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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Volunteers of America today
announced the award of $13.9 million in grants from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide quality, affordable housing for
low-income seniors and people with disabilities in six states.
Volunteers of America received two Section 202 grants from HUD for housing
projects that assist low-income elderly in Topsham, Maine and Memphis,
Tennessee, and four Section 811 grants for housing projects that assist low-
income people with disabilities in Mobile, Alabama; Denver, Colorado;
Lafayette, Georgia; and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nationally, Volunteers of America
owns and operates more than 250 affordable housing communities in 31 states
that are home to more than 20,000 people.
"Volunteers of America is proud of its efforts to provide low-income
seniors and people with disabilities with a decent and affordable place to
live," Volunteers of America National President Charles Gould said. "As a
national, faith-based organization, we have a moral obligation to address one
of the great challenges in our country-the shortage of affordable housing for
our most vulnerable citizens."
The housing grants will help Volunteers of America ensure that low income
Americans do not become or remain homeless. Seniors who can no longer afford
to maintain their own homes will have affordable apartments along with
assistance in accessing vital supportive services, and persons with
developmental disabilities will get stable permanent housing with intensive
assistance that preserves their ability to live in the community.
Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based
organization providing local human service programs and opportunities for
individual and community involvement. It is one of the largest nonprofit
providers of quality affordable housing and last year served nearly 2 million
people in need. Volunteers of America nurtures, supports and uplifts the
human spirit-working with children and youth, the elderly, homeless
individuals and families, and others to empower them in reaching their full
potential. For more information about Volunteers of America, visit
http://www.VolunteersofAmerica.org.
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