HUD Releases $11M For Hawaii Homeless Programs

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From a press release Wednesday (March 13):

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $11 million to renew support for 35 local homeless housing and service programs in Hawaii.

Provided through HUD’s Continuum of Care programs, the funding announced today will ensure these HUD-assisted local homeless assistance programs remain operating in the coming year. … View a complete list of all the Hawaii homeless projects awarded funding. …

HUD recently announced its 2012 “point in time” estimate of the number of homeless persons in America. … In Hawaii, local communities reported a 0.9 percent overall increase in homelessness in 2012. …

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