| HUD Reg. VI No. 05-06 Patricia Campbell (817) 978-5974 ext. 5965 |
For
Release Tuesday January 25, 2005 |
BUSH ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES RECORD $1.4 BILLION TO HELP HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Texas receives $64 million
FORT WORTH - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced Texas would receive $64,448,511 to provide shelter and care for persons and families without a home of their own. The
funding to Texas is part of more than $1.4 billion announced nationwide-the largest single commitment of federal funds supporting an unprecedented number of local projects on the front lines of caring for people who might otherwise be living on the streets.
Jackson announced the funding at a local homeless center in Los Angeles with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
"President Bush is deeply committed to supporting our most vulnerable neighbors and today I am pleased to reconfirm that commitment," said Jackson. "This unprecedented level of funds will go directly to those on the
front lines, who work tirelessly everyday to bring an end to chronic homelessness, and who provide services to
the many individuals and families without a home of their own."
This is the fourth consecutive year HUD is providing record funding for homeless assistance and is part of a larger federal strategy being embraced by a growing number of state and local communities to end long-term or chronic homelessness.
HUD's funding is provided in two ways:
- Continuum of Care grants provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons. In addition, Continuum grants fund important services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care.
- Emergency Shelter Grants convert buildings into homeless shelters, assist in the operation of local shelters and fund related social service and homeless prevention programs.
Combined, HUD's Continuum of Care and Emergency Shelter Grant programs will provide critically needed
funding to more than 4,400 local programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. As a result, more than a quarter-million persons will receive the housing and services they
need to become self-sufficient. For a more detailed local summary of the funding announced today, visit the Internet.
More than $1.2 billion in Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local programs to meet the
needs of their homeless clients. Continuum grants fund a wide variety of programs-from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing for homeless persons and families.
Approximately $322 million of the Continuum grants awarded today will fund new and existing programs through HUD's Shelter Plus Care program which helps to pay rent and provide permanent housing for disabled homeless individuals and their families. The Shelter Plus Care program requires that HUD-funded projects help their clients live independently and provide needed supportive services from funding sources other than HUD.
Texas' grantees and amounts follow:| San Antonio/Bexar County CoC | |
| The Center for Health Care Services | $364,298.00 |
| Visitation House | $19,872.00 |
| Seton Home | $15,059.00 |
| Hope Action Care | $147,895.00 |
| The Salvation Army | $91,976.00 |
| City of San Antonio | $255,906.00 |
| American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc. | $352,562.00 |
| The San Antonio AIDS Foundation | $57,583.00 |
| San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry, Inc. | $104,597.00 |
| Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. | $194,864.00 |
| Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. | $89,460.00 |
| The Salvation Army | $216,048.00 |
| Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. | $61,448.00 |
| The Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation | $137,777.00 |
| Father Flanagan's Girls and Boys Town of San Antonio | $287,510.00 |
| St. Mary's University | $105,531.00 |
| Children's Resources Division | $423,457.00 |
