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AHFC Supports 12,500 Homeless With $5.9 Million in Funding
ANCHORAGE, AK, June 27, 2014 –- June 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) is awarding more than $5.9 million in homeless assistance funds through its Basic Homeless Assistance Program.
Cardin, Mikulski Announce Over $1.3 Million in Federal Funding to Help Homeless Veterans Across...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 30, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-Md.)today announced a grant in the amount of $1,334,427 from the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) to provide job training to homeless veteran...
Harkin Announces more than $457,000 for Homeless Assistance Programs in Iowa
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced a total of $457,430 in homeless assistance funds for programs across Iowa. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care Program. Harkin is a senior mem...
Mayor Walsh Announces New Federal Funding to Assist Boston’s Homeless
BOSTON - June 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Martin J. Walsh, along with Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Regional Administrator Kristine Foye and Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development Director Sheila Dillon, a...
Rep. John Lewis Announces $700,000 Federal Grant to Assist Homeless Veterans
U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.) announced today that the 5th District was granted $700,000 in affordable housing funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta), one of the 12 district banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank Sys...
Mercy Housing Joins Supporters of Prop. 41 to Reduce Homelessness Among Veterans in California
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Joining thousands of Californians eager to fulfill our nation’s promise to returning Veterans, Mercy Housing California, a leading non-profit housing development corporation, will publicly announ...
VLCNC-CARES THANKS SUPPORTERS WHO HELPED WIN APPROVAL OF GRANT TO BUILD VETERANS LIFE...
John Turner, Executive Director of the Veterans today expressed the gratitude of the organization for the many North Carolina leaders whohelped sustain the effort to make the grant a reality
Governor McCrory Announces Federal Grant for Veterans Life Center
The Butner facility will provide vital services to state's homeless veterans May 26, 2014 • Military and Veterans Affairs Raleigh, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory announced one of the largest federal community development block grants in the state's hi...
Rep. Waters Blasts Cuts to Housing Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Following the House Appropriations Committee’s approval of a measure to fund the nation’s housing programs, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, blast...
AG Coakley Urges FHFA to Use Buyback Programs and Principal Reductions to Keep People...
BOSTON - May 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Saying in a letter file size 2MB today that the use of buyback programs and principal reductions are “key to helping homeowners recover from this foreclosure crisis,” Attorney General Martha Coakley urge...
2014 Point in Time Survey Shows Decrease In Number of County Residents Experiencing Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 16, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The overall number of persons experiencing homelessness in Montgomery County decreased by 11.25%, as reported in the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s (COG) 2014 point in time survey...
Governor Steve Beshear’s Communications Office
Governor Steve Beshear today announced that Kentucky has received more than $4.8 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to assist organizations that teach and tutor children, combat homelessness, pr...
COTS hosts first WT(Fix) Slam! on solutions to end homelessness
COTS hosts inaugural “What the Fix” Slam from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, May 12, at Arts Riot (400 Pine St., Burlington). The WT(Fix) Slam was created by the COTS leadership team with the goal of developing innovative initiatives to further COTS’ missio...
House Passes Bipartisan Amendment to Ensure Foster and Homeless Students Don’t Face Discrimination in...
Today the House of Representatives unanimously passed a bipartisan amendment authored by Reps. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), Tom Marino (R-Penn.), Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) and Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) to H.R. 10, the “Success and Opportunity Through Qualit...
With Gillibrand’s Push, Ithaca Homeless Youth Center Awarded Nearly $200,000 HHS Grant
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced a $184,010 grant for The Learning Web, a youth development agency in Ithaca. This federal funding is provided by the U.S. Departm...
GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES NEW SUPPORT FOR JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT READINESS SKILLS FOR HOMELESS AND...
BOSTON - April 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Deval Patrick today announced $1 million in funding to connect homeless and low-income families with services to help some of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens overcome barriers to work...
Rep. Johnson announces $3.2M to help homeless
LITHONIA, GA - April 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced DeKalb County-area groups will receive more than $3.2 million from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to fight homelessness.
Cohen Announces More Than $4.3 Million in Funding to Help End Homelessness in Memphi
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that $4,368,290 in federal funds has been awarded to the City of Memphis and 13 local non-profit organizations to help end homelessness in the Ninth District. This funding comes through the U.S. Departmen...
Manchin, Rockefeller, Rahall Announce Nearly $1.4M in Funding for Housing Programs Across State
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller, along with Representative Nick Rahall (all D-W.Va.), today announced that housing facilities across West Virginia will receive a total of $1,391,551 under the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance (CoC) pr...
Congressman Cleaver Announces Critical Support for the Homeless
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II today announced a series of extraordinary awards to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the entire metropolitan area
Congressman Engel announces over $3 million HUD award for homeless services
Washington, D.C. - April 9, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Eliot Engel (NY-16) announced that the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded over $3 million in grants to non-profits and governmental agencies in his Congressional Distr...
Mayor Parker Releases Numbers Showing Dramatic Decline in Houston’s Homeless Population
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Annise Parker announced today that the number of chronically homeless individuals living on the streets of downtown Houston has decreased by 30 percent in just one year and 50 percent over th...
Senator Murray Introduces Emergency Bill to Reverse New VA Policy Change that Has Shut...
U.S. Senator Patty Murray, a senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, on Thursday introduced emergency legislation that would reverse a sudden and largely unexplained Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy change that has restrict...
Cohen Highlights Decreased Homelessness Rates in Memphis
Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today highlighted the progress made combatting homelessness in the Memphis area, which has now declined for each of the last two years. The Congressman made his remarks at a news conference with Mayor A C Wharton, Commun...
President’s budget proposes funding increases to fight homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2015Budget Proposal, released On Tuesday, March 4, proposes, among other things, significant new resources for homelessness programs, including a $200 milli...
Mangano Reminds Residents Of Warmbed Emergency Winter Shelter Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- With snow and frigid temperatures affecting Long Island, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that WARMBED,Nassau County’s Emergency Shelter Relief Program for homeless i...
Mayor Lee Launches New Emergency Shelter Reservation Using City’s 311 System
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that homeless individuals can make a 90-day shelter reservation by calling 311 beginning on Saturday. The new system makes it easier for women, people with di...
Governor Cuomo Announces $1.75 Million Awarded to Fight Chronic Homelessness for Families Dealing With...
New York, NY - February 12, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $1.75 million in grants awarded to provide permanent supportive housing in New York City for homeless families struggling with addiction to drugs or alcohol...
City activates freeze plan for homeless
NEW ORLEANS, LA - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The weather forecast indicates the temperature or wind chill factor in New Orleans is expected to fall to 35 degrees or below overnight on Thursday, February 6, 2014. All citizens should take ap...
Feinstein Unveils Housing Plan for Homeless LA Veterans
Washington - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into lease agreements on two buildings at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Camp...
