HHA Newsletter - February 2023 - Volume 7
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Message from the Executive Director
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Happy New Year to all our residents! Wishing you health, happiness and prosperity in 2023. This year our goal is to continue adding affordable & workforce housing to our great City. We will continue seeking programs to help our community, especially in these harsh economic times. Our commitment is to continue building more affordable and workforce housing to help gap the housing need. "Together, we will continue to make Hialeah thrive." Thank you for your support and for reading this quarter's newsletter. Julio Ponce, |
City of Hialeah - Local Elected Officials
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Esteban Bovo Jr. |
Monica Perez |
Jacqueline Garcia-Roves |
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Bryan Calvo |
Vivian Casals-Muñoz |
Luis Rodriguez |
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Jesus Tundidor |
Carl Zogby |
Senator Bryan Avila |
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State Rep. Alex Rizo |
State Rep. Tom Fabricio |
State Rep. David Borrero |
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Senator Rene García |
Kevin Marino Cabrera |
Juan Carlos Bermudez |
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Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart |
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HHA in the Community
Leaders Heading Fire and Fraud Prevention Program
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Julio Ponce • Executive Director - HHA Esteban Bovo Jr • Mayor - City of Hialeah Vivian Casals-Muñoz • Councilwoman George Fuente • Chief of Police - Hialeah Police Yoshua Garfinkel • Sergeant - Hialeah Police Fernando Villa • Commander - Hialeah Police Paul M. Garcia • Captain - Fire Department William Guerra • Chief - Fire Department |
Cotson Tree Planting 10/19/22
Cotson Park tree planting took place on October 19, 2022. This event was led by Mayor Esteban Bovo Jr. along with Senator Rene Garcia, City Council Vice-President Jacqueline Garcia-Roves, Councilman Jesus Tundidor, Councilwoman Vivian Casals-Muñoz, HHA Commissioner Fara Alvarez, and HHA tenants representing Hialeah Housing Authority.
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HHA Annual Landlord Summit 10/25/22
| HHA's Annual HHA Landlord Summit took place at the Milander this past October 25, 2022. We are grateful to all our landlords for helping us house over 5,000 tenants, and for keeping their units up to good standards. With your continuous participation and enrollment, we help each year more eligible Section 8 recipients. Thank you for all you do! |  |
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Halloween Elderly Party 10/27/22
On October 27, 2022, Executive Director Julio Ponce in collaboration with Mayor Esteban Bovo brought back the Halloween festivities. We enjoyed the annual costume contest and the vibrant energy from the community. Special visit from Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, Senator Rene Garcia, Councilwoman Vivian Casals-Muñoz, City Vice-Chair Jacqueline Garcia-Roves, Councilman Luis Rodriguez.
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Thanksgiving Elderly Party 11/17/2022
On November 17, 2022, we gather to celebrate and also to be thankful for all God has giving us. We also are truly thankful to our Commissioner Rebecca Sosa, who has dedicated her life in helping the community. We are grateful to have people like Commissioner Sosa, and on that date, we serenaded her for her retirement. Commissioner Sosa was given the Key to the City of Hialeah by Mayor Esteban Bovo Jr.
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Left to right: Commissioner Kevin M. Cabrera, Executive Director Julio Ponce, Vice-President Jacqueline Garcia- Roves, Councilwoman Vivian Casals-Muñoz, Commissioner Rebecca Sosa, Mayor Esteban Bovo Jr., and Councilman Carl Zogby. |
Left to right: Commissioner Rebecca Sosa and Executive Director Julio Ponce Mayor Esteban Bovo Jr., Commissioner Rebecca Sosa, Executive Director Julio Ponce, Vice-President Jacqueline Garcia- Roves, Councilman Jesus Tundidor, Commissioner Kevin M. Cabrera, Councilman Carl Zogby, Councilwoman Vivian Casals-Muñoz, and State Representative Tom Fabricio. |
Commissioner Fara Alvarez Birthday 12/07/22
Celebrating our beloved Commissioner Fara Alvarez at Vivian Villas lunch room. Commissioner Fara has been a tenant at Vivian Villas for more than 35 years and has always served our community. We thank her for her endless dedication to the Hialeah Community.
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Christmas Elderly Party 12/15/2022
On December 14, 2022, we celebrated Christmas with our beautiful community. The room was filled with Christmas spirit. As usual, our distinguished Council Members were present to support our community: President Monica Perez, Vice-President Jacqueline Garcia-Roves, Councilman Carl Zogby, Councilwoman Vivian Casals-Muñoz., and Councilman Luis Rodriguez. We also had the honor of having in his very festive suit our recent elected Miami-Dade School District 4 Board Member Robert Alonso. Oneida Mendez from Leon Medical Center was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for its valuable contribution to our community by the office of Commissioner Kevin M. Cabrera. Our Hot Lunch Participant Nancy Mulet, was also presented with the Certificate of Appreciation for its valuable contributions to our community by the office of Commissioner Kevin M. Cabrera. Nancy is also Victor Wilde's activity coordinator We thank both Oneida and Nancy for their outstanding work in our community.
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HHA Elderly Services
The recreational and activities program offers trips to different sites all over South Florida. It also offers pick up and drop off for grocery shopping. The activities are by reservation only. If you are interested in the program, please contact the recreation and activities department by calling (305) 257-3502 or (305) 888-9744 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
HHA Toy Drive 10/15/2022
Bringing joy to the kids in the community is what Christmas is all about!
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"Your Local Government at Work" Hialeah Housing Authority Julio Ponce, Executive Director |
2023 Important Dates Feb. 14, 2023 - Valentines Day |
75 East 6th Street • Hialeah, Florida 33010 • Phone: (305) 888-9744 • Fax: (305) 887-2216 • www.hialeahhousing.org
