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Archive for May 14th, 2008

The Buffalo News’ Emma Sapong wrote an article about homelessness with a focus on homeless mothers in transitional housing. Two local transitional housing programs are highlighted in the story: Gerard Place and Cornerstone Manor. Additional comments are provided by Bill O’Connell, executive director of the Homeless Alliance.

Bill comments on the struggles of mothers in poverty:

When folks are homeless, they’ve already gone through every friend and family resource that they have for inexpensive and reliable child care, so that’s why they are staying in a shelter. High housing and child care costs put many already struggling mothers in financial binds that can lead to homelessness.

Read the full story here.

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The cover story of this week’s Artvoice reports that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is investigating the city’s administration of the Community Development Block Grant. According to Artvoice, the city is using a significant amount of the block grant money to pay salaries for city employees, plug budget deficits, and pay back loans. The CDBG is intended to pay for projects that will alleviate poverty, build more affordable housing, and create more sustainable communities.

Read the Artvoice story here: http://artvoice.com/issues/v7n19/cover_story

Here is a pdf of the story as well.

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