AUSTIN, TX – July 18, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced a series of major funding awards designed to help homeless Texans secure permanent housing and strive toward self-sufficiency, bringing greater stability to individuals and the communities in which they live.TDHCA awarded a total of $4.9 million in federal funds to 44 nonprofit organizations renovating or converting buildings for use as emergency shelters, as well as to help provide an array of essential services to homeless individuals.
“Despite the fact that the state’s economy continues to outperform that of the rest of the country, far too many Texans are on the brink of homelessness or are already homeless,” said Timothy Irvine, TDHCA Acting Executive Director.
“Worse, we are seeing greater numbers of single mothers and children in shelters or on the streets,” he continued, “a situation that we simply should not tolerate. The awards THDCA announced today will work to reduce these numbers and begin to restore stability and self-sufficiency to the lives of thousands of Texans who lack a permanent home.”
The grants were made through TDHCA’s 2011 Emergency Shelter Grants Program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition to converting or renovating buildings for use as shelters, eligible activities include assisting homeless persons obtain permanent housing; providing medical, nutritional and psychological counseling, substance abuse treatment, transportation and job training; and the development and implementation of homelessness prevention activities.
While figures vary, the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless estimates that 80,000 Texans are homeless on any given day and 265,000 Texans experience homelessness over the course of a year.
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
2011 Emergency Shelter Grant Program Awards
The following 44 organizations received an award through the 2011 Emergency Shelter Grants Program:
Region 1
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| Panhandle Crisis Center, Inc. |
Ochiltree, Hansford, Lipscomb |
$78,701 |
| Women’s Protective Services of Lubbock, Inc. |
Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Garza, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum |
$100,000 |
| Subtotal |
|
$178,701 |
Region 2
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| No eligible applicants |
|
$0 |
| Subtotal |
|
$0 |
Region 3
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| The Salvation Army – START Program |
Tarrant |
$98,750 |
| Grayson County Juvenile Alternative, Inc. dba North Texas Connection |
Grayson, Fannin, Cooke |
$599,988 |
| Mission Granbury, Inc. |
Hood |
$93,755 |
| Johnson County Family Crisis Center |
Johnson |
$100,000 |
| Presbyterian Night Shelter |
Tarrant |
$100,000 |
| Hope, Inc. |
Denton |
$89,800 |
| SafeHaven of Tarrant County |
Tarrant |
$51,950 |
| Subtotal |
|
$1,134,243 |
Region 4
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| East Texas Crisis Center |
Henderson, Smith, Rains, Van Zandt, Wood |
$100,000 |
| Shelter Agencies For Families in East Texas, Inc. |
Lamar, Hopkins, Titus |
$60,000 |
| The Salvation Army – Tyler |
Smith |
$100,000 |
| Subtotal |
|
$260,000 |
Region 5
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| Love Inc. of Nacogdoches |
Nacogdoches |
$100,000 |
| Women’s Shelter of East Texas |
Angelina, Nacogdoches, Polk, Houston, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity |
$35,820 |
| Subtotal |
|
$135,820 |
Region 6
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| Montrose Counseling Center, Inc. |
Harris |
$100,000 |
| Matagorda County Women’s Crisis Center, Inc. |
Matagorda |
$99,970 |
| Westside Homeless Partnership |
Harris |
$100,000 |
| Bread of Life, Inc. |
Harris |
$190,940 |
| Humble Area Assistance Ministries |
Harris |
$100,000 |
| SEARCH Homeless Services |
Harris |
$400,000 |
| Northwest Assistance Ministries |
Harris |
$80,374 |
| Subtotal |
|
$1,071,284 |
Region 7
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| Advocacy Outreach |
Bastrop |
$100,000 |
| Youth and Family Alliance dba Lifeworks |
Travis |
$100,000 |
| Safe Place – Travis County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Survival Center |
Travis |
$80,000 |
| Subtotal |
|
$280,000 |
Region 8
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| Families In Crisis, Inc. |
Bell, Coryell, Hamilton |
$99,980 |
| Twin City Mission, Inc. |
Brazos |
$89,273 |
| Family Abuse Center |
McLennan, Falls, Bosque, Freestone, Limestone, Hill |
$85,031 |
| Subtotal |
|
$274,284 |
Region 9
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| Seton Home |
Bexar |
$100,000 |
| Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. |
Bexar, Comal, Wilson, Kerr, Bandera, Atascosa, Guadalupe, Medina, Kendall |
$100,000 |
| Bexar County |
Bexar |
$100,000 |
| The Salvation Army – San Antonio |
Bexar |
$100,000 |
| Subtotal |
|
$400,000 |
Region 10
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| Mid-Coast Family Services, Inc. |
Victoria, Calhoun, DeWitt, Jackson, Goliad, Gonzales, Refugio, Lavaca |
$99,999 |
| The Salvation Army – Corpus Christi |
Nueces |
$100,000 |
| Subtotal |
|
$199,999 |
Region 11
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| Family Crisis Center |
Cameron, Willacy |
$94,559 |
| Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley |
Hidalgo, Starr |
$100,000 |
| The Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center, Inc. |
Cameron |
$100,000 |
| Wintergarden Women Shelter |
LaSalle, Maverick, Zavala |
$99,332 |
| Loaves & Fishes of the Rio Grande Valley, Inc. |
Cameron |
$100,000 |
| The Salvation Army – McAllen |
Hidalgo |
$99,780 |
| Subtotal |
|
$593,671 |
Region 12
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| The Salvation Army – Big Spring |
Howard |
$50,000 |
| The Salvation Army – Odessa |
Ector |
$75,000 |
| Subtotal |
|
$125,000 |
Region 13
| Applicant Name |
Counties Served |
Award Amount |
| La Posada Home, Inc. |
El Paso |
$99,875 |
| Center Against Family Violence, Inc. |
El Paso |
$60,000 |
| El Paso Center for the Children |
El Paso |
$100,000 |
| Subtotal |
|
$259,875 |
STATE TOTAL: $4,912,877
About the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs administers a number of state and federal programs through for-profit, nonprofit, and local government partnerships to strengthen communities through affordable housing development, home ownership opportunities, weatherization, and community-based services for Texans in need.
Contact:
Gordon Anderson 512-475-4743
Jill McFarren 512-475-2844
