Press Releases
Congressman Pascrell Announces $1.6 Million In Grants For Homeless Programs In Passaic County
Paterson, NJ,
February 21, 2007
PATERSON – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ-8) announced today that Passaic County and Passaic County community-based organizations have been awarded $1.6 million in federal funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) “Continuum of Care” homeless assistance grant program. Passaic County Department of Human Services has been awarded $471,360 in shelter and care funding for Eva’s Village Apartments. Passaic County Department of Human Services has been awarded $10,114 in supportive housing services for Housing First client outreach. Passaic County Department of Human Services has been awarded $186,660 for the City of Paterson’s Housing First pilot program. Passaic County Department of Human Services has been awarded $186,660 in shelter and care funding for the chronically homeless. Strengthen Our Sisters of West Milford has been awarded $233,334 for a permanent housing project. ### |