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HUD AWARDS $6.8 MILLION TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THE SCALE OF HOMELESSNESS IN...
WASHINGTON, DC - January 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $6.8 million to help local communities across this country to assess the nature and scope of their homeless challenge as part of ...
Funders Together Announces Homeless Veterans Working Group
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Funders Together to End Homelessness today announced the formation of a special working group focused on veterans homelessness. All grantmakers with an interest in the welfare of America’s ve...
Rep. Mike Thompson Announces More Than $5.5 Million For Homeless Programs In First Distric
Washington, DC - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-1) today announced more than $5.5 million for homeless programs across California’s First Congressional District. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of H...
$46,853 Donated to Prevent Homelessness Across Idaho
BOISE, ID - January 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Home Partnership Foundation announces the 22 Idaho nonprofit recipients of its challenge and leadership grants from the Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge, an online campaign, which ran Nov. 14 thro...
Mayor Menino Announces Home for the Holidays
Boston, MA - December 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Mayor Thomas M. Menino presented an affordable housing voucher to a homeless family who will move into a new home this New Year and announced that 500 additional homeless families are receivin...
Seattle, King County receive more than $21.8 million in federal homeless assistance grants
Seattle, WA - December 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal homeless assistance funds totaling more than $21.8 million have been awarded to the City of Seattle and King County for 2012-2013, making it possible to continue to provide a range of housin...
Mayor Lee Announces $18.9 Million in U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Grants to...
San Francisco, CA - December 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) --Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded San Francisco $18.9 million in HUD’s Continuum of Care grants to fund a wide variety of progra...
HUD AWARDS $1.5 BILLION TO MORE THAN 7,100 LOCAL HOMELESS PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON, DC - December 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $1.47 billion to renew funding to more than 7,100 local homeless programs operating across the country. The funding...
Rahall Announces $1.4 Million for Homeless Housing Assistance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Tuesday announced southern West Virginia has been awarded more than $1.4 million for homeless housing and support initiatives. “We all know what having a home ...
Reed Announces $4.6 Million to Help Homeless
PROVIDENCE, RI - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island will receive $4.6 million in federal Continuum of Care funding to combat homelessness. These funds were made available through the...
REP. PASCRELL ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $500,000 IN FEDERAL HUD GRANTS FOR PATERSON, PASSAIC COUNTY...
WASHINGTON, DC - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced a total of $584,259 in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants were awarded to local organizations and nonprofit agencies that ser...
HUD AWARDS $1.5 BILLION TO MORE THAN 7,100 LOCAL HOMELESS PROGRAMS
Funding supports Obama Administration strategy to prevent and end homelessness WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $1.47 billion to renew funding to more than 7,100 local homeless programs opera...
Best Real Estate Market Forecasts Released
Destin, FL - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The best real estate markets for 2012 have been released by Housing Predictor, which forecasts the 25 best and 25 worst housing markets annually. The cities selected have the highest probability of r...
National Homeless Numbers Decline from 2010 to 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reported a 2.1 percent decline in the number of people experiencing homelessness on a given night in January 2011. The number of homel...
Grijalva Highlights Major Drop in Homeless Veteran Population, Urges Applications for $100 Million in...
>Washington, D.C. - December 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted a new report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) showing a nearly 12 percent reduction in the nation’s veteran homeless popula...
Housing Predictor Announced Annual Forecasts
Destin, FL - December 16, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Housing Predictor is releasing its annual housing market forecasts for 2012. The online real estate research firm issues forecasts for more than 230 local U.S. markets in all 50 states, and keeps rea...
HUD, VA TO PROVIDE PERMANENT HOUSING, SUPPORT TO HOMELESS VETS IN U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC - December 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced today that HUD will provide $2.4 million to public hous...
Senator Murray’s Statement on Drop in Veterans Homelessness
Washington D.C. - December 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and ...
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES DECLINE IN HOMELESSNESS IN 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - December 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- On a single night last January, 636,017 people were homeless in the United States, a 2.1 percent decline from the year before. That’s the key finding of a new count on homelessness announced t...
NLCHP, ACLU File Suit to Protect Voting Rights in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - December 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the ACLU of Wisconsin today filed a federal lawsuit charging that Wisconsin's voter ID law is uncon...
VA-HUD: Homelessness among Veterans Declines 12% in 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - December 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development today announced that a new national report shows that homelessness among Veterans has been reduced by nearly 12 percent betwe...
Hunger and Homelessness Go Hand in Hand: Call to Support Supplemental Nutrition Program
December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) makes it possible for hungry families to purchase food that is essential to their well-being. Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, SNAP is cost-effective ...
Mayor Lee Announces Home for the Holidays Initiative Prioritizing Homeless San Francisco Families in...
December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced a new $3 million Home for the Holidays initiative to provide housing for San Francisco homeless families. Beginning immediately, the initiative will target families in San Franc...
Grijalva Highlights $100 Million in Veteran Family Homeless Prevention Grants Available to Non-Profits, Consumer...
Washington, D.C. - December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva today highlighted the availability of $100 million in grants available to non-profit groups and consumer cooperatives who offer homeless prevention services to veterans a...
Coalition for the Homeless Presents Nixon Peabody’s Deborah VanAmerongen with “Key of Excellence Award”
Jericho, NY, and New York City - December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nixon Peabody LLP is pleased to announce that the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless has presented Deborah VanAmerongen with the “Key of Excellence Award.”
Virginia announces new public-private partnership to reduce homelessness for children and their families
December 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A State and federal initiative will help communities improve the availability of affordable housing for children and their families experiencing homelessness by increasing the provision of rapid re-housing. Rapid ...
Rahall Announces Funding for Veteran Homeless Prevention; VA Soliciting Applications from Community Provider Groups
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) Tuesday announced the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is accepting applications for grant funding for community organizations to prevent veteran homelessness.
Regulations Posted for Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program
December 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HUD officially published the regulations for the new Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program in today’s Federal Register. The regulations will go into effect in 30 days, on January 4. Public comments will be due...
Rep. John Lewis Encourages Atlanta Groups to Apply for Homeless Veteran Assistance
WASHINGTON, DC - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will make $100 million in federal grants available to community agencies to help prevent homelessness among veterans and their families.
REALTORS® Offer Solutions for Workforce Housing Crisis
Washington, DC - December 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Public and private sector workers in the northwestern U.S. have limited access for affordable housing. In response, the National Association of Realtors®, in partnership with the National Housing...
