Lautenberg, Menendez Announce $16 Million in Federal Funding to Connect NJ Homeless to Shelters and Job Skills
Senators Announce $16,250,088 through Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Program
WASHINGTON, DC – May 5, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) announced funding today that will help New Jersey’s homeless access basic necessities and support services. A total of $16.25 million have been awarded to New Jersey communities by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through the Continuum of Care Program.
“This federal funding will help put a roof over the head of New Jersey’s homeless and provide them with skills to earn a living,” stated Senator Lautenberg, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development. “With this funding, the federal government is helping create new opportunities for many of New Jersey’s struggling families and individuals.”
“Our nation’s moral compass moves us to ensure that the least fortunate among us are not left behind, and during this economic downturn, the need is even more urgent and more widespread. These locally administered grants will help many New Jersey families struggling to survive the storm and get back on their feet,” said Senator Menendez. “It is through the combination of individualism and community, competition and compassion, that America became great and it is the continued balance of those values that will keep us strong.”
The Continuum of Care Program provides competitively-awarded grants on an annual basis to address the problems that afflict homeless persons. Grants awarded in NJ this year will help homeless individuals obtain permanent or transitional housing, increase their skills or ability to earn an income, and provide rent assistance for homeless persons with disabilities and their families. Grantees include entities such as States, local governments, public housing agencies, and private nonprofits.
Total awarded to each grantee:
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Advance Housing, Inc. |
$70,722 |
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Bergen County Housing Authority |
$2,739,000 |
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Camden County |
$673,200 |
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Cape Counseling Services |
$197,364 |
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Center For Family Services, Inc. |
$240,950 |
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City of Newark |
$1,707,000 |
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City of Trenton Department of Human Services |
$1,016,220 |
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Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey PHA NJ880 |
$1,230,060 |
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Community Hope, Inc. |
$97,774 |
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County of Monmouth |
$400,000 |
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County of Morris Division of Community Development |
$88,560 |
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Covenant House New Jersey, Inc |
$51,051 |
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Covenant House NJ RAP |
$122,232 |
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Edison Housing Authority |
$773,761 |
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Elizabeth/Union County Continuum of Care |
$1,101,229 |
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HABcore, Inc. |
$374,638 |
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Jersey City Housing Authority |
$639,240 |
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Lakewood Housing Authority |
$235,081 |
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New Community Corporation |
$735,000 |
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Passaic County Department of Human Services |
$1,431,276 |
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Project Live, Inc |
$971,964 |
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The Lester A. Drenk Behavioral Health Center Inc. |
$30,526 |
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Warren County Housing Authority |
$187,020 |
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West New York Housing Authority |
$1,136,220 |
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*NOTE some groups received multiple grants in different programs*
Contact:
Lautenberg Press Office, 202-224-3224