| Children 's Resources Division | $304,115.00 |
| City of San Antonio | $235,824.00 |
| City of San Antonio | $284,040.00 |
| Total |
$3,749,822.00 |
Corpus Christi/Nueces County CoC |
|
| Coastal Bend Alcohol & Drug Rehabilitation Center | $142,569.00 |
| Corpus Christi Metro Ministries, Inc. | $160,255.00 |
| Wesley Community Center | $134,971.00 |
| Mental Health Mental Retardation Center of Nueces County | $142,871.00 |
| Goodwill Industries of South Texas, Inc. | $176,099.00 |
| Total | $756,765.00 |
Austin/Travis County CoC |
|
| The Housing Authority of Travis County | $841,800.00 |
| Travis County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survival Center | $826,440.00 |
| Caritas of Austin | $313,926.00 |
| Youth and Family Alliance, Inc. | $215,320.00 |
| The Salvation Army Austin Area Command | $776,928.00 |
| Youth and Family Alliance, Inc. | $148,508.00 |
| Austin Travis County Mental Health Retardation Center | $78,533.00 |
| Austin Travis County MHMR Center | $348,007.00 |
| The Housing Authority of Travis County | $337,296.00 |
| The Housing Authority of Travis County | $426,156.00 |
| Total | $4,312,914.00 |
Dewitt, Lavaca, Victoria CoC |
|
| Mid-Coast Family Services, Inc. | $483,274.00 |
| Texas RioGrande Legal Aid | $109,999.00 |
| Perpetual Help Home | $40,732.00 |
| Total |
$634,005.00 |
Dallas City & County/Irving CoC |
|
| Housing Crisis Center | $1,555,202.00 |
| PWA Coalition of Dallas | $574,390.00 |
| ABC Behavioral Health, L.L.C. | $30,634.00 |
| ABC Behavioral Health, L.L.C. | $26,250.00 |
| LifeNet Community Behavioral Healthcare | $364,129.00 |
| LifeNet Community Behavioral Healthcare | $390,895.00 |
| LifeNet Community Behavioral Healthcare | $23,095.00 |
| LifeNet Community Behavioral Healthcare | $124,999.00 |
| Community Council of Greater Dallas | $63,611.00 |
| The Family Place | $976,567.00 |
| Housing Crisis Center | $182,252.00 |
| Housing Crisis Center | $188,007.00 |
| City of Dallas | $149,913.00 |
| Family Gateway, Inc. | $150,701.00 |
| Family Gateway, Inc | $42,440.00 |
| City of Dallas | $250,598.00 |
| The Housing Crisis Center | $103,194.00 |
| Promise House, Inc. | $219,538.00 |
| Legal Aid of North West Texas | $22,932.00 |
| Dallas Metrocare Services | $1,218,185.00 |
| Dental Health Programs, Inc dba Community Dental Care | $146,633.00 |
| Dallas Jewish Coalition, Inc. dba Vogel Alcove Childcare Center for the Homeless | $166,441.00 |
| Central Dallas Food Pantry dba Central Dallas Ministries | $547,639.00 |
| Rainbow Days, Inc. | $257,237.00 |
| City of Dallas | $874,200.00 |
| City of Dallas | $455,400.00 |
| City of Dallas | $85,560.00 |
| Total | $9,190,642.00 |
Ft. Worth/Arlington/Tarrant County CoC |
|
| Mental Health and Mental Retardation of Tarrant County | $858,875.00 |
| Tarrant County | $1,068,244.00 |
| Tarrant County | $102,951.00 |
| AIDS Outreach Center | $316,182.00 |
| Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County (MHMRTC) | $93,536.00 |
| Grapevine Relief And Community Exchange (GRACE) | $24,237.00 |
| Tarrant County Community Development Division | $216,249.00 |
| Day Resource Center for the Homeless | $134,726.00 |
| The Salvation Army | $322,293.00 |
| Women's Haven of Tarrant County | $69,329.00 |
| City of Arlington | $29,370.00 |
| Volunteers of America Texas, Inc. | $136,800.00 |
| Arlington Life Shelter | $108,755.00 |
| Women's Haven | $31,090.00 |
| Arlington Housing Authority | $157,106.00 |
| Tarrant Count ACCESS | $166,451.00 |
| Center of Hope | $267,750.00 |
| Housing Authority - City of Fort Worth | $1,002,960.00 |
| The Salvation Army | $27,136.00 |
| Volunteers of America Texas | $124,342.00 |
| Housing Authority - City of Fort Worth | $1,647,048.00 |
| Total |
$6,905,430.00 |
Houston/Harris County CoC |
|
| AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.(AFH) | $1,800,000.00 |
| HELP Development Corporation | $439,457.00 |
| Wellsprings, Inc. | $180,974.00 |
| Harmony House Inc. | $133,907.00 |
