FLORENCE-The Department of Planning & Community Development is honored to announce an $828,300 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) from the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA).
Funded by the CARES Act, sub-recipients will prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing emergency shelter, homeless prevention programs, and rapid re-housing assistance to victims of domestic violence and their children, other homeless persons, and persons at risk of homelessness within the Homeless Care Council of NW AL service area, which includes Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Winston, and Lawrence counties. Sub-recipients are the Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama, Safeplace, Inc., and the Salvation Army of the Shoals.
Andy Betterton
“This is exciting news for our City. My thanks to our Planning Department for their continued efforts,” expressed Mayor Andy Betterton. “We are most appreciative to ADECA for the funding award and look forward to administering the program for our sub-recipient organizations which work incredibly hard to meet the needs of our community. We are grateful to continue to assist and support their efforts,” explained Melissa Bailey, Florence Planning and Community Development Department Director.
Sub-recipients and Activities
· Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama for Homeless Prevention, Rapid Re-housing Relating to COVID-19
Target populations include those at-risk for homelessness, currently homeless or fleeing from domestic violence, sexual assault or other dangerous situations related to violence. Homeless Prevention assistance will provide rent when eviction notices are served, placing clients in danger of becoming homeless due to hardships related to COVID-19. Rapid Re-housing services will assist homeless clients to move into permanent housing, and is also offered to clients fleeing from situations related to violence and abuse. Rapid re-housing direct aid may include shelter deposits and rent as applicable. All services are made available to persons within the six-county geographic scope of the Homeless Care Council of Northwest Alabama and affected by the global pandemic
· The Salvation Army of the Shoals for Emergency Shelter and Homeless Prevention
The Martha Morgan Hensley Center of Hope at the Salvation Army of the Shoals provides services to persons requiring temporary or permanent shelter (e.g. homeless, fleeing from domestic violence, sexual assault or other dangerous situations related to violence, re-entry following incarceration, family displacement due to substance abuse and/or mental illness, evictions, loss of employment, or other mitigating circumstances.) All services are made available to persons within the six-county geographic scope of the Homeless Care Council of Northwest Alabama and affected by the global pandemic.
· Safeplace,Inc for Emergency Shelter, Homeless Prevention, and Rapid Re-housing
Safeplace, Inc. provides emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, and homeless prevention services to persons who are homeless as a result of fleeing from domestic violence, sexual assault or other dangerous situations related to violence. A Housing Stability Coordinator assesses, arranges, coordinates, and monitors the delivery of services to facilitate housing stability. All services are made available to persons within the six-county geographic scope of the Homeless Care Council of Northwest Alabama.
Media Release/Rachel Mansell/City of Florence
