Lautenberg, Menendez Announce $24.1 Million to Support Homeless Programs in New Jersey
WASHINGTON, DC – March 15, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — US Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today announced New Jersey has been awarded over $24.1 million to support hundreds of homeless projects in New Jersey through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care program.
According to the Corporation for Supportive Housing’s most recent data there are an estimated 11,741 homeless men, women and children across the state of New Jersey. These funds will help ensure local shelter and service programs can continue operating and prevent an interruption in services.
“This federal funding will help homeless men and women across New Jersey find safe, reliable housing and access services to improve their lives. Investing in these programs during difficult economic times makes an important commitment to those who are most at-need in our communities,” said Senator Lautenberg, a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, which funds these programs. “With this funding, we can help create new opportunities for some of the state’s most hard-pressed families and put more New Jerseyans in decent homes.”
“In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, more New Jerseyans than ever understand what it means to be without a home. That is why I am grateful that these federal resources have been allocated to many of the agencies that deal directly with New Jersey’s homeless men, women and children,” said Senator Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing. “This funding enables many dedicated professionals and organizations to help those without a home find a home. In this tough economic environment, the least we can do is help ensure those who are struggling the most have the support they need and a place where they can live.”
HUD’s Continuum of Care Program is one of many federal initiatives aimed at reducing and preventing homelessness, as well as supporting them in their transition to a better future. Last year, President Obama launched the nation’s first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness, a collaboration of 19 federal agencies and offices that form the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) to reach specific benchmarks by 2020.
Background Info from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD’s Continuum of Care grants announced today provide permanent and transitional housing to homeless persons as well as services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care. Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local programs to meet the needs of their homeless clients. These grants fund a wide variety of programs from street outreach and assessment programs to transitional and permanent housing for homeless persons and families.
In 2010, President Obama and 19 federal agencies and offices that form the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) launched the nation’s first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness. Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness puts the country on a path to end veterans and chronic homelessness by 2015 and to ending homelessness among children, family, and youth by 2020.
In addition to HUD’s annual grant awards, HUD continues to manage the $1.5 billion Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP) Program. Made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, this three-year grant program is intended to prevent persons from falling into homelessness or to rapidly re-house them if they do. To date, more than one million persons have been assisted through HPRP.
Full list of Awards for New Jersey
CoC – Continuum of Care
SHP – Supportive Housing Program
S + C – Shelter Plus Care
SRO – Single Room Occupancy
Atlantic City & County CoC
Career Opportunity Development / Project for Independent Living; SHP; $51,411
Covenant House New Jersey, Inc / ACROP; SHP; $141,279
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Atlantic HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $17,000
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care-Atlantic; S+C; $154,588
Bergen County CoC
AAH of Bergen County, Inc. / Hackensack/Bogota; SHP; $245,380
Advance Housing, Inc. / REN – Fairview McKinney; SHP; $162,384
Advance Housing, Inc. / REN – Advance Supportive Living Program; SHP; $346,883
Advance Housing, Inc. / REN – Operating PH Bonus Program; SHP; $10,095
Advance Housing, Inc. / REN – Service and Operating Program; SHP; $25,941
Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare Inc. / Homeless Case Management; SHP; $106,856
County of Bergen / Alfred J. Thomas Home for Veterans; SHP; $88,415
County of Bergen / Bergen County Homeless Management Information System (HMIS); SHP; $82,893
