FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Release Date: December 19, 2003

Contact:

 Steve Rector
Public Affairs Director
208-331-4725
Reed Hollinshead
Media & Public Relations Officer
208-331-4858

IHFA and HUD Contribute Nearly $2.7 Million to Meet Idaho's Housing Needs

BOISE - The Idaho Housing and Finance Association is pleased to announce a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) homeless grant award of $2,171,373 to be used in support of Idaho's homeless shelters and transitional housing opportunities outside Ada County. IHFA will provide a matching grant of $500,000, bringing the total project funding to $2,671,373.

This funding is part of Idaho's Continuum of Care commitment. Continuum of Care grants provide transitional and permanent housing opportunities. In addition, Continuum grants fund supportive services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, child care and living skills training.

"IHFA is pleased through the HUD grant process to bring these critical resources to local communities throughout Idaho," said IHFA President and Executive Director Gerald Hunter. "We are encouraged by the funding awards, and for the effort of many dedicated organizations that serve those citizens in greatest need."

Thousands of local programs that house and serve the homeless are being awarded nearly $1.3 billion in HUD grants nationwide. As a result of the funding, more than 700,000 people nationwide will receive the housing and services they need to become self-sufficient.

Together, IHFA and HUD are funding 23 projects statewide.

Aid for Friends - Pocatello
Bonner County Homeless Task Force
Bonner County Homeless Task Force
City of Refuge - Idaho Falls
CLUB Permanent Housing - Idaho Falls
CLUB Transitional Housing - Idaho Falls
Eastern Idaho Special Services Agency - Idaho Falls
FAITH (Family Assistance in Transitional Housing) - Idaho Falls
Idaho Legal Aid - Nampa/Caldwell
Idaho Housing and Finance Association: HMIS - Statewide
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Shelter + Care
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Shelter + Care
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Shelter + Care
IDAHO Inc., Transitional Housing - Caldwell
Salvation Army - Nampa
St. Vincent DePaul/KAMPS - Coeur d'Alene
St. Vincent DePaul - Coeur d'Alene
Sojourner's Alliance - Moscow
South Eastern Idaho Comm. Action Agency - Pocatello
South Central Comm. Action Partnership - Twin Falls
South Central Comm. Action Partnership/C.O.R.E.-Twin Falls
Valley Crisis Center - Nampa
YWCA of Lewiston

TOTAL 		$49,322.67
$136,920
$96,967
$180,793
$728,700
$82,363
$96,495
$105,645.23
$54,974.47
$72,502
$41,592
$58,272
$86,880
$73,060,38
$111,680
$41,577
$187,929
$67,751.76
$119,070
$55,708
$75,925
$69,815.77
$79,429.73

$2,671,373

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The Idaho Housing and Finance Association, a financial services and housing organization, provides funding for affordable housing in Idaho communities where they are most needed and when it is economically feasible. IHFA uses no state funds or state employees to support its operations. For more information, visit our Web site at www.ihfa.org.