Montgomery (AL) –Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that she will award $2.65 Million to assist Alabamians who have been homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.
Funds from the federal Emergency Solutions Grants Program will be used to assist 12 government and non-profit organizations in providing shelter, legal, and health services to individuals and families that are facing losing their homes or who are homeless.
Governor Ivey stated, “Helping others is Alabama’s way” and that the desire of our people to help those in need is one of many reasons why Alabama is so special. “Unfortunately, homelessness remains a serious problem in our communities. It’s up to us, Alabamians, to make it a reality. These funds will be used to ensure that those in need have safe and warm holiday homes.
The grants are administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The ADECA manages a variety of programs that support law enforcement, traffic safety, economic growth, energy conservation, water management, recreation development, and law enforcement.
“Emergency solutions grants are meant to help people with urgent and sometimes temporary needs,” aid ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell. “I am joining Governor Ivey in congratulating these local governments as well as other agencies that are helping families and individuals who are experiencing difficult times.”
The following are listed: the award agencies, their amount, area served, and the sub-recipient agents.
City of Florence: $300,000 contract with Safeplace Inc. and the Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama to provide homelessness prevention assistance, rapid housing and related services for residents of Colbert, Franklin and Marion counties.
Huntsville City Council – $400,000 contract with AshaKiran Inc./Catholic Center of Concern, Community Action Partnership of Huntsville/Madison Counties Inc. Crisis Services of North Alabama Disabled American Veterans Family Services Center, First Stop North Alabama Coalition for the Homeless New Futures Inc. and Wellstone Inc. for services in Huntsville
Marshall County Home Place Inc., (Guntersville), – $31,500 to provide emergency shelter for Marshall County.
The Right Place for Housing and Support in Anniston – $200,000 for street outreach, emergency shelter and housing aid for Calhoun, Cherokee and DeKalb counties.
Second Chance (Anniston). – $200,000 for emergency shelter and quick re-housing of domestic violence victims and their families from Calhoun and Talladega, Cherokee, Cleburne and Etowah counties.
The Link of Cullman County (City of Cullman), $250,000 for emergency shelter, homelessness prevention and street outreach.
YWCA of Central Alabama (Birmingham), $200,000 to provide shelter, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing services for domestic violence victims of Blount, Jefferson, and St. Clair Counties.
Shelby County Commission – $150,148 to sign a contract with Family Connections Inc., SafeHouse of Shelby County Inc., and Shelby Emergency Assistance in order to provide emergency shelter, homelessness prevention, and rapid rehousing to residents of Shelby County.
Montgomery Area Coalition for the Homeless, also known as the Mid-Alabama Coalition for the Homeless, – $350,000 to sign a contract with Family Promise of Montgomery and Montgomery Area Family Violence Program (also called the Family Sunshine Center), Friendship Mission Inc., and Hands On River Region for street outreach, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing for people in Autauga and Bullock, Elmore and Montgomery counties.
SAN Inc. (Turning Point Tuscaloosa), – $100,000 to provide immediate services and quick re-housing to victims of domestic violence in Bibb and Fayette, Hale and Pickens counties.
Salvation Army Mobile and Baldwin counties – $300,000. This money will provide emergency shelter to people living in these two counties.
Penelope House Inc. Mobile – $177,000 for emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence in Mobile County.
