CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire will receive nearly $400,000 in federal housing grants to help the homeless programs.
The funding for four programs from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is part of $118 million in homeless grants aimed at supporting hundreds of local homeless programs nationwide.
HUD said that 1,400 people in New Hampshire experienced homelessness on a single night in January 2019, a decrease of 3.7% from 2018. Most of that group were found in emergency shelters or transitional housing programs, while nearly 150 people were unsheltered, the report said.
“This funding is critical to local New Hampshire programs that are on the front lines of helping those who might otherwise be living on our streets,” David Tille, HUD New England Regional Administrator, said in a statement. “We are proud of the collaborative work being done across New England to find creative solutions to end homelessness.”
Earlier this year, HUD announced $2.2 billion in grants to support thousands of local homeless programs. across the country including in New Hampshire.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.