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Bustos Announces $200,000 in Funding for Homeless Veterans Across Central Illinois
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced a $200,000 grant for Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois, Inc. in Peoria. The grant is awarded through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP). HVRP is the only fe...
Senate leaders use spending bill to continue assault on air, water, and climate
Senate appropriators continued their full-scale attack on the nation’s air, water, and climate today, adopting a spending bill riddled with anti-environmental policy riders that also severely underfunds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and l...
REP. JENKINS SECURES CRITICAL FUNDING TO FIGHT DRUG CRISIS
U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) has helped secure additional funding for the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and Drug-Free Communities programs, protecting them from cuts proposed by President Obama.
CONGRESSMAN LIEU STATEMENT ON LAUNCH OF THE HOMES FOR HEROES PROGRAM
Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | California) made the following statement on today’s launch of the Homes for Heroes Program in downtown Los Angeles. Homes for Heroes is a partnership of the U.S. Veterans Administration, LA City Chamber of Commerce,...
Pallone Announces $50 Million to Boost Economic Growth in Low-Income New Jersey Communities
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced a $50 million award for tax credits from the U.S. Treasury Department to New Jersey Community Capital, which is located in New Brunswick. The funds, which will be used by New Jersey Community Capital to...
2015 Point-In-Time Count Shows Homelessness Numbers Remain
Idaho Housing and Finance Association releases its 2015 findings from the annual Idaho homeless Point-in-Time Count, which took place this past January 28, 2015. The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires an annual count of sheltere...
City Shelters Homeless Individuals and Conducts Cleaning Under Pontchartrain Expressway
Today, in keeping with Mayor Landrieu’s efforts to prevent, reduce, and end homelessness in New Orleans, the City of New Orleans sheltered 43 homeless individuals from multiple areas across New Orleans and conducted a thorough cleaning of the surface...
Ulster County Executive Mike Hein Announces That Ulster County Received Two National Awards For...
Ulster County Executive Mike Hein is pleased to announce that Ulster County has been awarded two prestigious 2015 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) in the categories of Human Services for “The Patriots Project: Trans...
Larsen: Transportation Spending Bill Fails To Invest In Roads, Bridges, Rail Safety
Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, today announced he will not support a 2016 spending bill that severely underfunds transportation infrastructure. The FY2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill (H.R. 2577) fails to make needed inve...
Reps. Israel and Murphy Introduce Bill to Help End Veteran Homelessness
Representatives Steve Israel (D-NY) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) introduced bipartisan legislation to help improve efforts to end homelessness among our nation’s veterans. H.R. 2591, the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2015, creates the Homeless Ve...
Gov. Rick Snyder makes initial appointments to Interagency Council on Homelessness
Established by Executive Order 2015-2, Michigan Interagency Council on Homelessness was created as an advisory body within the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to develop, adopt, and update a 10-year plan to end homelessness. The Council is...
Feinstein Celebrates Opening of Homeless Veteran Housing at West LA VA
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today applauded the opening of Building 209, which will provide housing for homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Campus. Feinstein has worked closely with the Department of Veterans of Affairs t...
State/Fema Recovery Centers Open In Cleveland, Grady And Oklahoma Counties
People in Oklahoma affected by the recent flooding, severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes May 5 and continuing may now visit Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) in Cleveland, Grady and Oklahoma counties to get information about disaster assistan...
NYC PA LETITIA JAMES, LSNYC, AND MINKWON TAKE ACTION AFTER ELDERLY, DISABLED NYERS LOSE...
Public Advocate Letitia James and eight elderly and disabled tenants represented by Legal Services NYC and MinKwon Center for Community Action have filed a federal lawsuit against the New York City Department of Finance (“DOF”), DOF Commissioner Ja...
Senate passes Pichardo bill that would give housing priority to veterans
The Senate has passed legislation introduced by Sen. Juan M. Pichardo (D-Dist. 2, Providence) that would give homeless veterans an edge when seeking public housing assistance. The measure, which passed the Senate 37-0, now heads to the House of Represe...
