What you should know
- The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (or HUD for its acronym in English) announced more than $53 million was allocated for 227 housing projects and services for the homeless in the state of New Jersey.
- The funds will go into communities to help homeless individuals and families move into permanent housing with access to supportive services, with the overall goal of long-term stability.
- In total, more than $2.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC) funds for fiscal year 2021 were awarded to approximately 7,000 local homeless housing and services programs across the country.
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NEW JERSEY — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced more than $53 million was allocated for 227 housing and services projects for the homeless in the state of New Jersey.
The funds will go into communities to help homeless individuals and families move into permanent housing with access to supportive services, with the overall goal of long-term stability.
“These awards support a variety of programs that help homeless veterans, families and youth – New Jerseyans who simply need a helping hand to help themselves,” said Alicka Ampry-Samuel, HUD Regional Administrator. for New York and New Jersey. “This funding allows Continuums of Care to continue its work to end homelessness and help keep our most vulnerable neighbors off the streets.”
En total, más de $2.6 mil millones en fondos Continuum of Care (CoC) para el año fiscal 2021 fueron otorgados para aproximadamente 7,000 programas locales de vivienda y servicios para personas sin hogar en todo el país.
The CoC program is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to ending homelessness. The 2021 awards include approximately $102 million for new projects to support domestic violence.
Specifically, HUD looked for projects that:
- Ends homelessness for all homeless people;
- Uses a Housing First approach;
- Reduce unprotected homelessness and reduce the criminalization of homelessness;
- Improves system performance;
- Partners with housing and health agencies, including leveraging and coordinating American Rescue Plan resources;
- Promotes racial equity and addresses racial disparities in homelessness; and
- Involves people with lived experience of homelessness in decision making.
“Access to stable housing is a basic need – the security of a home is essential, especially as we continue to fight the COVID-19 virus,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “These Continuum of Care program grants, along with the historic resources of the American Rescue Plan, will provide communities with the resources necessary to ensure that every person in a respective community has an equal opportunity to have a safe and stable home.”
Click here to view the awards on HUD’s website.
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