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Kristine Foye
(617) 994-8218
For Release
Wednesday
September 28, 2005

HUD ANNOUNCES $1.9 MILLION IN FUNDING TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN MASSACHUSETTS WITH JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT
Funding aimed at helping families become employable and self-sufficient

Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is announcing more than $1.9 million in funding to
public housing authorities throughout Massachusetts to help low-income residents get job training, employment,
and homeownership education. (See attached list for grant recipients and grant amounts.)

The funding is part of $45.5 million announced nationwide through HUD's Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (HCV/FSS) program. The grants are used by housing authorities to hire FSS program coordinators, who
link adults who receive rental assistance through the HCV program to local organizations that provide job training, childcare, counseling, transportation and job placement. Some of the awardees received funding to hire a homeownership coordinator who assist families with getting the information and resources they need to find a
lender and homeownership counseling.

"Because of this funding, individuals who receive HUD voucher assistance will also get job training or educational development to find employment or get a better job," said HUD Regional Director Taylor Caswell. "Gaining
employment or increasing one's potential to obtain a higher paying job is the first step in economic independence
that leads to a world full of opportunities, including homeownership."

Participants in the HCV/FSS program sign a contract that stipulates the head of the household will get a job and
the family will no longer receive welfare assistance at the end of the five-year term. As the family's income rises during the term of the FSS contract, a portion of that increased income is deposited in an interest-bearing escrow account. If the family completes its FSS contract, the family receives the escrow funds that they can use for any purpose, including down payment on a home purchase, paying educational expenses, starting a business or paying back debts.

HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as
well as enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet and espanol.hud.gov.

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HUD Family Self Sufficiency Grants
Massachusetts

Acton Housing Authority
$37,350
Avon Housing Authority
$30,281
Boston Housing Authority
$186,230
Braintree Housing Authority
$32,543
Brockton Housing Authority
$126,000
Chelmsford Housing Authority
$44,120
Commonwealth of Mass.
$527,779
Dedham Housing Authority
$63,000
Framingham Housing Authority
$73,451
Gardner Housing Authority
$48,300
Gloucester Housing Authority
$40,869
Greenfield Housing Authority
$120,229
Holyoke Housing Authority
$95,502
Leominster Housing Authority
$45,908
Lowell Housing Authority
$118,000
Lynn Housing Authority
$57,697
Methuen Housing Authority
$43,865
North Andover Housing Auth
$32,858
Plymouth Housing Authority
$40,319
Somerville Housing Authority
$45,909
Woburn Housing Authority
$114,656
Worcester Housing Authority
$62,465
State Total
$1,987,331

 

 
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