Cohen Announces Over $446K for Homeless Aid in North Memphis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded a $446,653 Supportive Housing Program grant to the North Memphis Community Development Corporation and Trinity – North Memphis Leasing Collaborative under its Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance program.

“Memphis has far too many people living on the streets, many of whom include children and families,” Congressman Cohen said. “These funds will be used to give the homeless in North Memphis the tools they need to find a stable home and live independently.”

The Supportive Housing Program is authorized by Title IV, Subtitle C, of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, as amended. It is designed to promote, as part of a local Continuum of Care strategy, the development of supportive housing and supportive services to assist homeless persons in the transition from homelessness and to enable them to live as independently as possible.