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HUD No. 06- 005 Brian Sullivan (202) 708-0685 |
For Release Tuesday January 24, 2006 |
JACKSON ANNOUNCES $58 MILLION TO OFFER THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE A NEW START BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Thousands of students to produce nearly 2,000 affordable homes
WASHINGTON - Thousands of low-income young people will return to school and begin new careers in the homebuilding trades because of $58 million in grants announced today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson. The grants are part of HUD's Youthbuild Program to offer job training and leadership skills to an estimated 4,300 young people while putting them back on a path toward graduation. These grants will also help train them for a future in the construction trades while producing nearly 2,000 homes for lower income families, many facing homelessness.
"These grants will help young people to earn their high school diplomas and open the door to their economic futures," said Jackson. "This is a win-win program since these young people learn high-demand job skills while producing affordable homes in their own communities."
Young people who enroll in local Youthbuild programs (see attached list) lack high school diplomas and the job skills necessary to find meaningful employment. The funding announced today will help young men and women, ages 16-to-24, to receive their high school equivalency diplomas and provide them training in homebuilding skills that will qualify them for careers in the building industry.
Program participants will receive on-the-job training in the building trades and help build and renovate homes that are then sold at affordable prices to low- and very low-income persons as well as to homeless individuals and families. In addition, these grants are anticipated to generate millions of additional dollars from other public and private sources.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing 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 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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NOTE: A detailed local summary of the grants announced today is available on HUD's website.
| State | Recipient | City | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | PPEP Youthbuild Somerton-San Luis | Tucson | 400,000 |
| Town of Guadalupe | Guadalupe | 400,000 | |
| Total | $800,000 | ||
| California | Able-Disable Advocacy, Inc. | San Diego | 400,000 |
| City of Richmond Youthbuild | Richmond | 400,000 | |
| Community Action Partnership-Sonoma Co. | Santa Rosa | 400,000 | |
| Los Angeles Conservation Corps | Los Angeles | 700,000 | |
| San Joaquin County Office of Education | Stockton | 400,000 | |
| The Valley, Inc.-LA CAUSA | Los Angeles | 700,000 | |
| Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. | Oakland | 700,000 | |
| Yuba County Office of Education | Marysville | 400,000 | |
| Total | $4,100,000 | ||
| Colorado | Year One, (doing business as Mile High Youth Corps | Denver | 434,000 |
| Total | $434,000 | ||
| Connecticut | Co-Opportunity, Inc. | Hartford | 700,000 |
| Total | $700,000 | ||
| District of Columbia | ARCH Training Center | Washington | 700,000 |
| Latin American Youth Center | Washington | 536,039 | |
| Total | $1,236,039 | ||
| Florida | Centro Campesino Farmworker Center, Inc . | Florida City | 400,000 |
| City of Sanford, Florida | Sanford | 400,000 | |
| Consolidated City of Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 700,000 | |
| Total | $1,500,000 | ||
| Georgia | Community Housing Resource Center | Atlanta | 400,000 |
| Prevention Plus Inc.. | Forest Parkway | 400,000 | |
| SW GA United Empowerment Zone, Inc. | Vienna | 400,000 | |
| Total | $1,200,000 | ||
| Illinois | Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. | Rockford | 699,839 |
| Emerson Park Development Corp. | East Saint Louis | 700,000 | |
| United Methodist Children's Home | Mount Vernon | 400,000 | |
| Youthbuild Lake County | North Chicago | 700,000 | |
| Youthbuild McLean County | Bloomington | 699,976 | |
| Total | $3,199,815 | ||
| Kansas | United Way of Wyandotte County, Inc. | Wyandotte | 700,000 |
| Total | $700,000 | ||
| Kentucky | Cumberland Valley Area Dev. District | London | 400,000 |
| Total | $400,000 | ||
| Louisiana | Hope Center, Inc. | Gretna | 400,000 |
| Louisiana Technical College- Tallulah | Tallulah | 400,000 | |
| Workforce Investment Board LWIA #40 | Opelousas | 400,000 | |
| Total | $1,200,000 | ||
| Massachusetts | Community Teamwork, Inc. | Lowell | 700,000 |
| Just-A-Start Corporation | Cambridge | 700,000 | |
| Old Colony-Fall River | Brockton | 700,000 | |
| Old Colony-Brockton | Brockton | 700,000 | |
| Training Resources of America Inc. | Worcester | 700,000 | |
| Youthbuild Boston, Inc. | Roxbury | 700,000 | |
| Total | $4,200,000 | ||
| Maine | Portland West, Inc. | Portland | 700,000 |
| Total | $700,000 | ||
| Michigan | Career Alliance, Inc. | Flint | 393,687 |
