New projects to help homeless residents of Alameda County will be getting millions in support from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, according to a HUD announcement last week.
Alameda County's continuum of care, the group that manages homeless services and prevention in the county, was awarded $15 million over three years. The money will be used to support five projects serving people living in encampments, on the street and in vehicles.
"Housing with supportive services solves homelessness," HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge said in a statement."That's why, for the first time the federal government is deploying targeted resources to meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness in unsheltered settings or in rural areas." In Alameda County, one of the projects to be funded, the Enhanced Care Vouchers project, will get about $8.2 million to create 100 new permanent supportive housing units for homeless people with chronic physical and mental health needs.
About $2.1 million will provide advocacy and legal services to unsheltered seniors so they can increase their income and break down barriers to housing.
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