Troy Housing Authority

Administrative Offices
1 Eddys Ln
Troy NY 12180
(518)273-3600
info@troyhousing.org

Troyhousing.org

March 2016

Show Neighborhood Pride

Inside this issue:

Free parenting classes

Kennedy Towers tenant association meeting

Corliss Park tenant elections

Scholarship deadlines

Programs for youth with

disabilities

Free fruits and veggies

Inspections at
Corliss and
Griswold
REAC inspections will be
held throughout the day at
Griswold Heights on April 11
and at Corliss Park on April
12.
By working together, we
can pass this inspection and
continue to provide you with
safe, decent and affordable
housing.
Residents can help by reporting some issues that can
negatively affect our scores.
Please consider the following
items and report any problems to your site manager so
we can properly address
them:

Smoke detectors should

NEVER be tampered
with; this includes disconnecting the unit or
removing the batteries.
Call the site office immediately if any of your
smoke detectors are defective or need batteries.
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Celebrate Earth Day 2016 with Troy Housing

On April 23, Trojans
throughout the city will be
working together to clean up
their communities, plant flowers and take pride in their
neighborhoods. Our staff and
residents will be working together with other groups in the
city to get ready for the warmer weather and make our communities healthier places to
live.
Each site will have a clean up
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and any
volunteers residents, family
or members of the public
are invited to come pitch in.
For every volunteer

there is a role in the cleanup.

More specific info for each
will come in Aprils newsletter, will be posted on THAs
website in early April and will
be advertised at each site.

April 23
9 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Tools will be provided and
some sites may have picnics
afterward.
Please dont miss out on this
chance to meet your neighbors
and make your community

MLK Homework Club resumes

The Homework Club at
Martin Luther
King Apartments resumed
on Feb. 22,
2016.
The hours will
be 2:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. to
accommodate
students who have a late dismissal. The club is
closed on snow days.
Students must do their homework before they
can participate in the arts and crafts, snack time
and other activities.
This summer, the MLK Apartments will also be
participating in the Free Breakfast and Lunch program.
The permission slip can be downloaded here and
returned to the main office or Homework Club,
and copies are available in the main office.

Isaiah Verdejo, 18, of Phelan Court,

recently graduated Airman First Class
from JBSA-Lackland Air Force Base,
San Antonio, Texas. Verdejo is the son
of Leticia Salinas and is a graduate of
Green Tech Charter High School in
Albany, NY. Here he is pictured with
Phelan Court Asset Manager Matt
McGrath. Congratulations, Isaiah!

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From the desk of the Executive Secretary

Daniel P. Crawley
As spring approaches, our newsletter is
getting a new name and many programs
at THA are getting a fresh start.
The homework club at Martin Luther
King Apartments is restarting , we are
planning community gardens at some of
our sites for spring and summer, and
some residents are taking the first steps
to create a tenant association in their
communities.
While change may start slow, now is
the time to plant the seeds for better
neighborhoods. Taking the initiative to

improve your community now is the only

way to see results down the road.
There are many roles residents can play
some big, some small in their
neighborhoods. You can volunteer two
hours every other week to lead a Boy
Scout troop at your site, participate in our
community gardens, become a leader in
your local tenant association, or volunteer
to help clean up on Earth Day. You can
encourage children you know at your site
to take advantage of your Homework
Club, or encourage teens to consider ap-

plying for scholarships available to public

housing and Section 8 residents.
One small step you can take is simply
liking the Troy Housing Authority page
on Facebook or following us on Twitter
and sharing the important information we
post with your neighbors.
Our newsletter is no longer the Post
Script, or an afterthought, because our
communities are not an afterthought. Instead, we focus on creating healthy and
happy Neighborhoods, and we hope you
will join us.

Meeting to create tenant association at

Kennedy Towers
March 16
6 p.m.
Coffee Room
Come get involved in setting up a new tenant association
and join planning, social, fundraising and building committees!

