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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Release Date: Decmeber 23, 2005
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Steve Rector
Public Affairs Director
208 331-4725
Reed Hollinshead
Media & Public Relations Officer
208-331-4858 |
IHFA Awarded More Than $2 Million to Meet Idaho's Special Housing Needs,
Part of $1.3 Billion for Homeless Assistance Nationwide
Boise The Idaho Housing and Finance Association has been awarded a Continuum of Care grant of $2,016,860 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support homeless programs in Idaho.
Idaho's award is part of $1.33 billion in homeless assistance that HUD committed nationwide to 4,400 service providers, estimated to benefit more than a quarter-million people.
"IHFA is pleased and gratified that HUD has approved funding to support communities and ensure that services and shelter will continue to be available," said IHFA President and Executive Director Gerald Hunter. "The funding awards reflect a shared vision to provide for all Idaho citizens - especially those in greatest need."
IHFA's award includes the Supportive Housing Program (SHP) and the Shelter Plus Care (SPC) program. SHP promotes supportive housing and services by helping homeless persons transition from homelessness to living as independently as possible. SHP accounts for $1,616,840 of the total award. SPC, which accounts for $400,020, links rental assistance with supportive services and more effectively helps homeless individuals who are seriously mentally ill. In addition, Continuum grants fund supportive services including job training, health care, mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, child care and living skills training to aid independent living efforts.
The SHP and SPC funding that IHFA will administer is listed on the following:
| Supportive Housing Program |
| Aid for Friends - Pocatello |
$123,541 |
| Bonner County Homeless Task Force - Trestle Creek |
$96,967 |
| Bonner County Homeless Task Force - Blue Haven |
$136,920 |
| Eastern Idaho Special Services Agency - Idaho Falls |
$96,495 |
| CLUB, Inc. Transitional Housing - Idaho Falls |
$82,363 |
| IDAHO Inc., Permanent Housing - Caldwell |
$131,250 |
| IDAHO Inc. - Caldwell |
$88,989 |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Statewide
Homeless Management Information System |
$72,502 |
| St. Vincent DePaul/KAMPS - Coeur d'Alene |
$41,577 |
| St. Vincent DePaul - Coeur d'Alene |
$187,929 |
| Sojourner's Alliance - Moscow |
$81,735 |
| South Central Comm. Action Partnership - Twin Falls |
$55,708 |
| South Central Comm. Action Partnership - Twin Falls |
$49,489 |
| Southeastern Idaho Comm. Action Agency - Pocatello |
$59,535 |
| Southeastern Idaho Comm. Action Agency - Pocatello |
$50,797 |
| Valley Crisis Center - Nampa |
$85,037 |
| YWCA of Lewiston |
$95,729 |
| CORE, Inc. - Twin Falls |
$24,437 |
| Salvation Army, Nampa |
$55,840 |
SHP TOTAL |
$1,616,840 |
| Shelter Plus Care |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Shelter + Care
Region 1 - North Idaho - 16 vouchers in Coeur d'Alene |
$95,004 |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Shelter + Care
Region 2 - Lewis-Clark Valley - 6 vouchers in Lewiston |
$43,848 |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Shelter + Care
Region 6 - Eastern Idaho - 14 vouchers in Idaho Falls |
$62,472 |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Shelter + Care
Statewide allotment - 22 vouchers |
$148,572 |
Idaho Housing and Finance Association - Shelter + Care
Statewide allotment - 8 vouchers |
$50,124 |
| SPC TOTAL |
$400,020 (66 vouchers) |
| TOTAL GRANT AWARDED |
$2,016,860 |
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The Idaho Housing and Finance Association, a financial services and housing business organization, provides funding for affordable housing in communities where it is most needed and when economically feasible.
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