Logan County Housing Coalition
Awarded Federal Grant
Funding will go to new housing program for
local Veterans
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[April 04, 2023]
For
the past ten months a group of community stakeholders have been
meeting to address the need for housing for veterans in central
Illinois and for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
The Logan County Housing Coalition has identified the lack of
transitional housing for veterans in central Illinois and other
individuals at risk of homelessness or homeless. The members have
concluded that providing shelter and various supportive services in
one location is the best model and most effective way to address
these local needs. The coalition has a vision of organizations
working together to provide services to the clients they share and
the general public. Examples of on-site support services include
behavioral health counseling, substance use treatment and recovery.
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The coalition is excited to
announce that it has been awarded a grant from the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
SAMHSA’s GAINS Center’s Criminal Justice Learning Collaborative
Addressing the Housing Needs of People with Behavioral Health
Conditions who are Justice Involved that will provide direct
training and technical assistance to the housing coalition.
There were only five applications granted across the country to
assist in developing a strategic plan to deal with housing needs
at the community level. This housing coalition will participate
along with grantees from teams in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and
Hawaii. The kick-off meeting is scheduled for the end of March.
Interested parties should contact Joe Schaler with the Central
Illinois Veterans Commission for more information at
217-871-1669.
[Text provided by Joe Schaler and Kim
Turner] |