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HUD No. 11-113
Donna White
(202) 708-0685
For Release
Thursday
June 9, 2011

HUD AWARDS $31 MILLION TO PROMOTE JOBS, SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded more than $31 million in grants to public housing authorities, resident associations and non-profit organizations across the U.S. to help public housing residents connect to services available in the community to find employment to increase their economic independence. The funding will also link the elderly and people with disabilities with supportive services that allow them to maintain independent living and age-in-place. Read more about local impact of HUD's grant funding.

"We need to take a wider view of the needs of public housing residents beyond just housing if we're to be true to the goal of promoting self sufficiency," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "The caseworkers that housing authorities can hire or keep on staff help thousands of public housing residents connect to opportunities to obtain jobs or increase their incomes that lead to self-sufficiency and improve quality of life."

HUD's Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) - Service Coordinators Program helps public housing authorities (PHAs), resident associations or non-profit organizations hire or retain service coordinators who work directly with residents to assess their needs to connect them with education, job training and placement programs and/or computer and financial literacy services available in their community to promote self-sufficiency. For an elderly or disabled resident, the service coordinator arranges supportive services that allow them to maintain their independent lifestyle.

The purpose of HUD's ROSS - Service Coordinators Program is to encourage local, innovative strategies that link public housing assistance with public and private resources to enable participating families to increase earned income; reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance; and make progress toward achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency.

Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) - Service Coordinators Program Grants by state:

State
Funding Amount
  State
Funding Amount
ALASKA
$712,047
  MISSISSIPPI
$240,000
ALABAMA
$240,000
  MONTANA
$579,000
ARKANSAS
$116,001
  NORTH CAROLINA
$240,000
ARIZONA
$1,200,000
  NEBRASKA
$799,154
CALIFORNIA
$1,372,470
  NEW HAMPSHIRE
$240,000
COLORADO
$442,317
  NEW JERSEY
$2,345,491
CONNECTICUT
$240,000
  NEW MEXICO
$240,000
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
$240,000
  NEW YORK
$1,294,869
DELAWARE
$480,000
  OHIO
$1,370,105
FLORIDA
$2,294,401
  OREGON
$240,000
GEORGIA
$1,181,682
  PENNSYLVANIA
$741,177
GUAM
$156,456
  SOUTH CAROLINA
$240,000
IDAHO
$240,000
  SOUTH DAKOTA
$240,000
ILLINOIS
$1,492,066
  TENNESSEE
$1,200,000
INDIANA
$342,377
  TEXAS
$750,635
KENTUCKY
$720,000
  UTAH
$179,843
LOUISIANA
$720,000
  VIRGINIA
$1,262,799
MASSACHUSETTS
$960,000
  VIRGIN ISLANDS
$720,000
MARYLAND
$720,000
  VERMONT
$235,197
MAINE
$563,661
  WASHINGTON
$2,072,206
MICHIGAN
$672,137
  WISCONSIN
$1,040,384
 
 
  TOTAL:
$31,376,475

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