PHILADELPHIA, PA --  Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) announced today
that the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) will receive $4,832,500 to create
new homes after the recent demolition of 537 units in the Martin Luther King
public housing development. 

“Everyone should have the right to live in a safe home,” said Congressman Fattah. 
“The Martin Luther King development was a symbol of the way things used to be.
As part of an overall renewal effort, we have this major grant from the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development and many Philadelphians will
now be able to find quality homes in safer neighborhoods.”

As a State Senator, Chaka Fattah provided a blueprint to improve living conditions
for 3,400 families -- moving them from high-rise, crime ridden public housing
towers, to vacant single family homes around Philadelphia.  As a Congressman,
Fattah has led the way to provide tens of millions of dollars to provide better
housing -- bringing the high-rises down and building homes.