Council Bluffs gets HUD grant to help foster care youth avoid homelessness
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA (WOWT) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has selected Council Bluffs as one of 10 cities to receive funding for a new program focused on helping young people aging out of foster care avoid homelessness.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson announced Thursday that nearly $1.2 million in funds for the Foster Youth to Independence initiative will be distributed across 10 communities all over the country.
The Council Bluffs Municipal Housing Agency’s share is $146,937. Other cities awarded the special public housing funds: Little Rock, Ark.; Hayward, Calif.; Gainesville, Fla.; Albany, Ga.; O’Fallon, Mo.; Missoula, Mont.; New York City; Klamath Falls, Ore.; and Houston.
The FYI initiative was announced to the nation last July, with comments from Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, founding member fo the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth; and Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon, co-chair of the same caucus.
Thursday’s announcement comes on the heels of a HUD grant awarded Feb. 27 to three Nebraska cities for Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinators. The ROSS-SC grant awarded nearly $1.2 million to Omaha, Kearney, and Gering to support personnel that connect public housing residents to employment training, financial literacy services, education, and health and wellness programs. Omaha’s share was $717,750; Kearney received $202,500; and Gering was awarded $239,250.
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