WISCONSIN — Wisconsin is receiving more than $50 million in federal funding to address homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Friday.It’s part of nearly $3.6 billion provided through Continuum of Care program awards that will support close to 7,000 housing-related projects nationwide.
“This funding will provide vital resources to communities across the Great Lakes Region, helping individuals and families experiencing homelessness secure stable housing and essential services,” said Jim Cunningham, deputy regional administrator for the Great Lakes Region, in a release. “By working closely with our local partners, we are making significant progress toward the shared goal of ending homelessness.”..
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Ken Notes: And yet I`ll bet we still will not see smaller, simple, well designed homes. Imagine if we matched the 50 million and build 5,000 -- 20K -- 24 x 32 stick built units. Result is zero homeless. People could build a small amount of equity not to mention dignity. If we did this in mixed income communities we would grow out of the poverty cycle we are now in...
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