HUD AWARDS $32.7 MILLION TO HELP THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CONTINUE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AT HOME
Maryland Receives $1.1 Million to Help 674 Residents

WASHINGTON - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced $32.7 million in Service Coordinator grants to provide more than 19,200 low-income frail elderly and residents with disabilities in federally supported housing with assistance to identify and receive health care, meals and other critical support services.
Four grants totaling $1,189,518 were awarded to keep 674 seniors and those with disabilities independently living in their Baltimore apartment complexes.

"The Obama Administration is helping older Americans and those with disabilities get the housing they need and the grants announced today give added assistance by helping to provide the services that will enable them to remain in their homes, living independently, connected to their communities and friends," said Donovan.

These grants are directed to owners of privately owned multifamily housing developments that receive money from HUD to house low-income individuals. The owners or their management companies then either hire or contract
service coordinators with backgrounds in providing social services, especially to the frail elderly and people with disabilities, to assist their residents with special needs.

HUD notes that as the U.S. population ages and the number of older Americans grows, there will be an increased
need for programs to help the elderly continue living independently in their homes. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 35 million people age 65 years or older in the U.S. in 2000, and it estimates that by 2050 that number will climb to 80 million.

Projects in 40 states will receive the Service Coordinator grants. A state-by-state breakdown is attached to this release.

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HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to sustaining homeownership; 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 ad enforces the nation's
fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov and espanol.hud.gov.

State: Maryland
Recipient: Bon Secours Housing Ii, Inc.
Property Name: Bon Secours Benet House
Address: 400 Millington Ave
City: Baltimore
# Assisted Units: 101
Amount: $208,800

Recipient: Monteverde
Property Name: Greenhill Housing Apts.
Address: 2503 Violet Ave
City: Baltimore
# Assisted Units: 301
Amount: $406,563

Recipient: Park North Oxford Associates
Property Name: Bolton North Apartments
Address: 1600 W Mount Royal AVE
City: Baltimore
# Assisted Units: 208
Amount: $454,449

Recipient: The Manhattan Park Apartments Limited Partnership
Property Name: Manhattan Park Apts
Address: 5715 Park Heights Ave
City: Baltimore
# Assisted Units: 64
Amount: $119,706