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Schuette Marks One-Year Anniversary of Homeowner Protection Fund: Announces New Victim Restitution Program
LANSING - August 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette today marked one-year since the historic Homeowner Protection Fund was signed into law with the announcement of a new victim restitution program designed to help residents ac...
Congresswoman Jenkins Authors Amendment to Improve Housing Options for Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) authored an amendment to H.R. 2610, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014. As the co-chair of the Hou...
Christie Administration Begins Issuing $10,000 Homeowner Resettlement Checks To Families Impacted By Superstorm Sandy
Little Ferry, NJ - July 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Delivering on his pledge to get recovery funds out the door as quickly as possible, Governor Chris Christie today joined New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Richard E. Con...
Merkley Announces $1.3 Million Federal Grant for Homeless Veterans in Portland Metro Region
Portland, OR - July 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley today announced $1.3 million in new funding for Transition Projects Inc., to help homeless veterans and their families find housing and other services to get them back o...
Rep. Johnson announces $4.5M to help local homeless veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) today announced four Atlanta-based groups will receive more than $4.5 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fight veterans’ homelessness.
Cohen Announces More Than $900,000 in Funding for Catholic Charities of West Tennessee to...
WASHINGTON, DC - July 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced a $907,000 grant to the Catholic Charities of West Tennessee (CCWTN) to help prevent an estimated 160 local veterans and their families from falling ho...
Hagan Announces $6 Million in Federal Grants to Help Homeless Veterans in NC
Washington, DC - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Kay Hagan announced today that vital financial support is coming to North Carolina to tackle the homeless veterans crisis. Organizations across the state will receive nearly $6 million i...
Rep. Honda Announces $2.8 Million in Silicon Valley VA Grants
Washington, D.C. - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This morning, Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) announced the awarding of $2.8 million in grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs to aid homeless and at-risk veterans and their families in Silicon ...
Sires Praises Grant to Support Homeless Veterans in New Jersey
Washington, D.C. - July 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Sires along with Congressman Donald Payne Jr. and (D-NJ) and Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) have announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will award a $2 million Su...
EPA Provides $1.5 Million to Clean Up and Revitalize Contaminated Properties Across New York...
New York, N.Y. - July 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a total of $1,465,000 to Nassau and Niagara counties and the city of Ogdensburg to clean up abandoned and contaminated properties. The funding is...
ROCKEFELLER, MANCHIN, RAHALL ANNOUNCE $3.6M TO PREVENT VETERAN HOMELESSNESS IN WV
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin, along with Congressman Nick Rahall (all D-WV), today announced $3,657,708 in federal funding to help prevent and end veteran homelessness in West Virginia.
Cohen Announces $422,000 in Funding to Fight and Prevent Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc., has been awarded $422,000 in funding to help prevent an estimated 100 local veterans and their families from ...
City announces funding award for services for homeless children
SEATTLE - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Mayor Mike McGinn announced the award of $105,500 to Sound Mental Health for behavioral health services to homeless families with young children
Congressman Andrews Announces $2.2 Million Grant to Fight Veteran Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs awarded nearly $300 million in competitive block grants all across the nation to aid more than 120,000 veterans. More than $2 million of those grants w...
SCHUMER ANNOUNCES VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER SET TO RECEIVE OVER $2 MILLION IN VA FUNDS...
New York, NY - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer announced that Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester is set to receive $1,063,900 in Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (SSVF) to s...
Rep. Bentivolio’s Statement on VA’s New Initiative to End Veteran’s Homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the Deparment of Veterans Affairs announced a new grant initiative to help end veteran’s homelessness. Congressman Kerry Bentivolio released the following statement on the initiative
Lujan Grisham Announces Over $1.8 Million in Grants to Help End Veterans’ Homelessness in...
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01) today announced that two community non-profit organizations in Albuquerque will receive $1,864,723 in grants that will help homeless and at-risk veterans and...
Smith: Increased VA Grant Will Serve Homeless Vets in Central NJ
Washington, DC - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Helping low income veterans in Central New Jersey who are at risk of losing their homes is the aim of a $2 million federal grant that has been awarded to the veterans organization Soldier On, announc...
Shaheen, Kuster Announce $1 Million Federal Grant to Harbor Homes to Help End Veteran...
NASHUA, N.H. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-02) announced that Harbor Homes will receive a $1 million grant to help keep hundreds of local veterans in their homes and off th...
HOMELESS VETERANS: Murray Announces More Than $7 Million for Homeless Prevention in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Housing Appropriations Subcommittee and senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, announced that nine state non-profit comm...
Sen. Landrieu Announces $5.9M to Help Homeless and At-Risk Veterans, Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., today announced $5.9 million in grants to help homeless and at-risk veterans and their families. The funds are provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs S...
Hawaii to Receive More Than $2 Million to Help Homeless, At-Risk Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa (HI-01), member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced that Hawaii will be receiving more than $2 million in grant awards from the U.S. Department of ...
Frankel Welcomes Grants for South Florida Organizations Serving Homeless and At-Risk Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-22) welcomed news that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded grants to United Way of Broward in Fort Lauderdale and Faith, Hope, Love, Charity, Inc. (Stand D...
U.S. REP. RON BARBER WELCOMES $3.3 MILLION TO HELP HOMELESS VETERANS IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA
TUCSON - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Ron Barber today welcomed an announcement that homeless and at-risk veterans and their families will benefit from nearly $3.3 million in grants awarded to three Tucson organizations by the U.S. Dep...
Rep. McKinley Continues Fight to Provide Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-WV) testified before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health on his Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act (H.R. 2065).
Governor Asks for Long-Term Plan on Homelessness – State to Coordinate
Citing the need for better coordination between governmental entities and private and nonprofit organizations to address homelessness, Governor Matt Mead has tapped the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) to coordinate information on homeless i...
More Homeless People, Especially Veterans, Off the Street and in Shelters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- "Additional resources and better coordination among our partners are paying off as we continue to help people who find themselves homeless," Mayor Bob Foster said
REP. MIKE THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $238,000 GRANT TO AID AND SUPPORT TO SONOMA COUNTY VETERANS
Washington, DC - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) today announced a $238,000 federal grant that will provide Sonoma County veterans with job training, job placement, housing and other services. The grant, provided th...
Rep. Takano Announces Department of Labor Grant for Homeless Riverside Veterans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) announced the United States Department of Labor has awarded $157,000 to the Riverside United States Veterans Initiative.
Sen. Brown Announces New Federal Resources to Provide Critical Services to Homeless Veterans in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- New federal resources will provide critical support services for homeless veterans in Cincinnati. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today announced that the Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries Rehabilitat...
