The State of Georgia is giving over $7 million dollars in state and federal funds to help Georgia's homeless. Officials at the Department of Community Affairs say 181 agencies throughout the state will get the funds.
The monies are to support running and development costs, and will cover a wide range of related housing support services.
Don Watt, director of the DCA's office of housing and special initiatives says the aid,
..."will fund both operations and services of emergency shelters and transitional housing facilities."10 homeless and health care organizations in Columbus, Americus and Butler will get over 300,000 dollars of the state and federal assistance.
In Columbus, Kim Elise Jenkins of the Open Door Community House says the aid will go for homeless women:
“The money that we receive from the Department of Community Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development all go to help the case management program and the DCA money specifically goes to help us provide housing, food and supportive services for homeless women who live with us here in our transitional facility.”Jenkins says their ultimate goal is to provide the women with sustainable income and permanent housing.
