Brian Sullivan (202) 708-0684 ext. 7527 or Leland Jones (804) 771-2100 ext. 3743 |
For
Release Wednesday December 18, 2002 |
BUSH ADMINISTRATION AWARDS $1.1 BILLION TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Virginia Groups Serving the Homeless Receive $15.1 million
WASHINGTON - Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez
today awarded more than $1.1 billion to
fund thousands of local
housing and service programs serving the homeless around the country.
Some 43 Virginia organizations received $15,145,437 in allocations
today under HUD's Continuum of Care and Emergency Shelter Grant
programs. Today's award includes renewal funding for existing homeless
service programs
in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia
Beach and northern Virginia as well as new homeless initiatives
in Arlington, Charlottesville, Chesapeake, Hampton, Lynchburg, Petersburg,
Portsmouth, Waynesboro and Fairfax
and Prince William counties.
The Secretary's announcement signals a continuing effort by the
Bush Administration to focus more resources on providing permanent
housing and supportive services to the homeless including those
persons who are mentally ill, addicted or physically disabled.
"We must continue to seek effective ways to help our most vulnerable
neighbors to find the housing and services
they need to break their
cycle of homelessness," said Martinez. "The funding we announced
today is a critical step toward ending chronic homelessness while
providing a helping hand to those individuals and families to avoid
a life
on the streets."
HUD's Continuum of Care and Emergency Shelter Grant
programs will support more than 3,000 local programs in all
50 states,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. As a result, an
estimated 740,000 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 HUD's website.
Two types of grants will be awarded:
- Continuum of Care grants provide permanent and transitional
housing to homeless persons. In addition,
these Continuum grants fund services like job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance
abuse treatment and child care.
- Emergency Shelter Grants convert buildings into homeless
shelters, assists in the operation of local shelters
and funds related social service and prevention programs.
Most of the funding announced today, $969 million in Continuum of Care grants, is awarded through a competitive process. These grants provide each community the flexibility they need to meet the needs of their homeless clients. Continuum grants fund outreach and assessment programs at the local level as well as provide transitional and permanent housing to homeless persons and families.
By contrast, $150 million in Emergency Shelter Grants are
awarded to more than 300 jurisdictions by a formula
based on that
community's need. These grants assist state and local governments
create, improve and operate emergency shelters for homeless people.
In addition, this source of funding may also support essential services
including job training, health care, drug/alcohol treatment, childcare
and other homelessness prevention activities.
Approximately $105 million of the Continuum grants awarded today will renew funding of 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.
Ending chronic homelessness is a primary goal of HUD's assistance
programs. Research indicates that approximately
10 percent of those
persons who are homeless for more than a year also suffer from mental
illness, addiction or
some form of physical disability. Studies
also find that this population consumes over half of the resources
designed
to assist all 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.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership,
particularly among minorities, creating affordable housing opportunities
for low-income Americans, 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.
Virginia groups receiving the awards include the following. Please note that "SHP" is a Supportive Housing Program grant; "SHPR" is a Supportive Housing Program Renewal grant; "SPC" is a Shelter Plus Care grant; "SPCR" is a Shelter Plus Care Renewal grant:
Virginia Organizations Receiving HUD Homeless
Awards
Fiscal Year 2002 Funding Cycle
CONTIUUM OF CARE AWARDS | ||
Richmond Continuum of Care | ||
St. Joseph's Villa | SHPR |
$274,390
|
St. Joseph's Villa | SHPR |
$409,500
|
CARITAS | SHPR |
$79,697
|
Daily Planet, Inc. | SHPR |
$189,105