| MHMRA of Harris County | $592,418.00 |
| DePelchin Children's Center | $509,589.00 |
| Covenant House Texas | $199,328.00 |
| Covenant House Texas | $196,604.00 |
| Houston Area Command | $349,188.00 |
| Northwest Assistance Ministries | $491,562.00 |
| Fort Bend County Women's Center | $651,092.00 |
| AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.(AFH) | $1,150,125.00 |
| Houston Area Women's Center | $550,245.00 |
| Houston Area Women's Center | $76,656.00 |
| Houston Area Women's Center | $60,613.00 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Galveston-Houston | $56,466.00 |
| Society of Vincent de Paul | $61,233.00 |
| The Women's Home | $126,717.00 |
| SEARCH | $96,520.00 |
| Star of Hope Mission | $734,400.00 |
| Star of Hope Mission | $207,408.00 |
| SEARCH | $217,944.00 |
| Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. | $161,095.00 |
| Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. | $107,210.00 |
| SEARCH | $404,233.00 |
| SEARCH, Inc. | $390,430.00 |
| Houston SRO Housing Corporation | $1,047,874.00 |
| Star of Hope Mission | $238,580.00 |
| SEARCH | $446,640.00 |
| Families Under Urban and Social Attack, Inc. | $120,750.00 |
| Riverside General Hospital/Houston Recovery Campus | $409,568.00 |
| Volunteers of America Texas, Inc. | $212,069.00 |
| United States Veterans Initiative | $149,951.00 |
| SEARCH | $38,749.00 |
| SEARCH | $94,908.00 |
| Star of Hope Mission | $307,406.00 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, Inc. (MLK Center, Inc) | $160,656.00 |
| ALTE' Community Care Services, Inc. | $393,982.00 |
| The Bridge Over Trouble Waters, Inc. | $448,211.00 |
| The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. | $88,727.00 |
| The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc. | $383,462.00 |
| Wellsprings, Inc. | $453,661.00 |
| Houston Area Women's Center | $881,365.00 |
| Harris County | $160,380.00 |
| Harris County | $473,040.00 |
| Harris County | $473,040.00 |
| Harris County | $428,760.00 |
| Harris County | $402,840.00 |
| Harris County | $70,956.00 |
| Harris County | $137,376.00 |
| Harris County | $86,448.00 |
| Harris County | $282,588.00 |
| Harris County | $106,080.00 |
| Harris County | $162,168.00 |
| Harris County | $115,236.00 |
| Total | $18,720,885.00 |
El Paso City & County CoC |
|
| Housing Authority of the City of El Paso | $1,214,400.00 |
| El Paso Center for Children, Inc. | $436,734.00 |
| YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region | $689,190.00 |
| TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM | $236,162.00 |
| Centro San Vicente | $420,000.00 |
| Opportunity Center for the Homeless | $325,655.00 |
| Opportunity Center for the Homeless | $50,400.00 |
| OPPORTUNITY CENTER for the HOMELESS | $515,767.00 |
| Center Against Family Violence, Inc. | $126,248.00 |
| Total |
$4,014,556.00 |
Waco/McLennan County CoC |
|
| Hope House | $161,276.00 |
| Mission Waco Homeless Program("My Brother's Keeper") | $654,922.00 |
| Total |
$816,198.00 |
Abilene/West Texas CoC |
|
| United Way of Abilene | $47,376.00 |
| Day Nursery of Abilene | $68,145.00 |
| Total |
$115,521.00 |
Texarkana CoC |
|
| Texarkana Homeless Coalition | $18,769.00 |
| Total | $18,769.00 |
Bryan/College Station/Brazos CoC |
|
| Twin City Mission, Inc. | $64,431.00 |
| Twin City Mission, Inc. | $38,411.00 |
| Total | $102,842.00 |
Denton City & County CoC |
|
| AIDS Services of North Texas | $237,734.00 |
| Total |
$237,734.00 |
Amarillo CoC |
|
| City of Amarillo | $554,400.00 |
| Legal Aide of North West Texas | $180,000.00 |
| City of Amarillo | $149,964.00 |
| Total | $884,364.00 |
Montgomery County CoC |
|
| Montgomery County Emergency Assistance | $296,630.00 |
| Homeless Management Information System | $269,128.00 |
| Total | $565,758.00 |
Longview/Marshall Area CoC |
|
| Sabine Valley Center | $370,440.00 |
| Sabine Valley Center | $28,865.00 |
| City of Longview | $224,868.00 |
| Total |
$624,173.00 |
Beaumont/Port Arthur/South East Texas CoC |
