RD337 - Virginia’s Homeless Programs 2007-08 Program Year


Executive Summary:
The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) directly addresses the problems associated with homelessness by administering several programs that provide financial support to local governments and nonprofit providers of housing and supportive services to the homeless.

• Child Care for Homeless Children Program (CCHCP)
• Child Services Coordinator Grant (CSCG)
• Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
• State Shelter Grant (SSG)
• Homeless Intervention Program (HIP)
• Housing Opportunities for Person with AIDS (HOPWA)

The following summarizes funding and number of persons served during the 2007-08 program year:

• CCHCP
* DHCD received a $300,000 block grant for the CCHCP program
* 395 children received child care through the program

• CSCG
* Funding included $500,000 in state general funds and $589,375 in Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program funds
* 5,552 homeless children in 54 emergency and transitional housing facilities assisted

• Shelter Programs
* ESG is a HUD allocation of $1,661,707
* SSG is a state-funded program with $3,475,247 in TANF funds and $3,265,120 in State general funds
* ESG and SSG programs together assisted 5,602 shelter beds

• HIP
* Funding included $4.5 million in State general funds and $600,000 TANF funds
* Financial assistance was provided to 1,827 households (4,805 individuals)

• HOPWA
* Funding included $618,000 in federal funds through the Department of Housing and Urban Development
* Funding was distributed through 13 project sponsors across the state to serve 281 households.