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Commission approves $652,000 in federal ESG grants for homelessness programs, including Gateway men’s shelter maintenance
Summary
Dayton commissioners approved city manager recommendations to accept $652,000 in Emergency Solutions Grant funding for HomeFull programs: school-based eviction prevention, rapid rehousing and maintenance at the Gateway men’s shelter; staff said a county evaluation of the homelessness system is under way and will inform next steps.
The Dayton City Commission on Aug. 14 approved the city manager’s recommendations to accept $652,000 in U.S. Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding for homelessness-prevention contracts with HomeFull, including school-based eviction prevention, a rapid-rehousing program and maintenance and operation funding for the Gateway men’s shelter.
The grants were presented at the commission meeting by a city staff member who said the three service agreements together total $652,000 and come from federal ESG funding. “Item number 3 is a grant agreement with HomeFull that targets in school based prevention and eviction prevention, including legal assistance for high at risk households living in subsidized public housing,” the staff member said. The staff member also said the city has supported similar work for about 10 years and that “last year, we served 40 households with our funding.”
The nut of the matter, the staff…
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