|
| Some Other Place | $117,482.00 |
| Family Services of Southeast Texas, Inc. | $150,977.00 |
| South East Texas Regional Planning Commission | $23,008.00 |
| Magdalene Transitional Housing and Training Prog | $175,037.00 |
| City of Beaumont | $88,212.00 |
| Total | $554,716.00 |
Galveston/Gulf Coast CoC |
|
| The Gulf Coast Center | $649,507.00 |
| WOMAN, Inc. | $312,505.00 |
| The Salvation Army | $321,495.00 |
| Total |
$1,283,507.00 |
| State CoC Total | $53,488,601.00 |
Emergency Shelter Grants are allocated based on a formula to state and local governments to create, improve and operate emergency shelters for homeless persons. These funds may also support essential services including job training, health care, drug/alcohol treatment, childcare and homelessness prevention activities. By helping to support emergency shelter, transitional housing and needed support services, Emergency Shelter Grants are designed to move homeless persons toward permanent housing.
| Texas | Arlington | $139,901 |
| Austin | $327,973 |
|
| Brownsville | $143,228 |
|
| Corpus Christi | $150,150 |
|
| Dallas | $774,810 |
|
| El Paso | $374,384 |
|
| Fort Worth | $288,942 |
|
| Garland | $93,347 |
|
| Houston | $1,324,356 |
|
| Irving | $100,760 |
|
| Laredo | $158,593 |
|
| Lubbock | $101,758 |
|
| Pasadena | $85,474 |
|
| San Antonio | $635,638 |
|
| Brazoria County | $85,189 |
|
| Dallas County | $82,369 |
|
| Harris County | $465,561 |
|
| Hidalgo County | $369,997 |
|
| Tarrant County | $138,982 |
|
| State of Texas | $5,154,498 |
|
| State ESG Total | $10,995,910 |
The Goal to End Chronic Homelessness
For nearly four years, HUD has increasingly emphasized the Bush Administration's goal of ending chronic homelessness in its assistance programs. Research indicates that approximately 10 percent of all homeless
persons experience long-term or chronic homelessness or 150,000 people. These studies also find that this hardest-to-serve population utilizes over half of all emergency shelter resources designed to assist homeless individuals and families. By shifting the federal emphasis toward meeting the needs of the most vulnerable homeless persons, more resources become available for those who experience homelessness as a temporary condition. To learn more about chronic homelessness, visit the Internet.
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.
Stats on Today's Homeless Assistance Grants
- Largest Total award of Federal funds for homeless assistance in history - more than $1.4 billion is being awarded to an unprecedented number of projects nationally, more than 4,400. This is also the fourth consecutive year funding for homeless assistance has increased to record levels.
- 1,089 of the project awards being announced today target individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. Total funding to these projects will exceed $370 million, a commitment that directly supports the national goal of ending chronic homelessness by 2010.
- Approximately half of all funding announced today, Totaling $628 million, is being awarded to more than 1,100 projects that provide permanent housing solutions for homeless persons.
- More than 900 local projects that primarily serve mothers and their children will receive $220 million.
- Approximately 400 shelters that primarily serve victims of domestic violence will receive $92.6 million.
- Nearly $33.8 million is being awarded to 133 projects that primarily target homeless veterans among those they serve.
- Nearly 1,200 of the projects funded today are dedicated to providing housing and support services to severely mentally ill clients. These persons are at high risk of experiencing long-term or chronic homelessness.
- Nearly $372 million will support 1,193 local programs that primarily help homeless individuals with substance abuse problems.
- More than $9 million will provide job training and other employment services for homeless individuals.
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