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Scranton, PA – Today, U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $212,440 in Continuum of Care (CoC) funds to two local organizations in Northeastern Pennsylvania - the Commission on Economic Opportunity in Luzerne County and United Neighborhoods Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County.

“It is of critical importance to impart more resources to local areas to ensure safe shelter for the homeless and to provide the services needed for people to have the stability they need to turn their lives around,” said Rep. Cartwright, a member of the Appropriations Committee.  “I am delighted these critical dollars will be dedicated to helping individuals and families in our communities.”

The CoC program is part of a strategic plan to solve homelessness for veterans, adults, families, youth, and children. The program provides federal funding to nonprofit organizations and State and local government agencies to rehouse homeless individuals, increase access to mainstream programs for the homeless, and promote self-sufficiency. This funding award is for new, CoC planning, Unified Funding Agency (UFA) costs, and Domestic Violence Bonus (DV Bonus) projects.