Voucher Program To Help More Than 300 Homeless Veterans In Bay Area Move Into Permanent Housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veteran Affairs have awarded $5.3 million for rental assistance and support services to various HUD offices in the Bay Area and Central Valley. Meanwhile, two measures on the ballot in November would raise $6 billion for housing for struggling families, veterans and severely mentally ill people.
San Francisco Chronicle:
Federal Program Spends $5.3 Million To Help Homeless Veterans In Bay Area, Central Valley Get Housing
More than 300 veterans experiencing homelessness in the Bay Area and Central Valley will soon move into permanent housing with the help of a joint federal program, officials announced Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs awarded $5.3 million for rental assistance and support services to various HUD offices in the Bay Area and Central Valley, according to HUD. (Hernandez, 10/3)
San Francisco Chronicle:
Two Measures Would Raise Record-Breaking $6 Billion For Affordable Housing
Two years after voters approved billions of dollars to fund low-income homes around California, affordable housing advocates are upping the ante bigtime — with two statewide bond measures on the Nov. 6 ballot to raise a record-breaking $6 billion for housing for struggling families, veterans and severely mentally ill people. If they pass, the two measures would generate the most money ever approved by statewide voters for affordable and supportive housing in California. (Fagan and Allday, 10/3)