HUD
No. 03-142
Brian Sullivan
(202) 708-0685 x7527
www.hud.gov/news
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For
Release
Tuesday
December 23, 2003 |
HUD ANNOUNCES $54 MILLION TO TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE AND EXPAND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Thousands of at-risk youth will be trained in construction trades
WASHINGTON - Thousands of young people who have not completed or who
are at-risk of dropping out of high school will get a second chance to graduate
while beginning a possible career in the construction trades because of nearly
$54 million in grants announced today by Housing and Urban Development Acting
Secretary Alphonso Jackson. The grants are part of HUD's Youthbuild Program
to provide job training, leadership skills and academic schooling to an estimated
3,300 low-income young people. These grants will also help build and rehabilitate
more than 1,700 affordable housing units for lower income families (see attached
list).
"Youthbuild grants help young people get back on the right track by not
only providing them the education they need but the training they can use for
careers in homebuilding," said Jackson. "It's a wonderful feeling
to know these young people discover the satisfaction of a job well done and
local communities get more affordable housing in the process."
Young people who participate in these Youthbuild programs experience
difficulty finding good jobs because they lack high school diplomas and necessary
job skills. The grants announced today will help these young men and women to
receive high school equivalency diplomas and provide training in homebuilding
skills that will qualify them for careers in the building industry.
HUD's Youthbuild Program provides young people between the ages of
16 and 24 with on-the-job training to acquire construction skills by building
and renovating single-family homes and multi-family apartments. The homes are
then sold at affordable prices to low- and very low-income persons as well as
homeless individuals and families. In addition, these grants are anticipated
to generate millions of additional dollars from other public and private sources.
Youthbuild grants totaling $437 million have been awarded since 1993.
HUD is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly
among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans;
and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living
with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development as
well as enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD
and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov
and espanol.hud.gov.
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FY
2003 Youthbuild Awards
|
State |
Applicant |
Community |
Grant
Amount
|
#
of
Young People
to be Trained
|
Alabama |
YWCA
of Central Alabama |
Birmingham |
$400,000
|
20
|
Mobile
Housing Board |
Mobile |
$700,000
|
48
|
Arizona |
Pulaski
Technical College |
North
Little Rock |
$398,000
|
20
|
Town
of Guadalupe |
Guadalupe |
$400,000
|
24
|
Phoenix
City |
Phoenix |
$700,000
|
28
|
Yuma
Private Industry Council, Inc. |
Yuma |
$400,000
|
30
|
California |
Orange
County Conservation Corps. |
Anaheim |
$400,000
|
18
|
Century
Center for Economic Opportunity |
Gardena |
$700,000
|
43
|
PHFE
Mgmt Solutions |
Industry |
$400,000
|
20
|
Watts
Labor Community Action Committee |
Los
Angeles |
$400,000
|
20
|
Community
Partnership Dev. Corp. |
Los
Angeles |
$700,000
|
50
|
Los
Angeles Conservation Corps |
Los
Angeles |
$700,000
|
30
|
Pacific
Asian Consortium in Employment |
Los
Angeles |
$700,000
|
25
|
Youth
Employment Systems, Inc. |
Los
Angeles |
$700,000
|
30
|
Yuba
County Office of Education |
Marysville |
$400,000
|
21
|
Moreno
Valley City |
Moreno
Valley |
$400,000
|
20
|
Youth
Employment Partnership, Inc. |
Oakland |
$700,000
|
42
|
Community
Action Partnership of Sonoma County |
Santa
Rosa |
$400,000
|
35
|
Venice
Community Housing Corporation |
Venice |
$480,000
|
28
|
Colorado |
Mile
High Youth Corps |
Denver |
$432,000
|
20
|
DC |
Sasha
Bruce Youthwork, Inc. |
Washington |
$535,000
|
24
|
Latin
American Youth Center |
Washington |
$478,000
|
50
|
ARCH
Training Center, Inc. |
Washington |
$670,000
|
60
|
Florida |
Space
Coast Youthbuild Coalition |
Cocoa |
$400,000
|
20
|
Centro
Campesino Farmworker Center, Inc. |
Florida
City |
$400,000
|
15
|
Consolidated
City of Jacksonville |
Jacksonville |
$700,000
|
50
|
Georgia |
Goodwill
Industries of North Georgia, Inc. |
Atlanta |
$400,000
|
27
|
Flint
Area Consolidated Housing Authority |
Montezuma |
$400,000
|
20
|
SW
Ga United Empowerment Zone, Inc. |
Vienna |
$400,000
|
24
|
Hawaii |
Honolulu
City and County |
Honolulu |
$700,000
|
40
|
Illinois |
YouthBuild
McLean County |
Bloomington |
$500,000
|
50
|
Genesis
Housing Development Corporation |
Chicago |
$697,000
|
54
|
Daisy's
Resource and Development Ctr. |
North
Chicago |
$700,000
|
40
|
Comprehensive
Community Solutions, Inc. |
Rockford |
$700,000
|
36
|
Kansas |
United
Way of Wyandotte County, Inc. |
Kansas
City |
$700,000
|
40
|
Kentucky |
Northern
Kentucky Community Action Commission |
Covington |
$400,000
|
20
|
Hazard
Community College |
Hazard |
$368,000
|
20
|
Young
Adult Development in Action, Inc. |
Louisville |
$698,000
|
42
|
Louisiana |
Louisiana
Technical College-Sullivan |
Bogalusa |
$400,000
|
20
|
Louisiana
Technical College - Tallulah |
Tallulah |
$400,000
|
20
|
Massachusetts |
Old
Colony YMCA |
Brockton |
$700,000
|
35
|
Just
A Start Corporation |
Cambridge |
$700,000
|
40
|
Community
Teamwork, Inc. |
Lowell |
$700,000
|
18
|
Training
Resources of America, Inc. |
Worcester |
$700,000
|
28
|
Training
Resources of America, Inc. |
Worcester |
$700,000
|
28
|
Maine |
Portland
West, Inc. |
Portland |
$700,000
|
75
|
Michigan |
Community
Action Agency of South Central Michigan |
Battle
Creek |
$400,000
|
20
|
Young
Detroit Builders |
Detroit |
$700,000
|
70
|
Mississippi |
West
Jackson Community Development Corporation |
Jackson |
$700,000
|
44
|
N.
