WYOMING RECEIVES HUD GRANT TO INCREASE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS

DENVER - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded $250,000 that will be used to help tribal housing residents become economically self-sufficient on the Wind River Reservation.

"The grant provides assistance to families," said HUD Acting Secretary Alphonso Jackson "Grant recipients now have the resources to provide public housing residents services that will lead to self-sufficiency." The grants are termed Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) and include five categories elderly/disabled, family, homeownership supportive services and neighborhood networks.

HUD's Regional Director, John Carson, said a ROSS grant was awarded to the following Wyoming partner:

Resident Service Delivery Models for Families funding is for families and promotes self-sufficiency by providing job and business development training; developing methods to link residents to jobs with specific employers in specified fields; creating credit unions; and providing support services such as child care, transportation, and family counseling.

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.