Two years ago, we transformed the way Department of Housing and Urban Development tells the story about the people it serves when we launched #HumansofHUD. Through photos and short documentaries, we are documenting the journeys of the people who have been impacted by the Department’s programs and services.

After 3.5 years in my role as RA, I have overseen the largest program region in the country, HUD NY/NJ, & $8.5 billion in Department of Housing and Urban Development funding. I’ve fought tirelessly for NY & NJ & facilitated the first emergency NYCHA meeting with a sitting President Donald J. Trump.

Trenton, New Jersey, Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) ensuring New Jersey stakeholders understand and maximize Opportunity Zones in the State @NJhousing Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver Department of Housing and Urban Development New Jersey New Jersey Redevelopment Authority New Jersey EDA #OpportunityZones

I’m proud to say that it was my experience w/a distressed multifamily property, Garden Spires, in Newark that triggered the launch of a nationwide REAC Reform Task Force that is currently eliminating longstanding loopholes in Department of Housing and Urban Development’s flawed physical inspection process.

One of my proudest accomplishments was convincing Department of Housing and Urban Development to reinterpret RAD2 for multifamily preservation, so it does NOT to trigger Davis Bacon prevailing wages unless a project expands by 9+ units. Preservation developers are taking the savings & REINVESTING them BACK.

In 2019, Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) stayed NYCHA for 1 month to bring awareness to the plight of NYCHA residents living in squalor for decades. Her stay resulted in over 759 unique media hits per week & prompted President Donald J. Trump to call an emergency meeting, the first of its kind!

Newark, New Jersey, Garden Spires Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) worked with federal, state, local officials, & slumlord to help tenants and turn their deplorable buildings into safe, sanitary, updated apartments Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. City of Newark @NJhousing

During #COVID19, @HUDGov has provided NYCHA over $187 million to prepare & respond to the pandemic!

The The White House’s Opportunity & Revitalization Council is protecting our most vulnerable communities & uplifting them to economic prosperity. Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) aided w/ outreach to communities in NY & NJ! Over 550,000 African American leaders have been briefed nationally.

One of the things Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) is most proud of is her 4-week, multiple boroughs stay in NYCHA, the first time a federal regional administrator lived with families to experience their plight & directly resulted in the hiring of 2 outside cleaning vendors

NYCHA stay week 1 – Patterson Houses, The Bronx Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) stayed with Glady Sanchez & her amazing family for a week so that she could experience first-hand how residents live and report her findings to the Federal Monitor Bart Schwartz

I am proud that my month-long stay at NYCHA directly resulted in the hiring of 2 outside vendors to supplement understaffed caretakers. During the pandemic, they cleaned 2200 buildings, 3400 lobbies, & 29,000 stories per week.

NYCHA stay week 4 – Fenimore-Lefferts, Brooklyn - Leonard & Gwendolyn Jones hosted Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) who found multiple damaged unused doors purchased by NYCHA in a sewage-infested basement

NYCHA stay week 2 – Douglass Houses, Manhattan Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) was hosted by TA President Carmen QUINONES For CITY COUNCIL 2021!!!. They dodged rats & got stuck in the elevator w/@NYSenBenjamin, an unacceptable danger that residents have endured for far too long

Thanks to Archive: Ben Carson & the NYCHA agreement, Bart Schwartz is bringing real change. 108 new boilers to be in place by 2026 & 148 new elevators by 2024. Most importantly, NYCHA will correct lead-based paint deficiencies w/a prioritization of at-risk children.

Through Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD)’s collective effort, 500,000 masks were provided to NYCHA’s operations & essential staff. Another $1M donation was recently split between NYCHA & Homeless Services.

NYCHA stay week 3 – Queensbridge Houses, Queens Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) joined volunteer resident and Tenant Association President April Simpson. Archive: Lynne Patton (HUD) hosted her largest community meeting with residents to help address their issues & relay them to Bart Schwartz

I’m pleased to announce Department of Housing and Urban Development’s newest tool to help those in need — Find Shelter. We’re working with hospitals, police and fire stations, and others to help our most vulnerable find shelter, food, and essential resources. Learn more: hud.gov/findshelter