The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is hoping to reduce the number of people living on the streets with a $60 million grant announced Thursday for Chicago.
As temperatures hovered in the single digits this week with wind chills below zero,Chicagoans to be cautious when going outside. But for thousands of people experiencing homelessness, sometimes being outside is the only option.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is hoping to reduce the number of people living on the streets with a $60 million grant announced Thursday for Chicago, part of $315 million in federal funding to 46 communities across the U.S. to fight homelessness.
Brainerd Park Apartments, in the Washington Heights neighborhood, opened in 2018 and reserves 25% of its units for families exiting homelessness, according to Joshua Wilmoth, executive director of Full Circle Communities, the nonprofit that owns the apartments. Those families are further supported by the complex’s partner, Christian Community Health Center, which is part of Chicago Continuum of Care.
The grant money announced Thursday will go toward expanding services, such as outreach teams, to move more unsheltered people into housing, said Carolyn Ross, president and CEO of All Chicago, the overseer of Chicago Continuum of Care.
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