EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) —El Paso was recently awarded nearly $4 million to provide housing assistance, and support services for individuals who are experiencing homelessness, according to a press release from United States Senator for Texas John Cornyn.
The press release says several El Paso recipients were awarded federal grants totaling to $3,818,100 which was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Program.
The federal grants are to provide “housing assistance and support services for individuals, families, minors, and domestic violence survivors experiencing homelessness,” the press release said.
The press release also provided a list of El Paso recipients who received the federal grants and the amount they were awarded. Those are the following:
- Center Against Sexual and Family Violence- $367,156
- El Paso Center for Children- $219,488
- El Paso Coalition for the Homeless- $662,376
- El Paso Human Services- $168,008
- Emergence Health Network- $1,016,143
- Project Amistad- $340,815
- Project Vida- $268,772
- The Salvation Army, A Georgia Corporation- $184,691
- YWCA El Paso del Norte Region- $590,651