|
Daily Planet, Inc. | SHPR |
$226,256
|
Daily Planet, Inc. | SHPR |
$267,687
|
Homeward | SHP |
$26,745
|
Total:
|
$1,473,380
|
|
Norfolk Continuum of Care | ||
Norfolk Community Services Board | SHP |
$365,747
|
FORkids, Inc. | SHPR |
$582,749
|
FORkids, Inc. | SHPR |
$426,881
|
St. Columba Ecumencal Ministries, Inc. | SHPR |
$107,389
|
Barrett Haven, Inc. | SHPR |
$392,684
|
YWCA of South Hampton Roads | SHPR |
$205,332
|
YWCA of South Hampton Roads | SHPR |
$130,413
|
Total:
|
$2,211,195
|
|
Roanoke Valley Continuum of Care | ||
City of Roanoke | SHPR |
$413,006
|
TRUST-The Roanoke Valley Trouble Center | SHPR |
$161,576
|
Total:
|
$574,582
|
|
Virginia Beach Continuum of Care | ||
Samaritan House, Inc. | SHPR |
$157,500
|
Virginia Beach Community Development Corp. | SHPR |
$55,068
|
Community Alternatives Management Group, Inc. | SHPR |
$111,014
|
Volunteers of America Chesapeake, Inc. | SHPR |
$162,225
|
Samaritan House, Inc. | SHPR |
$363,309
|
Total:
|
$849,116
|
|
Charlottesville Continuum of Care | ||
Region Ten Community Services Board | SPC |
$370,090
|
Total:
|
$370,090
|
|
Virginia Peninsula Continuum of Care | ||
Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board | SHP |
$162,480
|
Transitions Family Violence Services | SHPR |
$176,099
|
Avalon : A Center for Women and Children | SHPR |
$111,516
|
CANDII, The Children's AIDS Network Designed for Interfaith | SHP |
$61,716
|
Serenity House Substance Abuse Recovery Program, Inc. | SHP |
$75,610
|
HomeBase of the Va. Peninsula, Inc. | SHP |
$203,256
|
Total:
|
$790,677
|
|
Portsmouth Continuum of Care | ||
Portsmouth Area Resources Coalition, Inc. | SHP |
$240,823
|
City of Portsmouth | SPCR |
$294,960
|
Total:
|
$535,783
|
|
Lynchburg Continuum of Care | ||
Lynchburg Neighborhood Development Foundation (LNDF) | SHP |
$412,125
|
Total:
|
$412,125
|
|
Petersburg Continuum of Care | ||
The Salvation Army | SHP |
$212,428
|
Total:
|
$212,428
|
|
Waynesboro Continuum of Care | ||
Waynesboro Housing Corporation | SHP |
$312,112
|
Total:
|
$312,112
|
|
Chesapeake Continuum of Care | ||
Community Resource Network of Chesapeake, Inc. | SPC |
$133,740
|
Community Resources Network of Chesapeake, Inc. | SHP |
$159,551
|
Total:
|
$293,291
|
|
Shenandoah Valley Continuum of Care | ||
Northwestern Community Services | SHPR |
$117,613
|
Total:
|
$117,613
|
|
Arlington County Homeless | ||
Arlington County, VA | SPC |
$610,800
|
Community Residences, Incorporated | SHPR |
$244,895
|
Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. | SHPR |
$217,245
|
Total:
|
$1,072,940
|
|
Fairfax County | ||
Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development | SPC |
$610,800
|
Pathway Homes, Incorporated | SHPR |
$118,342
|
Pathway Homes, Incorporated | SHPR |
$135,674
|
Pathway Homes, Incorporated | SHPR |
$135,674
|
Pathway Homes, Incorporated | SHPR |
$118,342
|
United Community Ministries, Incorporated | SHPR |
$269,464
|
Pathway Homes, Incorporated | SHPR |
$118,342
|
Pathway Homes, Incorporated | SHPR |
$135,674
|
New Hope Housing, Incorporated | SHPR |
$176,551
|
Pathway Homes, Incorporated | SHPR |
$118,342
|
Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board | SHPR |
$506,663
|
Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development | SPCR |
$157,584
|
Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development | SPCR |
$118,080
|
Total:
|
$2,719,532
|
|
Loudoun County | ||
Loudoun County Housing Services | SHPR |
$106,429
|
Total:
|
$106,429
|
|
Alexandria | ||
Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, Inc. | SHPR |
$139,440
|
Alexandria Community Services Board | SHPR |
$131,643
|
Alexandria Community Services Board | SHPR |
$98,150
|
Sheltered Homes of Alexandria | SHPR |
$89,288
|
Alexandria Community Services Board | SHPR |
$29,814
|
Total:
|
$488,335
|
|
Prince William County | ||
Good Shepherd Housing Foundation | SHPR |
$14,190
|
Action in Community Through Service | SHP |
$162,619
|
Total:
|
$176,809
|
|
Continuum
of Care State Total:
|
$12,716,437
|
|
Emergency Shelter Grant Allocations: | ||
ARLINGTON COUNTY |
$77,000
|
|
FAIRFAX COUNTY |
$215,000
|
|
NORFOLK |
$231,000
|
|
PORTSMOUTH |
$80,000
|
|
RICHMOND |
$214,000
|
|
ROANOKE |
$77,000
|
|
VIRGINIA BEACH |
$104,000
|
|
VIRGINIA STATE PROGRAM |
$1,431,000
|
|
Emergency
Shelter Grant State Total:
|
$2,429,000
|
|
TOTAL STATE FUNDING: |
$15,145,437
|
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