Dont forget to report these issues

before REAC Inspections
Tenant owned fire extinguishers that
have been discharged or are inoperable
should be recharged or discarded.
Front and rear entry doors should
NEVER be blocked in any way, nor should
the largest opening window in any room
with only one doorway and/or passageway.
All door locks, locksets and hardware
must be provided by Troy Housing Authority and be working properly.
Electrical breaker boxes, air vents,
furnaces and water heaters should never be
blocked in any way. Items should not be
stored in furnace rooms and/or water heater closets.
Burned out light bulbs should be r eplaced; never exceed recommended wattage.
Stovetops, dr ip pans and ovens should

be kept clean; dirty stoves do not operate

correctly.
Clothes dryers must be pr oper ly installed with adequate wiring and venting to
the outdoors.
Windows and window screens should
be working properly and should not be
removed from their frames.
Storing of gasoline, pr opane tanks,
lawnmowers, motorcycles or anything
flammable in an apartment is a fire hazard
and such objects must be removed.
Plumbing fixtures should be wor king
properly and without leaks.
Your apartment and yard should be clear
of all debris and litter.
Lids on trash cans and dumpster s
should always be properly closed.

Active Parenting Now

What: A compr ehensive 6-week
parenting class
When: Tuesdays, Mar ch 1 April 4
6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: TRIP Inc. 415 River St, 2nd
Floor Conference Room
Who: Par ents/Guar dians with
children 5 years-12 years
Topics Include:
Redirect misbehavior and sidestep
power struggles
Discipline while teaching responsibility
Prevent young people from
experimenting with alcohol and other
drugs
Communicate effectively with children
Encourage nonviolent conflict resolution inside and out of the home
Sponsored by Rensselaer County Mental
Health, TRIP and Troy Drug Free community Coalition

Trying to Quit?
The NYS Smokers Quitline offers many
resources and can be accessed anytime at
www.nysmokefree.com or by calling 1-866
-NY-QUITS (1-866-697-8487).

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SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES
There are two scholarships are available to public housing and Section 8 residents for
full- and part-time study at approved colleges, junior colleges, technical schools and
other post-secondary institutions leading to a degree, diploma or certificate.

You cant receive a scholarship if you dont apply!

HAI Group Scholarship
Housingcenter.org
800-873-0242
Deadline: April 30

CHW Scholarship Fund

Chwattys.com/2015-scholarship-fund/
Deadline: May 17

Next Board of
Commissioners
meeting:
April 4
Taylor Apartments
4:30 p.m.
Minutes and agendas at troyhousing.org

Free Fruits and Veggies from the Salvation Army

At Kane, Conway and MLK

STARTING AT
CORLISS
MARCH 23

Corliss Park tenant association

nominations open
Now is the time for Corliss Park residents to make
nominations for upcoming tenant association
elections.
Corliss residents can nominate themselves or
other legal Corliss residents age 18 or older.

Nominations can be made at the tenant

association meeting on Thursday, March

17 at 6:30 p.m.,

or earlier at the Corliss Park management

office.

10 a.m.noon every Wednesday

If you are unable to

pick up veggies at your
site
due to disability, injury or age,
please let your site manager
know and volunteers will deliver
produce to your apartment.

Do you know a young

person with a disability?
The Independent Living Center in downtown Troy
has programs for youth with disabilities transitioning into adulthood.
Youth Transition Group: This program will include worksite visits, panel discussions, guest
speakers, and other activities to assist youths
with the transition to college, work, and/or greater independence.
Mentor Program: Youth will be matched with
more experienced adults with disabilities to give
them the opportunity to ask questions, get advice
and prepare for adulthood.
Contact Lyndsi Wickert for more information:
274-0701 ext. 129

One Eddy's Lane

Troy, New York 12180
troyhousing.org

TROY HOUSING
AUTHORITY
Daniel P. Crawley
COMMISSIONERS
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Darren Scott, Chair
Agnes Zink, Vice-Chair
Robert Linder
Oscar McLaughlin
Susan Steele
Daryl Freedman
James Brust

REAC Inspections at Griswold Heights

April 11 and Corliss Park April 12

Tenant Association meeting info

Like Troy Housing

Authority on Facebook,
follow us @Troy_Housing
on Twitter and visit our
website at
troyhousing.org for the
latest events and news.

Free fruits and

veggies
Youth activities
Earth Day 2016 Plans