ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boley Centers, which operates a housing program for the homeless with disabilities, has asked the St. Petersburg City Council to approve additional funding at their Thursday meeting to keep it afloat.
“The HUD awards and our voucher contracts just aren’t keeping up with the local rents here,” said Adam Morris, Boley Centers Vice President of Housing. “Any funding that we could bridge to shortfall that gap would be so beneficial to those in need.”
The Home Tenant Based Rental Assistance program should have been funded for one full fiscal year but will run out of money about three months early due to rising costs, according to Morris. The Boley Centers needs $156,000 to keep the program going through September…