Friday, July 10, 2009

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Dina Titus of Nevada’s Third District highlighted today more than $4.6 million that are coming to Southern Nevada to help re-house families who have fallen into homelessness or help prevent homelessness.  The money, which comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing program, is part of $1.5 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

“At a time when our state leads the nation in foreclosures, funds for homeless prevention are critical to help families in our community who have lost their homes and are struggling to put a roof over their heads,” Congresswoman Titus said.  “This money in conjunction with other recovery funds, such as Community Development Block Grants and neighborhood stabilization funds, will help Nevada and our efforts to get through this difficult foreclosure crisis.”

According to HUD, the following areas in Southern Nevada will receive money under the program:

• Clark County - $2,595,173
• Las Vegas - $2,105,118

The Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing program will provide financial assistance and services to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless and help those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed.  The funds provide a variety of assistance, including short-term or medium-term rental assistance, and housing relocation and stabilization services, including activities such as mediation, credit counseling, security or utility deposits, utility payments, moving cost assistance, and case management.

More information from HUD on the program is available here, http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr09-113.cfm&CFID=14853162&CFTOKEN=11760351.

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Tags: housing, Las Vegas, Recovery and Reinvestment Act