| HUD No. 06-147 |
For Release Wednesday November 29, 2006 |
JACKSON ANNOUNCES $45.5 MILLION TO GIVE THOUSANDS OF AT-RISK YOUNG PEOPLE CAREERS BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Thousands of students to graduate and build homes for others facing homelessness
WASHINGTON - Young people who drop out of high school face a lifetime of underemployment and can be at higher risk of homelessness. However, thousands of these "at-risk" young people are looking forward to graduation and careers in homebuilding because of $45.5 million in grants announced today by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson.
The Youthbuild grants announced today will offer job training and leadership skills to an estimated 3,075 young people. Youthbuild grants will help these students, ages 16-to-24, to earn their high school diplomas and train them for a future in the construction trades while producing 702 homes for lower income families, many facing homelessness.
Jackson said, "With a modest investment by HUD, we can help these young people graduate high school, start them on a new career path, and create more affordable homes for familieswho might otherwise be living on our streets."
Today's announcement marks a transition of the Youthbuild program from HUD to the Department of Labor. This transfer represents the fulfillment of a 2003 White House Task Force Report on Disadvantaged Youth and resulted in the passage of The Youthbuild Transfer Act, signed by President Bush in September.
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, and enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet and espanol.hud.gov. For more information about FHA products, please visit www.fha.gov.
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Fiscal Year 2006 Youthbuild Grant Awards
State |
City |
Amount |
|
Alabama |
Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization (HERO) |
Greensboro |
$400,000 |
Arkansas |
City of Texarkana Arkansas |
Texarkana |
$400,000 |
Arizona |
City of Phoenix |
Phoenix |
$700,000 |
California |
San Diego Community Housing Corporation |
San Diego |
$400,000 |
|
Watts Labor Community Action Committee |
Los Angeles |
$700,000 |
|
Black Contractors Association of San Diego |
San Diego |
$700,000 |
|
Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission. |
Fresno |
$700,000 |
|
Community Services & Employment Training Inc. |
Visalia |
$700,000 |
|
Los Angeles Communities Advocating for Unity, Social Justice |
Los Angeles |
$700,000 |
|
San Joaquin County Office of Education |
Stockton |
$400,000 |
|
Yuba County Office of Education |
Marysville |
$360,000 |
Connecticut |
Empower New Haven |
New Haven |
$400,000 |
|
Co-Opportunity, Inc. |
Hartford |
$700,000 |
District of Columbia |
ARCH |
Washington |
$700,000 |
|
Nat'l Assoc. of Former Foster Care Children of America, Inc. |
Washington |
$700,000 |
|
Latin American Youth Center |
Washington |
$700,000 |
|
Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc. |
Washington |
$700,000 |
Florida |
Greater Miami Services Corps |
Miami |
$400,000 |
|
The District Board of Trustees of Pensacola Junior College |
Pensacola |
$400,000 |
|
Housing Authority of Lakeland |
Lakeland |
$700,000 |
Georgia |
City of Savannah, Georgia |
Savannah |
$700,000 |
|
Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc |
Vienna |
$400,000 |
Illinois |
Genesis Housing Development Corp |
Chicago |
$700,000 |
|
Youthbuild Lake County, Inc. |
North Chicago |
$700,000 |
|
Emerson Park Development Corporation |
East St. Louis |
$700,000 |
|
YouthBuild McLean County |
Bloomington |
$700,000 |
|
Comprehensive Community Solutions, Inc. |
Rockford |
$700,000 |
Indiana |
New Life Youth Development Corporation |
Gary |
$400,000 |
|
The Housing Authority of the city of Evansville |
Evansville |
$700,000 |
Louisiana |
Louisiana Technical College - Sullivan Campus |
Bogalusa |
$400,000 |
Massachusetts |
Old Colony-Y |
Brockton |
$700,000 |
|
Community Teamwork, Inc. |
Lowell |
$700,000 |
|
Lawrence Family Development and Education Fund, Inc. |
Lawrence |
$700,000 |
|
YWCA of Western Massachusetts |
Springfield |
$700,000 |
|
Just a Start Corporation |
Cambridge |
$700,000 |
|
Old Colony Y |
Brockton |
$700,000 |
|
Training Resources of America Inc. |
Worcester |
$700,000 |
|
YouthBuild Boston, Inc. |
Roxbury |
$700,000 |
Maryland |
Civic Works, Inc. |
Baltimore |
$700,000 |
|
Housing Authority of Baltimore City |
Baltimore |
$700,000 |
Maine |
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. |
Wiscasset |
$400,000 |
Michigan |
Community Action Agency |
Jackson |
$400,000 |
|
Manistee Housing Commission |
Manistee |
$400,000 |
|
Michigan Works |
Benton Harbor |
$700,000 |
|
Young Detroit Builders |
Detroit |
$700,000 |
Missouri |
Friedens Neighborhood Foundation |
Saint Louis |
$400,000 |
|
Housing Authority of St. Louis County |
St. Louis |
$700,000 |
Mississippi |
West Jackson Community Development Corporation |
Jackson |
$700,000 |
North Carolina |
River City Community Development Corporation |
Elizabeth City |
$400,000 |
Nebraska |
Lincoln Action Program |
Lincoln |
$700,000 |
|
High Plains Community Development Corporation, Inc. |
Chadron |
$400,000 |
New Jersey |
Youthbuild Newark, Inc, |
Newark |
$700,000 |
|
Housing Authority of The City Of Camden |
Camden |
$700,000 |
New York |
South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation |
Bronx |
$700,000 |
Ohio |
Buckeye Community Hope Foundation |
Columbus |
$700,000 |
|
Akron Summit Community Action, Inc. |
Akron |
$700,000 |
|
Future Community Builders |
Columbus |
$700,000 |
|
ISUS Inc. |
Dayton |
$700,000 |
|
Youth Over Us, Inc. |
Columbus |
$700,000 |
Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia Youth for Change |
Philadelphia |
$700,000 |
Rhode Island |
The Providence Plan |
Providence |
$700,000 |
South Carolina |
The Housing Authority for the City Spartanburg |
Spartanburg |
$700,000 |
|
Benedict-Allen Community Development Corporation |
Columbia |
$700,000 |
Tennessee |
Chattanooga Housing Authority |
Chattanooga |
$700,000 |
|
Alliance for Business and Training |
Elizabethton |
$700,000 |
Texas |
La Fe Community Development Center |
El Paso |
$400,000 |
|
San Antonio Youth Centers, Inc. |
San Antonio |
$700,000 |
|
Alameda Heights Outreach Foundation |
Dallas |
$700,000 |
|
American Youthworks |
Austin |
$700,000 |
|
Community Development Corporation of Brownsville |
Brownsville |
$400,000 |
Virginia |
Employment Resources Incorporated (ERI) |
Fredericksburg |
$700,000 |
Washington |
Nooksack Indian Tribe |
Deming |
$400,000 |
West Virginia |
Southern Appalachian Labor School |
Kincaid |
$700,000 |
|
Human Resources Development and Employment, Inc. |
Morgantown |
$400,000 |
TOTAL $45,460,000 |
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OTE: A detailed local summary of the grants announced today is available on HUD's website.
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