In today’s rundown: Several Women’s Foundation Grantee Partners receive new grants for the mental health services they provide. | HUD grants $190 million for homeless assistance around the country. | Why marriage may not be the panacea to poverty.
— Several of our Grantee Partners were among the recipients of $973,000 in grants from the Community Foundation’s Neighbors in Need fund. Among the 51 safety-net and mental health service providers that received the grants were Ascensions Community Services, Inc., Northern Virginia Family Service, So Others Might Eat, Calvary Women’s Services, Doorways for Women and Families, and Thrive DC. Congratulations!
— The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced nearly $190 million in new grants for homeless assistance programs across the country. Funding to this area will include more than $270,000 to the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, over $90,000 to Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network and $933,000 for the Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness in the District.
— The Bush administration pushed marriage as one method for fighting poverty but a new study confirms the views of skeptics who say financial issues should be addressed first. Click here for details.