Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Funds to Combat Homelessness - August 23, 2012 | Citizens' Housing And Planning Association

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August 23, 2012

$5.3 million for emergency shelter, rehousing and prevention programs

BOSTON – Thursday, August 23, 2012 - The Patrick-Murray Administration’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) today announced $5.3 million in federal Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds to combat homelessness in the Commonwealth. The funds will support emergency shelters, rapid rehousing for individuals and homelessness prevention programs for families.

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Below is a list of the award recipients:

	Area	Amount
Homeless Prevention
Berkshire Community Development Corp	Pittsfield/Berkshire	$80,000
Brookline Community Mental Health Center	Brookline/Newton	$40,000
Catholic Social Services	Attleboro/Taunton	$75,000
Catholic Social Services	New Bedford	$70,000
Community Action of the Franklin, Hampshire, & N. Quabbin Region	Greenfield	$500,652
Emmaus, Inc.	Lawrence	$50,000
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.	Balance of State	$350,000
Somerville Homeless Coalition, Inc.	Somerville	$40,000
Tri-City Community Action Program, Inc.	Malden	$174,000

Tenancy Preservation
BayCove Human Services, Inc.	Boston	$63,050
Father Bills & MainSpring, Inc.	Plymouth/Bristol	$58,265
Mental Health Association, Inc.	Springfield	$88,685

Rapid Rehousing
Catholic Charities Springfield, Mass	Springfield	$140,000
Catholic Social Services of Fall River	Fall River	$70,000
City of Cambridge	Cambridge	$165,000
Central Mass Housing Alliance, Inc.	Worcester	$130,000
Emmaus, Inc.	North Shore	$130,000
Father Bills & MainSpring, Inc.	Brockton/Quincy	$225,000
Housing Assistance Corp	Cape Cod	$120,000
Lowell Transitional Living Center	Lowell	$70,000
Mass Housing Shelter Alliance	Boston	$950,000

Shelter Support
Action, Inc.	Gloucester	$30,000
Boston Rescue Mission	Boston	$37,207
Boston Public Health Commission	Boston	$164,996
CASPAR Inc.	Cambridge	$94,812
Father Bills & MainSpring Inc.	Quincy/Brockton	$200,000
Friendly House Inc.	Worcester	$55,396
Friends of the Homeless, Inc.	Springfield	$118,625
Housing Assistance Corp	Cape Cod	$97,610
HarborCOV, Inc.	Chelsea	$41,982
Mass Housing Shelter Alliance	Boston/Chelsea	$282,059
Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network	Worcester	$77,175
Pine Street Inn	Boston	$276,188
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc.	Framingham	$35,000
St Francis House, Inc.	Boston	$51,200
Steppingstone, Inc.	Fall River	$233,022