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Vancouver awards $2.19 million in federal HUD aid

City targets funds to help low-income people, areas

By Amy Fischer, Columbian City Government Reporter
Published: May 4, 2015, 5:00pm

The Vancouver City Council on Monday distributed to local agencies $2.19 million in federal Housing and Urban Development funding aimed at improving the lives of community members who are low income or live in low-income areas.

The city has roughly $1.48 million in Community Development Block Grant funding and $710,000 in HOME funding to award this year.

Here is how the council divided up the money among 17 projects and programs:

• Council for the Homeless: $50,000 in CDBG funds toward a $495,000 Housing Solutions Center to serve 5,560 people. The money would pay for staffing at the center, which would provide one access point to local shelters and housing for the homeless and people at risk of homelessness.

• Share: $40,000 in CDBG funds toward a $585,500 Hunger Response program to serve 5,600 people. The money would cover staff costs for programs feeding homeless and low-income people.

• Janus Youth: $50,000 in CDBG funds toward a $1 million Oaks Case Management program serving 350 people. The money would cover staff costs for intensive case management in shelters that serve homeless youth.

• Share: $40,000 in CDBG funds toward a $411,500 outreach program for 800 people. The money would cover staff costs to connect hard-to-reach homeless people with programs and services.

• Vancouver Housing Authority: $120,000 in CDBG funds toward a $421,000 shelter improvement project serving 683 people. The money would pay for upgrades to two emergency shelters to address health and safety issues and improve functionality.

• Janus Youth: $30,000 in CDBG funds and $85,000 in HOME funds toward the $260,000 “The Nest” program serving 25 people. The money would cover tenant-based rental help and staff costs for intensive case management to house high-risk homeless youth in Vancouver.

• Second Step Housing: $75,000 in CDBG funds and $40,000 in HOME funds toward a $262,000 Resident Sufficiency program serving 80 people. The money would pay for tenant-based rental help and case management staff costs to help formerly homeless households transition to housing and maintain their residence.

• Second Step Housing: $109,500 in HOME funds toward a $200,000 post-foster-care transitional housing program serving three households. The money would pay for buying and remodeling a residence to provide transitional housing to young adults leaving foster care.

• Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber: $50,000 in CDBG funds toward a $83,000 Latino Business Technical Assistance program helping 35 businesses. The money would cover staff costs to provide technical help to small businesses and people developing small businesses in Vancouver.

• Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce: $50,000 in CDBG funds toward a $92,000 Business Grow program helping 35 businesses. The money would cover staff costs to provide technical help to small businesses and people developing small businesses in Vancouver.

• Vancouver Housing Authority: $100,000 in HOME funds toward construction of a $6 million Caples Terrace project for 25 households. The 25-unit development will provide affordable housing to low-income people.

• Bridgeview Housing: $150,000 in CDBG funds toward construction of a $3.68 million Resource and Education Center serving 2,770 people. The new facility will house supportive service programs for Vancouver Housing Authority residents and other low-income people.

• Affordable Housing Solutions Inc.: $121,700 in HOME funds toward construction of a $12.5 million Freedom’s Path project serving 53 households. The 53-unit development will provide permanent supportive housing for low-income and formerly homeless veterans.

• Columbia River Mental Health Services: $125,000 in CDBG funds toward a $365,000 main clinic rehabilitation project serving 3,383 people. The money will pay for upgrades to the agency’s main clinic.

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• City of Vancouver: $160,000 in HOME funds for low-income rental housing rehabilitation. The money would provide loans to property owners who lease to low-income tenants.

• City of Vancouver: $300,000 in CDBG funds for public infrastructure. The money would build and/or enhance parks in low-income areas and reconstruct sidewalks to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

• City of Vancouver: $126,000 in CDBG funds and $50,000 in HOME funds for a housing rehabilitation program that would provide up to $25,000 in loans for single-family housing.

In addition, the council allocated the city $231,500 in CDBG funds and $53,000 in HOME funds to manage the CDBG and HOME programs. It also set aside $40,000 to cover potential cost increases of eligible construction and rehabilitation projects and staff costs.

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