bugs by WTMJ News August 28, 2024, 3:19 pm in Health, Homepage Showcase, News, Wisconsin MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee public housing residents partner with Common Ground to file a class-action lawsuit against the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, or HACM. The residents live […]
Federal official visits Milwaukee’s troubled housing authority, but the public wasn’t invited
Federal official visits Milwaukee’s troubled housing authority, but the public wasn’t invited By: A.J. BayatpourCBS 58 NewsAugust 16, 2024 MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A top federal housing official visited Milwaukee Friday and met with residents of the embattled Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM). Activists say the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]
Open Letter to Mayor Johnson — Why Are You Protecting Willie Hines?
Open Letter to Mayor Johnson — ‘Why Are You Protecting Willie Hines?’ Urban Milwaukee By Jeramey Jannene The broad coalition pushing for improvement to the beleaguered Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) is substantially ramping up its call for the ouster of agency leader Willie Hines, Jr. Common Ground Southeastern Wisconsin issued an […]