HUD Awards Over $1.2 Million to Promote Jobs, Self-Sufficiency for Public Housing Residents in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON – In an effort to help public housing residents find job opportunities, The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded over $1.2 million in grants to 4 public housing authorities and non-profit organizations in Wisconsin to hire or retain service coordinators to help residents achieve economic and housing independence. The funding will also link the elderly and people with disabilities with supportive services that allow them to maintain independent living and age-in-place. See list of funding by states below.

The funding, provided through HUD’s Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency – Service Coordinators Program (ROSS-SC) helps public housing authorities, resident associations, non-profit organizations, Indian tribes or entities representing Indian tribes hire or retain “service coordinators” who work directly with residents to assess their needs and connect them with education, job training and placement programs, and/or computer and financial literacy services available in their community to promote self-sufficiency. For an elderly or disabled resident, the service coordinator arranges supportive services that allow them to maintain their independence.

“Housing should be a springboard to success,” said HUD Secretary Julián Castro. “This funding will help our local partners provide families with the educational and economic opportunities they need to build a more prosperous future for themselves and their children.”

“This grant will facilitate opportunities for self-sufficiency and success via service coordinators with local expertise in Wisconsin,” said HUD Midwest Regional Administrator, Antonio R. Riley.

The purpose of HUD’s ROSS-SC program is to encourage local, innovative strategies that link public housing assistance with public and private resources to enable participating families to increase earned income; reduce or eliminate the need for welfare assistance; and make progress toward achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency.

2014 Resident Opportunities Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Awards
STATE	HOUSING AUTHORITY	AMOUNT
Alaska	Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska	$246,000
Arizona	Pinal County Housing and Community Development	$246,000
	Moenkopi Senior Center, Inc.	$246,000
	Housing Authority of Maricopa County	$246,000
California	Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura (AHA)	$243,000
	Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara	$246,000
	The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles	$738,000
	Chico Rancheria Housing Corporation & HA County of Butte	$222,072
	Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura	$246,000
	City of Madera	$246,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Sacramento	$492,000
	Housing Authority of the County of Riverside	$246,000
	Housing Authority of the County of Fresno	$246,000
Colorado	Walsh Annex Local Resident Council	$186,063
	Platte Valley Dispersed East Local Resident Council	$186,063
	Mulroy Apartments Local Resident Council	$186,063
Connecticut	Ansonia Housing Authority	$246,000
	Bristol Housing Authority	$246,000
	The Housing Authority of the Town of Greenwich	$246,000
Florida	The Housing Authority of the City of Titusville	$182,508
	Sarasota Housing Authority	$199,500
	Lee County Housing Authority	$246,000
	The Housing Authority of the County of Flagler	$246,000
Georgia	Northwest Georgia Housing Authority	$435,888
Hawaii	Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services	$246,000
Iowa	Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority	$246,000
	City of Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency	$246,000
Idaho	Nampa Housing Authority	$183,540
	Nez Perce Tribal Housing Authority	$246,000
Illinois	Macoupin County Housing Authority	$144,211
	The Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington	$246,000
	Decatur Housing Authority	$246,000
	Rock Island Housing Authority	$462,000
Indiana	Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington	$177,000
	New Albany Housing Authority	$492,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Kokomo	$246,000
Kentucky	Bryant Way Resident Council	$176,854
	Gordon Ave./Summit View Resident Council	$176,854
	Housing Authority of Floyd County	$199,050
	Louisville Metro Housing Authority	$694,925
	Housing Authority of Covington	$228,000
Massachusetts	Fall River Housing Joint Tenant Council	$226,000
	New Bedford Housing Authority	$492,000
	Norwood Housing Authority	$246,000
	Lowell Housing Development Corporation	$204,000
Maryland	Robinwood Tenant Council	$246,000
	Resident Services Incorporated	$738,000
Maine	Lewiston Housing Authority	$196,391
	Portland Housing Authority	$341,132
Michigan	SOS Community Services	$198,272
Minnesota	City Wide Resident Council of the City of St. Paul Minnesota	$724,500
	Northwest Minnesota Multi-County HRA	$240,000
North Carolina	Greensboro Housing Authority	$492,000
	Burlington Development Corporation	$231,000
	City of Hickory Public Housing Authority	$246,000
	Statesville Housing Authority	$204,000
North Dakota	Fargo Housing & Redevelopment Authority	$246,000
New Jersey	Elm-West Tenant Resident Corporation	$246,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Rahway	$246,000
	New Jersey Institute for Disabilities	$240,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Jersey City	$492,000
	Phillipsburg Housing Authority	$246,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Paterson	$433,435
New Mexico	Truth or Consequences Housing Authority	$246,000
New York	Citywide Council of Syracuse Low Income Housing Residents	$492,000
	Resident Association of Humphrey Gardens	$246,000
	Niagara Falls Housing Authority	$246,000
	Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers	$492,000
	Ocean Bay Community Development Corporation	$738,000
	Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority	$738,000
	Rochester Housing Authority	$492,000
	Albany Housing Authority	$492,000
	White Plains Housing Authority	$237,000
Ohio	Jurisdiction-wide Resident Advisory Board (J-RAB)	$738,000
	Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority	$240,000
	Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority	$679,533
	Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority	$725,000
	Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority	$210,000
Oklahoma	Housing Authority of the City of Tulsa	$352,293
Oregon	Housing Authority of Clackamas County	$246,000
	Home Forward	$480,835
	Housing Authority of Lincoln County	$240,000
Pennsylvania	Westmoreland County Housing Authority	$386,226
	Allegheny County Housing Authority	$492,000
	Harrisburg Housing Authority	$492,000
Rhode Island	Providence Housing Authority	$738,000
	Johnston Housing Authority	$182,100
South Carolina	Housing Authority of Greenville	$246,000
	Housing Authority of the City of Columbia, SC	$360,006
South Dakota	Sisseton Wahpeton Housing Authority	$184,171
Tennessee	Johnson City Public Housing Authority	$240,000
	Columbia Housing and Redevelopment Corporation	$246,000
	Jackson Housing Authority	$246,000
	Tennessee’s Community Assistance Corporation	$187,725
Texas	Housing Authority of City of Fort Worth	$475,720
	Houston Housing Authority	$648,000
Virginia	Pleasant View Tenant Association	$218,000
	Cardinal Village Tenant Association	$218,000
	Danville Redevelopment and Housing Authority	$231,000
	Chesapeake Redevelopment & Housing Authority	$226,575
Washington	Housing Authority of the City of Tacoma	$246,000
	The Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton	$246,000
	Full Life Care	$738,000
Wisconsin	Arlington Court Resident Organization	$203,150
	Riverview Resident Organization	$203,150
	Cherry Court Resident Organization	$203,150
	S.E.T. Ministry, Inc	$609,450
West Virginia	Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority	$217,200
	The Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority	$180,079
	Wheeling Housing Authority	$207,000
	TOTAL:	$35,747,684

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