Housing Authority of Bergen County / Family Guidance 2012-13 renewal; S+C; $104,570
Housing Authority of Bergen County / Housing Works 2012-13 renewal; S+C; $325,032
Housing Authority of Bergen County / Vantage-Van Sciver 2012-13 renewal; S+C; $109,245
Shelter Our Sisters / SOS B2 Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence; SHP; $23,072
Shelter Our Sisters / SOS E1 Transitional Housing for Victims of Domestic Violence; SHP; $15,859
The DACKKs Group for Supportive Housing Development / LINKS renewal year 2013-2014; SHP; $40,016
Vantage Health System, Inc. / Knickerbocker Residence; SHP; $210,466
Burlington County CoC
Burlington County Community Action Program /Transitional Housing with Supportive Services for Veterans and Their Families; SHP; $14,172
Burlington County Community Action Program /Transitional Housing with Supportive Services for Working Poor Families with Children; SHP; $10,667
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton / Providence House-Burlington Project Self-Sufficiency; SHP; $25,334
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Burlington FY 2012; SHP; $2,560
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care-Burlington; S+C; $93,499
The Lester A. Behavioral Health Center Inc. / renewal of 2011 consolidation; SHP; $274,548/ 2012 renewal of PHB 2009; $16,054/ 2012 renewal of PHB 2010; $15,830
Twin Oaks Community Services / Supportive Housing; $42,000
Camden City & County CoC
Camden County Council On Economic Opportunity, Inc. / NJ-503-REN-OMAR Renewal 2012; SHP; $126,169
Center For Family Services, Inc. / Home Base Supported Apartments; SHP; $61,100
Community Planning and Advocacy Council / HNPC Housing Outreach; SHP; $9,915
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Camden HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $45,028
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Camden Shelter Care Plus Program; SHP; $295,992
Project H.O.P.E. / Project H.O.P.E.; SHP; $55,795
South Jersey Behavioral Health Resources, Inc. / COSTAR; SHP; $21,873
Volunteers Of America Delaware Valley Inc / Camden County Supportive Housing; SHP; $89,917
Cape May County CoC
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- Cape May 1; $94,496
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- Cape May 3; $29,378
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Cumberland HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $2,667
Cumberland County CoC
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Cumberland HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $1,998
Newark/Essex County CoC
City of East Orange / TRA for Disabled Adults; S+C; $390,946
City of East Orange / TRA for Disabled Adults; S+C; $192,542
County of Essex / Almost Home III ; S+C; $260,630
Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey / Essex County – St. Clare’s; $39,095
Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey / Essex County – Newark YMCA Shelter Plus Care; $196,619
Covenant House New Jersey, Inc / Newark HOME/Nancy’s Place; SHP; $173,891
Covenant House New Jersey, Inc / Supportive Apartment Living Program; SHP; $94,500
East Orange General Hospital / Next Step; SHP; $245,600
EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY INC, THE / ESNJ Essex HUD ; SHP; $46,664
EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY INC, THE / ESNJ Essex HUD; SHP; $151,981
Isaiah House, Inc. / Community Creche: Transitional Housing for Homeless Mothers with Newborns; SHP; $249,495
Isaiah House, Inc. / SHP for Disabled Single Woman; SHP; $44,491
Isaiah House, Inc. / Teen MAP: Supportive Housing for Homeless Pregnant Teen Girls; SHP; $42,845
New Community Harmony House Corp. / Harmony House Transitional Housing; SHP; $142,354
New Community Harmony House Corp. / Harmony House Domestic Violence Program; SHP; $142,919
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Essex Exp HMIS 2012; SHP; $85,667
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Essex HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $149,999
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Urban Renewal- Essex; S+C; $39,095
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- Essex 1 (3AE); S+C; $277,203
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- Essex II (3AF); S+C; $280,221
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- Project Live (Essex) (3AG); S+C; $263,668
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- MHA of Essex County (Essex) (3AT); S+C; $260,360
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- Project Live (Essex) (3AU); S+C; $195,473
Positive Health Care, Incorporated / Permanent Housing; SHP; $176,283
Project Live, Inc / Project Live Supportive Housing Program 2012-15 renewal; SHP; $275,534
Township of Irvington / Transitional Housing 2; SHP; $138,365
Township of Irvington/INIC / Transitional Housing 3 ; SHP; $250,474
