Homeless assistance programs for 216 million DOLLARS in funding for Hud

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Press conference phone Today Secretary of urban development of the United States granted Shaun Donovan, more than 216 million US DOLLARS to almost 700 homeless programs, which have
never received funding homelessness HUD. The
Prizes are expected to provide a service to shield from the emergency
Transitional housings as well as supporting services 21 000 persons
nationwide.  The Secretary said that the
Awards come from among the remarkable period during which there homelessness
has been completed for more than 900,000 Americans.

HUD's Continuum Care Grants Fund transitional and permanent housing
programs, as well as support services such as job training, case management,
mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment and child care. Street
distribution and evaluation of programmes for the transitional and permanent housing for
homeless individuals and families are also funded by these grants.  The grants announced today are 26 million dollars
more than grants last year.  In January
HUD awarded more than 1.4 billion USD in Continuum Care grants to renew
the existing funding to 7000 local programmes homeless.  Two awards Combined are the most
help with homelessness ever awarded by HUD.

Programs supported by the grants include supportive housing
Programme (SHP), which offers accommodation services and support To enable the homeless
as far as possible; persons live Single Room Occupancy Program
which provides for aid for homeless persons in the rental of one person's housing unit
small kitchens and/or whirlpool baths.  (A)
the third program, Shelter Plus Care is long-term housing and support services
programme for homeless people with disabilities such as illness,
substance dependence, AIDS and related diseases and their families as
as an alternative to shelters or streets.

Donovan said that people may question the expenditure during the period
the President stressed the need to prioritize.  However, he said, when we stray
whether the programmes to promote the services of these programmes, the number of police
reports, calls to the ambulance, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and other
decrease costly services.

While homelessness is largely an urban phenomenon, Donovan said is HUD
reserving a record amount of funding to meet the unique challenges faced by
homeless persons and families living in rural areas.  Pointed out that homelessness has a different
face in rural than in urban areas.  Where
are less shelter and other resources for the homeless as they take
shelter in cars or double up or low enclosure.

"Today, we in the Obama administration for the prevention and
end homelessness in America, "said Donovan. "This funding will cause
a significant impact in the lives of thousands of people and provide resources to
bring them towards the road of independence. "

Here is a list of programs that will receive funding.