HUD Awards $84 Million to Help End Youth Homelessness
Grants to support innovative housing programs in 17 communities
Read the Full Press Release from HUD here
The MO BoS CoC was one of seventeen communities selected to receive funding from HUD through the YHDP (Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program).
"YHDP recipients will use their funding to address youth homelessness that is specifically tailored to their needs, including funding for housing units, wrap-around services, and housing support. YHDP will also support youth-focused performance measurement and coordinated entry systems. Over the next several months, selected communities will work with their youth advisory boards, child welfare agencies, and other community partners to create a comprehensive community plan to end youth homelessness. HUD has been conducting a formal evaluation of first 10 communities who received YHDP grants. Preliminary evaluation results found that YHDP grantees made significant progress in developing youth-informed programs and systems, resulting in positive perceptions among youth of both the implementation process and available programs."
The MO BoS CoC will receive $6,857,269 to implement in a wide variety of housing programs including: rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, transitional house, and host homes. Thank you to all indiviuals that put forth time, effort, information and man-hours to make this possible for the CoC!
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