Gloucester County CoC
Center For Family Services, Inc. / Mother Child Permanent Housing; SHP; $91,967
Center For Family Services, Inc. / Mother Child Transitional Housing; SHP; $34,881
Center For Family Services,Inc. / NJ-5-5-REN-CFSTanyard Oaks 1 & 2; SHP; $57,168
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Gloucester HMIS FY 2011; SHP; $3,000
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care-Gloucester; S+C; $97,638
Volunteers Of America Delaware Valley Inc / Eleanor Corbett House Safe Haven; SHP; $87,573
Jersey City/Bayonne/Hudson County CoC
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark / 2011 St. Jude’s Oasis Project Application 2012; SHP; $154,153
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark / 2011 St. Lucy’s Project Application 2012; SHP; $236,231
Jersey City Episcopal Community Development Corporation / All Saints Supportive Housing; SHP; $218,664
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Hudson HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $69,000
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Hudson HMIS Exp FY 2012; SHP; $25,000
Saint Joseph’s Home /Saint Joseph’s Home; SHP; $540,714
The House of Faith, Inc. / NJ-506 – REN – The House of Faith Transitional Housing; SHP; $221,078
United Way of Hudson County / NJ-506 – REN – Collaborative Solutions; SHP; $390,343
United Way of Hudson County / NJ-506 – REN – Live United Housing Program Leasing I; SHP; $16,563
Women Rising / NJ-506 – REN – Project Home; SHP; $623,713
Hunterdon County CoC
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Hunterdon HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $3,000
New Brunswick/Middlesex County CoC
CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF METUCHEN / Naomi’s Way THP; SHP; $237,486
Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey / Ryan White S+C program; S+C; $77,276
Housing Authority of the Township of Edison / S+C for the Chronically Homeless (2006 Housing First); S+C; $147,810
Housing Authority of the Township of Edison / S+C for the Chronically Homeless (2007 UBHC); S+C; $177,372
Making It Possible to End Homelessness / Imani Park Transitional Housing; SHP; $35,667
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care-Middlesex; S+C; $172,704
Triple C Housing Inc. / H2O; SHP; $58,484
Monmouth County CoC
Affordable Housing Alliance / Park Road Apartments; $44,801
180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. / Families in Transition Expansion; SHP; $145,381
180 Turning Lives Around, Inc. / Families in Transition Original; SHP; $125,261
Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey / Monmouth County Tenant Based Rental Assistance; S+C; $102,167
County of Monmouth / Center House S=C; S+C; $309,405
County of Monmouth / Homeward Bound 1; S+C; $406,672
County of Monmouth / Housing with Dignity; S+C; $378,276
County of Monmouth / Safe and Sound; S+C; $201,390
County of Monmouth / Ray of Light; S+C; $54,331
EASTER SEAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY INC, THE / ESNJ HUD Monmouth 2012; SHP; $44,071
HABcore, Inc. / HABcore Rt 66 Apts 02 – 2012; SHP; $256,400
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Monmouth Exp HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $56,727
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care-Monmouth; S+C; $159,883
Ocean Community Economic Action Now, Inc. /Monmouth Stonehurst Phase 1 Supportive Services and Operations; SHP; $83,596
Ocean Community Economic Action Now, Inc. / Monmouth Stonehurst Phase 2 – Supportive Services; SHP; $41,532
The Center in Asbury Park, Inc / Center House; SHP; $188,515
Morris County CoC
Community Hope, Inc. / Morris County Leasing Program; $13,864
Homeless Solutions Inc / Child Care Access Program; SHP; $60,375
Homeless Solutions Inc / Safe Haven; SHP; $390,732
Homeless Solutions Inc / Transitional Housing Program; SHP; $215,953
Jersey Battered Women’s Service, Inc. / Transitional Living Program; SHP; $195,027
Mental Health Association of Morris County, Inc / Step Off the Street Outreach; SHP; $59,117
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- Morris III (3AP); S+C; $169,410
Lakewood Township/Ocean County CoC
Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey / OMHS S+C; S+C; $58,381
Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey / OMHS S+C Leasing; $13,864
Lakewood Housing Authority / OMHS leasing for the chronically homeless 2008; SHP; $14,481
Ocean Community Economic Action Now, Inc. / Ocean Dover Road/Laurel Avenue; SHP; $39,233
Ocean Community Economic Action Now, Inc. / Ocean Jay Street; SHP; $42,491
Ocean’s Harbor House / Project Achieve; SHP; $19,741
Vetgroup, Inc. / Vetwork; SHP; $21,058
Paterson/Passaic County CoC
Housing Authority of The City of Paterson / NJCDC Marion St. Apts.; S+C; $128,869
