The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently appropriated nearly $11 million for 35 homeless aid initiatives throughout the state.<\/p>\n
Area shelters to receive federal funding include Barbers Point Veterans-in-Progress, Kalealoa Permanent Housing for Veterans with Disabilities, Ola O Kahumana (Waianae) and Komo Mai Group Home (Pearl City).<\/p>\n
The funds were provided through HUD’s Continuum of Care programs and will last through March of 2014.<\/p>\n
Continuum of Care grants are awarded competitively to local projects that serve homeless clients, and they support a variety of aid programs, including street outreach, assessments, and transitional and permanent housing.<\/p>\n
“The evidence is clear that every dollar we spend on those programs that help find a stable home for our homeless neighbors not only saves money, but quite literally saves lives,” stated HUD secretary Shaun Donovan.<\/p>\n
“We know these programs work, and we know these grants can mean the difference between homeless persons and families finding stable housing or living on our streets.”<\/p>\n
The funds are a part of the Obama Administration’s initiative to prevent and end homelessness.<\/p>\n
“During this challenging budget climate, we must make certain that we don’t balance our books on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens, Donovan noted.<\/p>\n
“When we make even modest investments in these programs, we see a measureable decline in homelessness.”.<\/p>\n
In the most recent HUD homelessness estimate, approximately 3,000 cities and counties reported 633,782 homeless persons as of January 2012.<\/p>\n
In Hawaii, HUD found that the population of homeless people increased 0.9 percent in 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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