Congressman Al Green Joins Cabinet Secretaries in Applauding Houston’s Efforts to Combat Veteran Homelessness
On Monday, June 1, 2015, Congressman Al Green spoke at Minute Maid Park to applaud the City of Houston’s efforts to address veteran homelessness. He joined Houston Mayor Annise Parker; Julian Castro, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Bob...
Texans Have Three Ways to Apply for Federal Disaster Assistance
Texans who sustained property damage as a result of the ongoing severe storms and flooding are urged to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as they may be eligible for federal and state disaster assistance.
Loebsack, Stivers Reintroduce Bill to Help Homeless Children and Youth
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) and Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) introduced the Homeless Children and Youth Act, which provides a more accurate system for the federal government to understand the problem of youth homelessness and help better serve this populati...
Homeless Population Declines by 5% in Broward County
This year's Broward County Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, conducted over a three-day period on January 26-28, 2015 shows that the total number of sheltered and unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness in Broward County has decreased by 5.1%, from 2,7...
Senators Klein, Espaillat & Peralta balance NYCHA application process for homeless domestic violence victims
Senate passes bill granting homeless domestic violence victims the same preference status as granted to homeless New Yorkers
Rep. Israel Announces $1.1 Million FEMA Grant for Superstorm Sandy Repairs in Oyster Bay
Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) announced a more than $1.1 million infrastructure investment for the Town of Oyster Bay to repair damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. This disaster assistance, made available through the Department of Homeland Sec...
Wells Fargo awards grants in Salt Lake City to help homeless
The Road Home ($300,000) and The Community Foundation of Utah ($200,000) are receiving the grants to help prevent homelessness in Salt Lake City. The grant recipients were selected in close collaboration with Mayor Ralph Becker and the city’s divisio...
Mayor Lee Announces New Mission Bay Project to House Formerly Homeless Veterans
Mayor Edwin M. Lee announced plans for a new 101-unit project to provide housing for 50 formerly homeless veterans and 50 low-income families at 1150 Third Street in Mission Bay and an onsite manager unit. The project will be built on land dedicated t...
Congresswoman Beatty Introduces Bill to Assist Homeless Veterans
U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) announced today her introduction of legislation to assist homeless veterans with their transition into permanent housing. The Homeless Veterans Welcome Home Act, H.R. 2522, is supported by The National Coalition...
Sens. Franken & Portman Introduce Bipartisan Fix to Help Homeless Students Access Affordable Housing
U.S. Sens. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) introduced a bipartisan bill to make sure that young people and veterans who have faced homelessness don't have to make the difficult choice between a place to call home and a good education.
Mayor Kasim Reed Announces Push to End Veterans Homelessness in the City of Atlanta...
Mayor Kasim Reed announced today that the City of Atlanta has made significant progress in its effort to move all homeless veterans into permanent supportive housing, putting the city on a path to meet President Obama’s goal of ending veteran homeles...
Housing Fair for Veterans
In an ongoing effort to end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides rental assistance to assist 123 homeless veterans in securing a permanent place to ca...
Congresswoman Johnson Hosts the Dallas LIFE Foundation in Washington
Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL), founding co-chairs of the Congressional Homelessness Caucus hosted a briefing titled “Successful Community Models in Housing and Homeless Shelters.”
REP. JENKINS SUPPORTS VETERANS BILLS
U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) supported a package of bills this week that would help veterans find homes, secure jobs and access VA services. The House passed a series of bills late Monday addressing critical veterans’ needs as the count...
Local Military Veteran Receives Home From Citizens Bank
As part of its ongoing commitment to give back to the community, Citizens Bank is donating a renovated, mortgage-free house in Rhode Island to a combat-wounded military veteran and his family. The donation was arranged through the Military Warriors Sup...