| Young Detroit Builders | Detroit | 700,000 | |
| Total | $1,093,687 | ||
| Minnesota | Bi-Co. Community Action Programs, Inc. | Bemidji | 400,000 |
| Tree Trust | Saint Paul | 400,000 | |
| Total | $800,000 | ||
| Missouri | Housing Authority of St. Louis County | Saint Louis | 700,000.00 |
| Job Point | Columbia | 400,000.00 | |
| Job Point | Columbia | 700,000.00 | |
| SWOPE Community Builders | Kansas City | 700,000.00 | |
| Youth Education and Health in Soulard | Saint Louis | 700,000.00 | |
| Total | $3,200,000 | ||
| Mississippi | Jefferson Co. Board of Supervisors Economic Development | Fayette | 399,632 |
| Total | $399,632 | ||
| North Carolina | Serve Management Group | Murphy | 400,000 |
| Telamon Corporation- South Carolina | Raleigh | 400,000 | |
| Total | $800,000 | ||
| Nebraska | High Plains Community Dev. Corp., Inc. | Chadron | 400,000 |
| Total | $400,000 | ||
| New Jersey | Episcopal Community Dev., Inc. | Newark | 700,000 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Camden | Camden | 700,000 | |
| Isles, Inc. | Trenton | 700,000 | |
| New Jersey Community Development Corp. | Paterson | 700,000 | |
| Total | $2,800,000 | ||
| New Mexico | Taos County | Taos | 400,000 |
| Youth Building Better Lives, Inc. | Albuquerque | 694,883 | |
| Total | $1,094,883 | ||
| New York | Abyssinian Development Corporation | New York | 400,000 |
| Northeast Parent & Child Society | Schenectady | 390,011 | |
| South Bronx Overall Econ. Dev. | Bronx | 700,000 | |
| Total | $1,490,011 | ||
| Ohio | Buckeye Community Hope Foundation | Columbus | 700,000 |
| Community Action Cmmssn.-Fayette Co. | WA Court House | 400,000 | |
| Cuyahoga Metro. Housing Authority | Cleveland | 400,000 | |
| Future Community Builders | Columbus | 400,000 | |
| ISUS Inc. | Dayton | 700,000 | |
| Pickaway Co.Community Action Org., Inc. | Circleville | 400,000 | |
| Project REBUILD, Inc. | Canton | 700,000 | |
| The Way Station Inc. | Columbiana | 400,000 | |
| Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority | Warren | 362,450 | |
| Youngstown Metropolitan H.A. | Youngstown | 700,000 | |
| Youth Over Us, Inc. | Columbus | 700,000 | |
| Total | $5,862,450 | ||
| Oklahoma | Eagle Ridge Institute | Oklahoma City | 700,000 |
| Total | $700,000 | ||
| Oregon | Community Services Consortium | Corvallis | 400,000 |
| Portland Youthbuilders | Portland | 685,000 | |
| Total | $1,085,000 | ||
| Pennsylvania | ACTION - Housing, Inc. | Pittsburgh | 700,000 |
| Bayfront NATO, Inc. | Erie | 400,000 | |
| Crispus Attucks Association, Inc. | York | 700,000 | |
| Philadelphia Youth for Change | Philadelphia | 700,000 | |
| Resources for Human Development, Inc. | Philadelphia | 700,000 | |
| Spanish American Civic Association | Lancaster | 397,437 | |
| Total | $3,597,437 | ||
| Puerto Rico | San German City/Workforce Invstmnt Brd. | San German | 700,000 |
| Total | $700,000 | ||
| Rhode Island | The Providence Plan | Providence | 700,000 |
| Total | $700,000 | ||
| South Carolina | Allendale County ALIVE Youthbuild | Allendale | 400,000 |
| Clemson University Youthbuild Upstate | Clemson | 400,000 | |
| Total | $800,000 | ||
| Tennessee | Alliance for Business and Training | Elizabethton | 399,309 |
| Total | $399,309 | ||
| Texas | Alameda Heights Outreach Foundation | Dallas | 400,000 |
| American YouthWorks | Austin | 700,000 | |
| George Gervin Youth Center, Inc. | San Antonio | 700,000 | |
| Walker Montgomery Community Dev. Corp. | New Waverly | 400,000 | |
| Total | $2,200,000 | ||
| Virginia | Bristol Redevelopment H. A. | Bristol | 400,000.00 |
| Lonesome Pine Office on Youth | Big Stone Gap | 400,000.00 | |
| Petersburg Urban Ministries | Petersburg | 700,000.00 | |
| Total Action Against Poverty | Roanoke | 700,000.00 | |
| Waynesboro Redevelopment & HA | Waynesboro | 492,669.00 | |
| Total | $2,692,669 | ||
| Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands Housing Authority | St. Thomas | 700,000 |
| Total | $700,000 | ||
| Vermont | ReCycle North YouthBuild | Burlington | 500,000 |
| Total | $500,000 | ||
| Washington | King County | Seattle | 700,000 |
| Tacoma Goodwill Industries | Tacoma | 400,000 | |
| Total | $1,100,000 | ||
| Wisconsin | ADVOCAP, Inc. | Fond Du Lac | 400,000 |
| CAP Services, Inc. | Stevens Point | 400,000 | |
| Community Action, Inc. | Janesville | 400,000 | |
| Indianhead Community Action Agency, Inc. | Ladysmith | 308,486 | |
| Indianhead Community Action Agency, Inc. | Ladysmith | 308,486 | |
| Milwaukee Christian Center | Milwaukee | 519,621 | |
| Operation Fresh Start, Inc | Madison | 256,842 | |
| PIC of Milwaukee Co., Inc. | Milwaukee | 400,000 | |
| Renewal Unlimited, Inc. | Portage | 359,171 | |
| Total | $3,352,606 | ||
| West Virginia | Human Resource Dev & Employment, Inc. | Morgantown | 400,000 |
| Randolph County Housing Authority | Elkins | 400,000 | |
| Southern Appalachian Labor School | Kincaid | 400,000 | |
| Total | $1,200,000 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL | $58,037,538 | ||
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