The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced more than $118 million in grants to support local homeless assistance programs across the country.
This round of HUD's Continuum of Care grants will provide support to approximately 630 local programs on the front lines.
“The path to self-sufficiency begins with a safe place to sleep and ultimately, an affordable place to call home,” Secretary Ben Carson said in a news release. “These grants will help service providers across the nation continue their work of reducing homelessness in their communities and help our most vulnerable neighbors.”
Earlier this year, HUD announced $2.2 billion in grants to support thousands of local programs working towards addressing the needs of homeless individuals and families.
In 2019, most of the country experienced a combined decrease in homelessness, however significant increases in unsheltered and chronic homelessness on the West Coast, particularly in California and Oregon, offset those nationwide decreases, causing an overall increase in homelessness of 2.7 percent, according to a HUD report.
Grant recipients include $20.7 million for 65 projects in California and $1.9 million for eight projects in Oregon.
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