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18th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Proud Ohioan. Dedicated to ensuring opportunity for all through safe, equitable and affordable housing.

Dec 30, 2021, 15 tweets

A few months ago, HUD launched House America: An All-Hands-On-Deck Effort to Address the Nation’s Homelessness Crisis.

And with 2022 quickly approaching, I'd be remiss if I didn't thank the mighty team I fight alongside to reduce homelessness in this country.

Follow along:

From HUD's New England region, I welcome Worcester, MA to #HouseAmerica's team. I applaud Boston, MA and the great states of Maine and Vermont for announcing their own sets of goals.

Thank you, @TweetWorcester, @MayorKimJaney, @GovJanetMills, and @GovPhilScott.

From HUD's Region 2, I applaud @rasjbaraka, Mayor of the great City of Newark, for joining the #HouseAmerica initiative and making a commitment to house Newark.

From HUD's Mid-Atlantic Region, I welcome Baltimore; New Castle County, DE; and Washington, DC to #HouseAmerica. I thank Philadelphia for announcing its goals to reduce homelessness in its community

Thank you, @MayorBMScott, @NCCDE, @MayorBowser, and @PhillyMayor.

From HUD's Southeast Region, I welcome Savannah, GA; Miami-Dade, FL; Charlotte, NC; and Shelby County, TN to the #HouseAmerica cooperative. I thank Birmingham, AL and Chattanooga, TN for announcing strong goals to house their communities.

From HUD's Midwest Region, I welcome Chicago and Columbus, OH to #HouseAmerica! We're so excited to have you on board. I applaud Cook County, IL for announcing its goals to house its communities.

Thank you, @chicagosmayor, @MayorGinther, and @ToniPreckwinkle.

From HUD's Southwest Region, I offer my great thanks to San Antonio and Austin, TX for setting solid, ambitious goals to house their communities.

Thank you, @Ron_Nirenberg and @MayorAdler.

From HUD's Great Plains Region, I applaud St. Louis and Kansas City, MO for joining #HouseAmerica and setting goals to address homelessness in their towns.

Thank you, @saintlouismayor and @MayorLucasKC.

From HUD's Rocky Mountain Region, I applaud Denver, CO for setting strategic goals to re-house neighbors experiencing homelessness and add affordable housing!

Thank you, @MayorHancock for your commitment to our work to House America.

In HUD's Pacific Region, I welcome Santa Barbara County, CA; Tucson and Phoenix, AZ; and LA County, CA to #HouseAmerica. I applaud Mesa, AZ; King City, San Fransisco, LA City, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, and San Diego, CA & the state of California for setting housing goals.

From HUD's Northwest Region, I welcome Seattle, WA and Bend, OR to #HouseAmerica.

Thank you, @MayorJenny and @CityofBend.

Finally, I thank @ChuckHoskin_Jr, Principal Chief of Cherokee Nation for signing on to #HouseAmerica and committing to reduce homelessness across Cherokee Nation.

This initiative wouldn't be possible without this team of local and state leaders.

I'm so proud to be in this fight with you all. Let's do everything we can to end homelessness.

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