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Passaic Exp HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $25,000
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Passaic HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $22,667
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- Paterson YMCA (MNJ); S+C; $1,040,398
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care- St. Joseph’s PATH (Passaic) (3AZ); S+C; $200,711
Passaic County Department of Human Services / Eva’s Village Apartments; S+C; $121,568
Passaic County Department of Human Services / St. Paul’s CDC; S+C; $47,369
Passaic County Department of Human Services / Housing First Pilot Project; S+C; $327,953
Passaic County Department of Human Services / St. Joe’s CDC; S+C; $47,370
St. Philip’s Ministry UMC / NJ-511 – REN – Place of Promise; SHP; $64,725
Strengthen Our Sisters / NJ-511 – REN – Passaic County Permanent Housing Project; SHP; $148,330
Somerset County CoC
Alternatives, Inc. / Permanent Supportive Housing I (NJ0136B2F1310)03; SHP; $103,632
Alternatives, Inc. / Permanent Supportive Housing II (NJ0137B2F131003); SHP; $103,192
Alternatives, Inc. / Permanent Supportive Housing IV (NJ0138B2F131003); SHP; $18,589
Volunteers Of America Delaware Valley Inc / NJ-503-REN-Chance II Supportive Housing; SHP ; $120,553
Sussex County CoC
Advance Housing, Inc. / REN – Sussex Supportive Living Program; SHP; $80,025
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Sussex HMIS FY 2012; SHP; $2,457
Trenton/Mercer County CoC
City of Trenton / Catholic Charities On My Own Housing Voucher Program; S+C; $193,460
City of Trenton / Dunham Hall Residence; S+C; $188,256
City of Trenton / Catholic Charities Leasing Program; SHP; $10,784
City of Trenton / Day Drop-in Center for the Homeless; SHP; $68,517
City of Trenton / Housing First Leasing – Trenton/Mercer; SHP; $9,914
City of Trenton / Housing Now; SHP; $141,519
City of Trenton / GTBHC & CC Greenwood Ave.; S+C; $309,537
City of Trenton / GTBHC S+C; $353,399
City of Trenton / Housing First Demonstration Initiative.; S+C; $425,613
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Mercer HMIS FY 2011; SHP; $19,970
Elizabeth/Union County CoC
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Bridgeway/Elizabeth Housing Authority 45 U; S+C; $643,609
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Bridgeway/Elizabeth Housing Authority 20U REN; S+C; $260,630
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Bridgeway/Plainfield Housing Authority 25 U REN; S+C; $352,224
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Bridgeway/Plainfield Housing Authority S+C 15U; S+C; $197,948
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Bridgeway/CSPNJ 11U CH-Fam 2012, 15U; $141,841
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst/Elizabeth Housing Authority REN; S+C; $62,027
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst/Plainfield Housing Authority 35 U REN; S+C; $479,733
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Bridgeway Supportive Housing 2012 REN; SHP ; $26,328
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / CAU 96 \&116 West Grand 2012 REN; SHP; $101,236
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / CAU Morris Ave. TH REN; SHP; $49,954
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Community Access Institute Colonial/Morse; SHP; $24,775
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Community Access Unlimited Jaques Street 2011; SHP; $163,535
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless 2011 REN TH ; SHP; $13,533
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst 4U (a) SHP REN; SHP; $16,982
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst 5U SHP REN; SHP; $82,192
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst 8U SHP REN; SHP; $27,430
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst SHP 4U REN; SHP; $36,808
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst SUP 2 U REN; SHP; $19,009
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst SUP 8 U (a) REN; SHP; $96,226
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst SRA 4 U REN; SHP; $80,658
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / Homefirst SRA 10 U REN; SHP; $145,166
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / YMCA of Eastern Union County REN 2012; SHP; $289,622
Elizabeth/Union County CoC / YWCA Eastern Union County PH REN 2012; SHP; $221,858
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Union HMIS FY 2011; SHP; $40,655
Warren County CoC
Alternatives, Inc. / Permanent Supportive Housing; $65,676
Easter Seals New Jersey / NJ-516 – ESNJ Warren HUD 2012; $7,613
NJ DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS / Shelter Plus Care – Alternatives (3AW); S+C; $91,248
New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency / Warren HMIS FY 2011; SHP; $2,000
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