Common Ground

At a special HACM Board meeting on Friday, January 31, the new HACM Finance Director, Brad Leak, reported that HACM had illegally transferred $2.8 million from its Section 8 Voucher programs to cover payroll and other costs and, now, HACM must act swiftly in order to avoid bankruptcy.

During the meeting HACM Board Chair Charlotte Hayslett praised Common Ground, "Thank you for that bullhorn," she said. "Had it not been for you giving voice to the voiceless, people still would've been in place doing what they were doing."

Read Urban Milwaukee's article:
HACM Illegally Reallocated Federally-Restricted Funds: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/01/31/hacm-illegally-misappropriated-federally-restricted-funds/

Watch CBS 58's coverage:
HACM leaders apologize to residents after the misuse of $2.8 million in Section 8 funds (CBS 58, Jan. 31):
https://www.cbs58.com/news/hacm-leaders-admit-misuse-of-28-million-in-section-8-funds

Watch Fox 6's news coverage:
Milwaukee Housing Authority Misused $2.8M from Feds: https://www.fox6now.com/video/1586384

Housing authority misused $2.8M from feds Milwaukee's housing authority on Friday said prior leadership misused millions of federal dollars that was intended to provide rent assistance.

Federal review calls Milwaukee’s Housing Authority 'troubled' A federal review of Milwaukee’s Public Housing Authority (HACM) has concluded with a one-word assessment: “troubled.