Carolina |
River
City Community Development Corp. |
Elizabeth
City |
$400,000
|
25
|
University
of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Greensboro |
$593,000
|
24
|
Nebraska |
High
Plains Community Development |
Chadron |
$400,000
|
15
|
New
Jersey |
Housing
Authority of the City of Camden |
Camden |
$700,000
|
50
|
Housing
Authority of the City of Elizabeth |
Elizabeth |
$400,000
|
20
|
Episcopal
Community Development, Inc. |
Newark |
$700,000
|
50
|
New
Jersey Community Development Corp. |
Paterson |
$700,000
|
70
|
Isles,
Inc. |
Trenton |
$700,000
|
85
|
New
Mexico |
Youth
Building Better Lives, Inc. |
Albuquerque |
$500,000
|
24
|
Estrella
Nativa, Inc. |
Las
Vegas |
$400,000
|
15
|
Taos
County |
Taos |
$400,000
|
36
|
New
York |
Albany
City |
Albany |
$700,000
|
64
|
Chautauqua
Home Rehab. & Improvement Corp. |
Mayville |
$400,000
|
16
|
Ulster
County BOCES |
New
Paltz |
$400,000
|
18
|
Youth
Action and Homes, Inc. |
New
York |
$700,000
|
58
|
Commission
on Economic Opportunity |
Troy |
$700,000
|
70
|
Utica
Municipal Housing Authority |
Utica |
$400,000
|
16
|
Ohio |
Project
Rebuild, Inc. |
Canton |
$700,000
|
32
|
Pickaway
Co. Community Action Org., Inc. |
Circleville |
$400,000
|
20
|
Buckeye
Community Hope Foundation |
Columbus |
$700,000
|
60
|
ISUS
Trade Y Tech Prep Community School |
Dayton |
$700,000
|
70
|
Sojourners
Care Network |
McArthur |
$400,000
|
14
|
Youngstown
Metropolitan Housing Authority |
Youngstown |
$699,000
|
18
|
Oklahoma |
Eagle
Ridge Institute |
Oklahoma
City |
$400,000
|
20
|
Oregon |
Community
Services Consortium |
Corvallis |
$545,000
|
22
|
Portland
City (Oregon) |
Portland |
$675,000
|
50
|
Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia
Youth for Change Charter School |
Philadelphia |
$700,000
|
150
|
Action-Housing,
Inc. |
Pittsburgh |
$400,000
|
20
|
Rhode
Island |
Urban
League of Rhode Island, Inc. |
Providence |
$400,000
|
12
|
S.
Carolina |
Telamon
Corporation |
Columbia |
$394,000
|
24
|
Macedonia
Community Development Corp. |
Manning |
$400,000
|
20
|
North
Charleston (City) Housing Authority |
North
Charleston |
$400,000
|
20
|
Palmetto
Community Hope Foundation |
North
Charleston |
$700,000
|
60
|
Texas |
Austin/Travis
County HHSD |
Austin |
$400,000
|
20
|
American
YouthWorks |
Austin |
$700,000
|
20
|
Housing
Authority of the City of Crystal City |
Crystal
City |
$400,000
|
20
|
Walker-Montgomery
C.D.C. |
New
Waverly |
$400,000
|
40
|
Community
Action Council of South Texas |
Rio
Grande City |
$400,000
|
30
|
San
Antonio Youth Centers, Inc. |
San
Antonio |
$400,000
|
28
|
George
Gervin Youth Center, Inc. |
San
Antonio |
$700,000
|
40
|
Proyecto
Azteca |
San
Juan |
$400,000
|
20
|
Utah |
Salt
Lake County |
Salt
Lake City |
$398,000
|
25
|
Virginia |
Danville
Redevelopment & Housing Authority |
Danville |
$400,000
|
20
|
Petersburg
Urban Ministries, Inc. |
Petersburg |
$700,000
|
25
|
Waynesboro
Redevelopment and Housing Authority |
Waynesboro |
$493,000
|
16
|
Washington |
King
County |
Seattle |
$700,000
|
40
|
Wisconsin |
Operation
Fresh Start, Inc. |
Madison |
$278,000
|
20
|
State
of Wisconsin Dept. of Administration |
Madison |
$399,000
|
30
|
State
of Wisconsin Dept. of Administration |
Madison |
$266,000
|
20
|
Milwaukee
Christian Center |
Milwaukee |
$226,000
|
20
|
OIC
Racine County, Inc. |
Racine |
$400,000
|
14
|
West
Virginia |
Randolph
County Housing Authority |
Elkins |
$400,000
|
24
|
Human
Resource Development and Employment, Inc. |
Morgantown |
$400,000
|
24
|
TOTAL
|
$53,822,000
|
3366
|
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