VALDOSTA – HUD awards $3 million to the Valdosta Housing Authority to connect residents in Georgia to employment and education.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded over $30 million to 14 Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) in 12 states to help families increase their earned income and improve their economic mobility through the Jobs Plus program. Today, HUD’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Richard Monocchio presented the Housing Authority of the City of Valdosta with $3,000,000.
“HUD is committed to increasing family self-sufficiency and supporting the long-term success of individuals and communities,” said HUD Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman. “Improving the employment outlook for residents is the first step in helping people find and keep jobs, ultimately helping families thrive and bridging the wealth gap.” Read more about how these PHAs will put their grant funds to work here.
“Helping residents of public housing connect with resources, including educational and job training opportunities, places them on a pathway to achieve personal and career goals.” said HUD Southeast Regional Administrator Jennifer R. Collins. “Regardless of where we live we all want to have the resources and skills needed to care for our families. This funding makes this possible.”
The Jobs Plus program supports work readiness and connects public housing residents with employment, education, and financial empowerment services – part of an evidence-based model proven to help public housing residents find and keep jobs. This program also supports HUD’s Bridging the Wealth Gap agenda which pursues economic justice and asset building for renters.
“This Administration believes in the power of investing in people and economic opportunities in addition to their housing and neighborhoods,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, Richard J. Monocchio. “These grants help communities create and expand opportunities for those living in public housing now and into the future.”
The Jobs Plus program is a place-based community investment that combines sector-based employment connections, comprehensive employment readiness services, and a wealth building rent incentive designed to cultivate an effective community support for work. The program requires PHAs to partner locally with Department of Labor Workforce Development Boards and American Jobs Centers. Additionally, Jobs Plus grantees are required to demonstrate a 25 percent match from community partners, providing wrap-around supportive services to improve employment and earnings outcomes. Cross-agency partnerships are essential to changing the economic prospects of public housing residents. The Jobs Plus program’s place-based model helps residents support each other through the process, cultivating a culture of work and enhancing economic resiliency.
The following public housing authorities are receiving funding:
Grantee Name City State Amount Grant Funds Eufaula Housing Authority Eufaula Alabama
$ 1,600,000 Selma Housing Authority Selma Alabama $ 2,300,000 Housing Authority County of San Joaquin Stockton California $ 1,600,000 Jacksonville Housing Authority Jacksonville Florida $ 2,300,000 Housing Authority of the City of Valdosta Valdosta Georgia $ 3,000,000 Peoria Housing Authority Peoria Illinois $ 1,600,000 Fort Wayne Housing Authority Fort Wayne Indiana $ 2,300,000 New Albany Housing Authority New Albany Indiana $ 1,911,572 Housing Authority of New Orleans New Orleans Louisiana $ 1,422,850 Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Las Vegas Nevada $ 3,000,000 New York City Housing Authority New York New York $ 3,700,000 The City of Providence Housing Authority Providence Rhode Island $ 2,299,981 Jackson Housing Authority Jackson Tennessee $ 2,300,000 Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority Charlottesville Virginia $1,600,000
$30,934,403
