Jackson Announces $2.9 million in Grants to Texas to Give at-risk Young People Careers Building Affordable Housing
Dec. 1, 2006 -- Young people who drop out of high school face a lifetime of underemployment and can be at higher risk of homelessness. However, thousands of these "at-risk" young people are looking forward to graduation and careers in homebuilding because of $45.5 million in grants announced today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson. [More]

HUD Awards 1.8 million for affordable housing and economic development in rural Texas
Oct. 13, 2006 -- Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today awarded announced the award of $1.8 million in grants to six rural communities in Texas to stimulate economic development, create jobs and produce more affordable housing. The funding is provided through HUD's Rural Housing and Economic Development Program. [More]

Sebastian Celebrates Housing Program
June 30, 2006 -- Through hard work and cooperation, anything is possible. Even home ownership. That was the message Thursday at a celebration for the completion of four new homes in Sebastian. [More]

Needy Families Can Get Help To Buy Homes
April 22, 2006 -- CDCB, the state’s largest producer of affordable housing, teamed with three banks to offer the grants through the Housing Equity Leverage Program to assist families in purchasing their first homes. [More]

Lending a Hand
February 16, 2006 -- The Community Development Corp. of Brownsville this week celebrated its housing program in which homeowners help with the construction. [More]

Grants help fund program that provides jobs, training
February 6, 2006 -- Youthbuild had some good news recently when it received $232,684 in grants. The grants came from the U.S. Department of Labor, the AmeriCorps program and the Bank of Amer-ica Foundation. [More]

CDCB Receives Grant for Home Ownership Counseling
October 18, 2005 —The Community Development Corp. of Brownsville will receive almost $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing counseling Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Monday.
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Homeowner Credits HUD Funds For New House
July 14, 2005 — Gilberto Esparza took advantage of a Community Development Corp. of Brownsville program to build his home about a year ago. [Read More]

Coalition Provides Free Tax Help
February 4, 2005 — Residents expecting an income tax refund can save a few dollars this year by not hiring a tax return service.
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HUD Funnels Money for Affordable Homes
December 19, 2004 — Brownsville’s home construction market got a $177,000 shot in the arm last week thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Low Income Home-Buyers to Get State Aid
October 10, 2004 — Brownsville’s residential construction boom is about to beef up after the state announced this month it would funnel $500,000 for first-time homebuyers in the area.
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Low-Income Homebuyers to Get State Aid
October 10, 2004 — Brownsville’s residential construction boom is about to beef up after the state announced this month it would funnel $500,000 for first-time homebuyers in the area. [More]

Proposals Include Zero-Down-Payment Option
August 25, 2004 — Purchasing a new home may seem out of reach for low-income families. [More]

French River Valley Subdivision Offers Affordable Homes
July 24, 2004 —Called the French River Valley, this new affordable housing subdivision is being developed in three phases at the corner of El Paso Road and French River Road across the street from Oliveira Park. [More]

CDCB Sponsors Home Ownership Fair
February 2, 2004 —To educate the public, the Community Development Corp. of Brownsville sponsored on Saturday a Homeownership Fair for residents of Brownsville. CDCB officials said owning a home is an American dream that can become a reality. [More]

CDCB Uses Grants to Provide Home-Buying Counseling
December 11, 2003 —The grants provide $50,000 for general housing counseling to low- and moderate-income families, $30,000 for rural colonia areas, $25,000 to combat predatory lending, and $30,000 to counsel public housing residents in the use of the Section 8 Homeownership Program, which helps people pay rent. [More]