Butler County will receive several thousand dollars from the state to help combat homelessness.
Governor Tom Wolf announced this week that $64,000 from the Emergency Solutions Grant program will head to Butler County to help homeless families and promote homelessness prevention.
Across the state, more than $5.2 million will be awarded.
“Combating homelessness and preventing someone from becoming homeless in the first place is a priority of my administration,” said Governor Wolf. “Our goal is simple: to eliminate homelessness in the commonwealth. These grants are another step in achieving that goal.”
The ESG funding falls into four categories: rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, street outreach, and emergency shelter. Rapid rehousing helps individuals and families who are homeless, fleeing violence, or living in a home not suitable for human habitation. Homelessness prevention helps families who are currently housed but may be in jeopardy of losing their housing. Street outreach connects unsheltered homeless individuals with emergency shelter and/or health services. Emergency shelter funding supports costs associated with operating an emergency shelter and renovations.
The $5,276,043 in ESG funding was approved for the following areas:
- Adams County $64,193
- Allegheny County $200,000
- Armstrong County $265,020
- Beaver County $45,000
- Bedford County $97,300
- Blair County $350,000
- Bradford County $50,000
- Bucks County $25,000
- Butler County $64,194
- Carbon County $79,200
- Chester County $237,848
- City of Philadelphia $200,000
- Clinton County $99,639
- Crawford County $50,000
- Cumberland County $99,639
- Dauphin County $191,736
- Franklin County $279,972
- Indiana County $145,295
- Lawrence County Social Services, Inc. $1,276,142
- McKean County $112,259
- Mercer County $197,507
- Monroe County $329,953
- Montgomery County $155,625
- Schuylkill County $330,652
- Tioga County $50,000
- Union-Snyder Community Action Agency $150,000
- Wayne County $129,868
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