[Durham INC] Durham's Continuum of Care Providers Win HUD Funding

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For Immediate Release: January 29, 2015



Share!  Durham's Continuum of Care providers win more than $1 million in HUD funding; http://bit.ly/1ES2KCO



Durham's Continuum of Care Providers Win HUD Funding

$1,070,621 Awarded to Local Projects Supporting Homeless People


DURHAM, N.C. - Durham projects serving the needs of people without homes have received more than $1 million in grant funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Continuum of Care Program.

The City's Community Development Department has been notified that HUD has awarded a total of $1,070,621 to five local organizations for 16 different projects. The competitively awarded grants will help fund transitional and permanent housing for homeless persons and families, short-term rental subsidies, and Durham's Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), which is a common database of the confidential records of Durham's homeless people


According to Director Reginald J. Johnson with the City's Community Development Department, new for this year will be funding support for households with short-term needs. "For the first time we are happy to devote some Continuum of Care funds to provide short-term rental subsidies to homeless households who just need a helping hand for a few months. As in previous years, these grants primarily provide operating subsidies to projects offering permanent supportive housing and transitional housing to people without homes," said Johnson. "We also received operating support for our confidential database of Durham's homeless people, which showed that nearly 1,400 people were sheltered in the last reporting year. We continue to be grateful that the federal government partners with Durham to address homelessness, and that our community has several wonderful organizations helping homeless people get back into and maintain permanent housing."

The following organizations and programs received funding:

*         Housing for New Hope's Andover Apartments (permanent supportive housing for individuals): $52,173

*         Housing for New Hope's Community Supportive Housing Program (permanent supportive housing for individuals): $69,024

*         Durham Housing Authority's Home Again Program (permanent supportive housing for individuals and families): $102,585

*         Development Ventures, Inc.'s Goley Pointe Project (permanent supportive housing for individuals and families): $37,199

*         Housing for New Hope's  Dove House (transitional housing for single adult women in recovery from addictions): $50,719
*         Housing for New Hope's Streets to Home Initiative (permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families): $268,109

*         Housing for New Hope's William Square Apartments (permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals with disabling conditions): $53,235

*         Housing for New Hope's Sherwood Park Apartments (permanent supportive housing for individuals): $25,917

*         North Carolina Housing Coalition's Carolina Homeless Management Information Network (Durham's HMIS): $55,752

*         Alliance Behavioral Healthcare's DASH (permanent supportive housing for families and individuals with disabilities): $144,016

*         Genesis Home's Family Matters Project (transitional housing for homeless families): $158,332

*         Housing for New Hope's Rapid Rehousing Projects (short-term rental assistance to homeless households): $53,560



HUD awarded approximately $1.81 billion to nearly 8,400 local homeless housing and service programs across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For a complete listing of the awarded grants, visit http://portal.hud.gov<http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/comm_planning/homeless/budget/2014&utm_source=HUD+Exchange+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=331b78e51a-FY+2014+CoC+Program+Competition+Funding+ANNC&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f32b935a5f-331b78e51a-18507821>. For more information about Durham's Continuum of Care Program, visit http://www.durhamopeningdoors.org.


About the Community Development Department
The City of Durham's Community Development Department is responsible for coordinating the City's housing resources and various housing assistance programs as well as promoting affordable housing by working with investors and community housing development organizations. The department also provides assistance with the abatement of lead in older homes and administers the City's entitlement programs from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the department helps to ensure that the City has thriving, livable neighborhoods by enhancing housing quality and affordability for Durham residents. To learn more visit, http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/cdd/Pages/Home.aspx.

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